Reply to "radiator shroud and fans"

johnnywoodsMember

As Julian says, I found the flexilite fans and shroud would work perfectly in traffic, but at 150mph (when the engine is building it maximum heat) the car would very quickly overheat because large areas of the radiator where blanked off with the shroud.
I can remember one particular time in France (before I installed my taller 5th gear) I was at the toll both entering a very quite motorway when a Lamborghini Murcielago pulled up along side. I chased the lambo until I was over revving the Cleveland in 5th at 6500 rpm. My friend Tom shouted "look at the temperature gauge" It was nearly off the clock!
I said "F**k me" and Tom said "F**k me"! We could smell the engine over heating even at that speed.

When I got home I cut away all the plastic that formed the corners of the shroud and made some aluminium flaps. These flaps suck down when the fans are on in traffic, and blow open at about 10 mph.

I had no chance of catching the Lambo..
Johnny

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