Now that would be way too much fun!

 

I would buy a Chebby just to see it go into this machine... The owner is missing out, he should set up some grand stands, serve drinks & burgers, and sell tickets to watch it work.. Talk about a million hits...


Baja

 

Their was another video floating around that showed them building one, may it was this one... That ate what ever they put in it..

Yeah few beers some Old good In & Out Burgers with fries.

 

Back to the thread.....

Replaced the defective stock "Kentucky windage" OEM coolant temp sensor (Motorcraft!) and let the LBB warm up to see what the gauge reads when the electric fan's low speed engages...

It's one needle's width below the solid bar which I guess equates to "Hot hot!", right? I think I have the fan set to 195°... I'll call it "Hot enough".

Next lil project is wiring up the bumper lights... from a 90s Pontiac Grand Am!

 

Hey HIO, can you verify that temp using you EFI hand held from the ECT sensor?
My MSD setup required a 185 stat for some reason and I run around 179-182* freeway speeds and 183-190 at idle with fans triggered on. No idea what will happen a 100* day though.
What is normal operating temp for these guys anyway?

 

I'll check it for ya this PM... I didn't have the tablet in the truck when replacing the ECT.

 

DLW:

I run a 180° thermostat and have the e-fans set at 195° low and 215° high.

My fans hardly ever come on... I'm a few blocks from the freeway and the low speed only kicks on after heat soaking a bit upon pulling in and a short standstill. Even then, the fan doesn't run continually but rather cycles on for a few seconds and then turn off... after another r minute or so it kicks on again and follows that cycle. Ambient temp, the last time, was about 70 degrees.

Based on my new sensor, gauge, and original wiring it seems the thick bar on the gauge starts at 200°.... your result will likely vary.

 

Thanks HIO, good info.


I mistyped earlier, I as well have a 180* stat. and not a 185*.


I may try your fan settings to see if I get the same results you do with the fans barely coming on, I just figured the cooler the better top a point.


I have two 12" 3300 cfm each fans, so about 6600 cfm when both kicked in. I have my fans kick on at 185* now but they kick in fairly often once the engine is heat soaked and sitting at idle. On the freeway is runs rock solid at 181-182* always.


Something else I noticed, sitting still, the intake air temperature gets really high, like up in the high 140* area, maybe more some times. I am now thinking about doing some kind of cold air intake so it is always using outside air.

 

10-4... Just to clarify since I used "fans" (plural)... the LBB has the single Lincoln Mark VIII two-speed fan switched by Volvo relays.

There are two ways to combat high inlet air temps.. the first is a cold air intake system ala the Ford Thunderbolts or creating a means to evacuate the hot air emanating from the engine. Of course, both means would also be effective.

So, inlet air tubes to the air cleaner feeding a dual snorkel air cleaner (I made one using an OEM housing and a spare snorkel) and a cowl induction hood that is open to the rear. A cowl induction hood would also release the hot air from the engine compartment.

Another way is to do something like the NASCAR Sprint Cup racecars and source cool air from the cowl... that would be trick!

 

All good ideas.

I think I will try something in the way of a single 4" snorkel air cleaner feeding it with plumbing from the front grill area, getting the cool outside air plus kind of a ram air affect at the same time. I have a huge open area just above the stock jack mounting area in the radiator support. I can make a 4" hole there I think and run some 4" tubing to it.

 

Since our rigs have the technology of an IAT sensor, log the IAT temps before and after the mod at around the same ambient air temperature.

 

Will do. Just waiting for the air cleaner to ship, it was on a bit of a back order.

BTW, congrats on the new car..

 

Thanks!

And thanks. Drove it to work today and gave some rides.. ....... I heard the brand makes women's clothes fall off.

 

This is all well and fine IF you're a single man. On the other hand, if you have a significant other, clothes falling off of strange women probably wouldn't be too popular with the significant other.

 

Spot on! I exemplify that remark.