2010 e fan compatibility

[Lefty]

I had one car, an MGB with a nice Ford V6. I lived down south too. It did heat up the engine bay so I made an engine oil cooling system with a couple high pressure hoses and a junkyard transmission oil cooler, essentially a second radiator. It was not regulated by a thermostat. Oil circulated through it whenever the motor was turned on. I wanted it to be just that way, a failsafe back up in case the regular cooling system did not work.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I've seen a lot of commentary for.both. I'm trying to Engineer heat issues away before this moddbox kit gets bolted on. Cooling is one of them. So far, I may stick with the mechanical to avoid complexity. Vented hood is supposed to be here in August, and im thinking that may be enough, but no way to know until it happens.

I talked to a guy with a 3d printer about making some hood spacers to see what that does for me as a temporary thing. I have an ok-ish 3d printer but it needs a little work and I’ve been promised a better one when my buddy upgrades. Seems like a really good way to prototype and test among other things

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

I talked to a guy with a 3d printer about making some hood spacers to see what that does for me as a temporary thing. I have an ok-ish 3d printer but it needs a little work and I’ve been promised a better one when my buddy upgrades. Seems like a really good way to prototype and test among other things

I went for broke like most things on this truck with the duraflex, mostly because my current hood is peeling, and it's a 6 vent with one center scoop directly above the supercharger. Still considering oil cooling and better fans, but unsure how much will actually be needed with vents and a scoop. No way to know until it's running.

 

[cbxer55]

I run this on my 04 Lightning with a Magnum Powers equivalent to a Heaton 110. Works well. Still gets hot, but not like it used to. Not much you can do in the summer though. When it's 100 outside, even the ambient air is hot.

This is on my 98 Ranger, which has a metal intake. Used to get so hot, you could fry an egg on it. Now it just gets on the hot side of warm, in the summer. In the winter, it never even gets warm. Used to ping like a MOFO, had to run 93 octane. I run 87 now. It's the reason the Lightning has an intercooler. Hot air means PING. Cooler air means pump gas.

 

[Plum Ranger XLT]

That's wild. Was yours an auto?

It had the 5 speed manual.

 

[Li'l Work Truck]

It had the 5 speed manual.

I wonder if mine is missing the fan.

 

[Lefty]

I run this on my 04 Lightning with a Magnum Powers equivalent to a Heaton 110. Works well. Still gets hot, but not like it used to. Not much you can do in the summer though. When it's 100 outside, even the ambient air is hot.
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This is on my 98 Ranger, which has a metal intake. Used to get so hot, you could fry an egg on it. Now it just gets on the hot side of warm, in the summer. In the winter, it never even gets warm. Used to ping like a MOFO, had to run 93 octane. I run 87 now. It's the reason the Lightning has an intercooler. Hot air means PING. Cooler air means pump gas.
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What a beauty

 

[Lefty]

The junkyard transmission oil cooler was entirely my own idea. I suppose there must be some racing applications, probably nothing related to street. I'm pretty sure the engine would overheat anyway if the stock radiator had broken or the thermostat would fail. The difference is that the oil cooler would buy a little extra time in an emergency situation. My concern was that the engine might not warm up fast or right, but it made no difference at all. The MG coolant temperature guage showed that the engine was always running cooler, but it was not calibrated. A mechanic looked at my work and said it might be better for the engine to run a little cooler. I don't think it would have any effect on the air temperature inside the engine compartment, especially if you have headers.