Adding fans to heat exchanger, how are they going to fit?

[GreenTerror]

I want to add some fans to my heat exchanger but I don't see any fans available that are going to fit. I know other guys have added fans so I'm assuming those lines in the way can be moved?

 

[dysan]

What I have learned from testing a few setups on my car is that fans won't do nearly as much without some sort of shroud so they pull air through the entire heat exchanger. Also, if you have the heat exchanger and fans too close to your radiator it will actually cause warm air to be circulated back in front of the heat exchanger which reduces the efficiency. You need to think outside the box and try to move your heat exchanger forward if you have room and then make some sort of shroud to mount fans to. It's a bit of a pain but it does make quite a bit of difference.

 

[GreenTerror]

Do people move those lines though to get fans and shroud in there or am I missing something?

 

[Department Of Boost]

Do people move those lines though to get fans and shroud in there or am I missing something?

Yeah, those lines are actually the power steering cooler. You can run them anywhere that has air moving over them.

 

[dysan]

I actually deleted those lines completely and have had zero issues for 3 years after doing that.

 

[Pentalab]

On my 2010 auto, they used one line only..... with aprx 1.5" diam circular fins in the middle 12" portion. The driver's side is a lot hotter than the pass side. It works, but is a snug fit between my cdc chin spoiler and the bottom the roush 2010 m90 HE. The HE stops just above the pwr steering fins.

 

[VectorPat]

I actually deleted those lines completely and have had zero issues for 3 years after doing that.

I did the same thing and no problems

 

[Department Of Boost]

On our 2010 we put the "cooler" between the AC condenser and the radiator.

 

[Department Of Boost]

I agree for a street car deleting them is probably not a big deal. But if you are planning on hitting the twisty back roads or a track day you will want that cooler. I have seen power steering fluid heat up enough to pop the cap off!