Do you need the fan shroud?

KNYFE · 05-15-2006, 09:08 PM

Anyone out there going without the fan shroud? Mine is torn up pretty bad and my "Car Guy" has suggested going without. Would the next best option be going electric?

Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

TONY! · 05-15-2006, 11:18 PM

Well, of course you know it is to aid in cooling.
The air would not flow through the radiator as effectively.
I guess if you live in a very cold area, it would not matter (not implying that you live in a cold area).

Be a guinea pig, I guess. Try it and see how you make out...
I can only speculate not having tried it myself.

ryemann32 · 05-16-2006, 12:46 AM

i m running mine without and its fine but i also don t have ac anymore and the ac rad is restrictive so i say give it a try and see what happens

mrnickleye · 05-16-2006, 04:44 AM

If you use a/c, you need one in city traffic to make enough air flow through the condensor.

suprra_girl · 05-19-2006, 12:02 PM

i ripped off all airconditioning and didn't run a fan shroud but i do live in a coldish climate

KNYFE · 05-19-2006, 01:40 PM

I'll take all of that as a no...

I'm getting my new rims and wheels installed early next week and then I'm going to tear into the dash replacement. Have a new radio to install too... The process is starting!!!

damdog05 · 05-20-2006, 11:45 PM

i dont have one on my car. i live in georgia so it gets pretty hot here and its just fine. although my ac needs to be recharged so im not using it right now.

mrnickleye · 05-21-2006, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suprra_girl

i ripped off all airconditioning and didn't run a fan shroud but i do live in a coldish climate

Hey, it looked to me like Frodo & friends was getting "chilled out" a lot there. HEE HEE.

joel w · 05-23-2006, 05:13 PM

I guess it is debatable if the fan shroud is needed, (not so much when driving) But if your into maintaining an even temp while sitting in gridlock traffic with the ac running on a 105 degree day you may want to keep it..imo

It is the shroud that makes the thermo clutch fan work properly. With out it, your clutch fan will not see as high of temps from the air passing through the radiator and it will not engage the clutch correctly when it is needed the most.. If it is cooling related, why take a chance??

7M's dont seem to last long when they over heat.

j3pz · 05-23-2006, 05:39 PM

there whole purpose of the shroud is kinda to create a vaccum with the fan and pull air through the radiator. so if the shroud is cracked it kinda defies the purpose right? if i had my choice (which would be having lots of money and buy all the parts i want) id go with an electric fan with a shroud.

05-15-2006, 09:08 PM	#1
KNYFE 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 131	Do you need the fan shroud? Anyone out there going without the fan shroud? Mine is torn up pretty bad and my "Car Guy" has suggested going without. Would the next best option be going electric? Any comments or suggestions are welcome. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/id/FastnLowI30 Supra, I30 and A8 are above...

05-15-2006, 11:18 PM	#2
TONY! 12psi boost Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Troy, NY 12180 Posts: 353	Well, of course you know it is to aid in cooling. The air would not flow through the radiator as effectively. I guess if you live in a very cold area, it would not matter (not implying that you live in a cold area). Be a guinea pig, I guess. Try it and see how you make out... I can only speculate not having tried it myself. __________________ -------------> ITEMS THAT ARE STILL AVAILABLE FROM AN '88 PART OUT <------------- _____\|_____ /. . . \ . . . \ . .\ ( ]/ . . . . \ . . . \ . .\[ ) _________________ /OO]====(W)====[OO\ [___________________] [ [O] ///______\\\ [O]_] ____________________[\|\|]______________[\|\|]____________________

05-16-2006, 12:46 AM	#3
ryemann32 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: surrey bc canada Posts: 102	i am i m running mine without and its fine but i also don t have ac anymore and the ac rad is restrictive so i say give it a try and see what happens

05-16-2006, 04:44 AM	#4
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	If you use a/c, you need one in city traffic to make enough air flow through the condensor. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

05-19-2006, 12:02 PM	#5
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	i ripped off all airconditioning and didn't run a fan shroud but i do live in a coldish climate __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

05-19-2006, 01:40 PM	#6
KNYFE 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 131	I'll take all of that as a no... I'm getting my new rims and wheels installed early next week and then I'm going to tear into the dash replacement. Have a new radio to install too... The process is starting!!! __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/id/FastnLowI30 Supra, I30 and A8 are above...

05-20-2006, 11:45 PM	#7
damdog05 12psi boost Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 250	i dont have one on my car. i live in georgia so it gets pretty hot here and its just fine. although my ac needs to be recharged so im not using it right now. __________________ My cars: 85 Trans Am- Ehhh- Gone 83 Rx7- Much Better- Gone 86.5 Supra- Love- Not Gone

05-23-2006, 05:13 PM	#9
joel w Lexus & 550's Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the shadows Posts: 506	I guess it is debatable if the fan shroud is needed, (not so much when driving) But if your into maintaining an even temp while sitting in gridlock traffic with the ac running on a 105 degree day you may want to keep it..imo It is the shroud that makes the thermo clutch fan work properly. With out it, your clutch fan will not see as high of temps from the air passing through the radiator and it will not engage the clutch correctly when it is needed the most.. If it is cooling related, why take a chance?? 7M's dont seem to last long when they over heat.

05-23-2006, 05:39 PM	#10
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	there whole purpose of the shroud is kinda to create a vaccum with the fan and pull air through the radiator. so if the shroud is cracked it kinda defies the purpose right? if i had my choice (which would be having lots of money and buy all the parts i want) id go with an electric fan with a shroud. __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

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