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Old 05-29-2008, 09:29 PM   #1
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Anyone interested in a radiator fan hack?

I've seen it on Rennlist and I'm going to go it to my 01' S this weekend. Anyone interested in pictures and directions?

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Old 05-30-2008, 03:08 AM   #2
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Sure. (What's a radiator fan hack do?)
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Old 05-30-2008, 09:16 AM   #3
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Sure. (What's a radiator fan hack do?)
It allows you to manually turn the radiator fans on/off as well.

There is also a mod to manually turn the engine fan on/off as well.

I'm going to build a cheesy set up at first until I can order custom switches that look OEM.

Here is the idea behind it,posted from a guy on Rennlist
Needle at right side of 180 means your temperature is 215F+. Goal is to keep the temperature below 200F which is easier to address while temps are low rather than having to cool it down to that level.
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Okay, sure, I might be interested in doing something like that. Post away!
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Old 05-31-2008, 10:06 AM   #5
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I would also be interested! Could you post a link?
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Old 06-02-2008, 06:36 AM   #6
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Why not just change the 'stat that controls the fans and use a lower temperature?
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Old 06-02-2008, 03:39 PM   #7
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Sorry I haven't been able to post anything. I'm swapped at the moment. Work and World of Warcraft has been killing me lately.

If you can't wait,go under the 996 section of Rennlist,search for fan &/or radiator mod and you'll find them.
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Old 06-02-2008, 03:46 PM   #8
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http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=234743&highlight=fan+mod

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=228674&highlight=fan+mod

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=298163&highlight=fan+mod

Tada!
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:43 AM   #9
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I don't see the point of this hack at all. Why mess with Porsche engineering?

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