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Post Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:02 pm

okay guys so i've done the m52 conversion and have left the viscous fan on as well as fitting an electric rad.

has anyone else left their viscous fan in place even though there is very little clearance, or should i remove it incase it eats the rad,

is it overkill to have both the viscous and electric fan?
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Post Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:13 pm

unless you have solid engine mounts take it off, it WILL eat your rad when braking hard.
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Post Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:14 pm

Just remove it, will free up some extra power too
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Post Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:28 pm

I couldnt get my rad in with the viscous :mad:
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Post Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:49 pm

Get rid mate!
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Post Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:16 am

Im sure there's a slimmer viscous that can be used, Diesel one i think?
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Post Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:05 am

hmmm some good information here, as for clearance mine is quite close probably around 3cm or so, i havent checked accurately just a rough guesstimate.

i'd rather employ both the electric and the viscous like willnz has just to be absoloutely foolproof, this talk of diesel fans being slimmer sounds good anyone got a pic of one?
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Post Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:10 am

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Post Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:51 am

Dan that looks slim ! will it fit the viscous ? whats the part number ? cheers.
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Post Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:35 am

Didn't know there was this option lol. Would be handy to have the 2 wouldn't it, can't see this causing much paralistic drag on the engine as mentioned above either :)
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Post Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:53 am

i have solid mounts and i trimmed up a 318 fan lol , if anything it keeps it too cool
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