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Thanks @85_Ranger4x4 for weighing in, I very much appreciate it!
@lil_Blue_Ford mentioned that the body lift on his prevented the use of the shroud, which got me thinking that may be why mine doesn't have one to begin with...? I have a gentleman posting in my Wanted thread that he has a couple available and trying to work something out with him...
In the interim, I think the foam spacers are a no-brainer. I did already add Royal Purple Ice as a "water wetter" and I definitely noticed that it had a measurable decrease in temp.
Just looking at it I can see that there's WAY more space between the universal shroud and the fan blades at the top than needs to be. I'm going to cut the zip ties and reinstall the shroud and see if that helps (along with the foam spacers). The other idea I had was to buy another universal shroud and mount it upside down to enclose the entire fan. At the bottom, the fan is about even with the bottom of the radiator. Also, it looks like the shroud almost completely surrounds the fan, there's only about 1/8ths of an inch where the fan is outside the edge of the shroud...
The other idea I had was to get the OEM shroud; mock it up so it properly surrounds the fan, and to mount it drill holes in it and use a zip tie kit like I used on the universal shroud to mount that...
If I can get more information on the MB C230 e-fan that @PetroleumJunkie412 mentioned, that may be worth the old college try. I would need a fan controller and wiring kit in addition to the fan, so it wouldn't be cheap but 6K CFM REALLY got my attention! It looks like there's only an inch or so between the front of the radiator and the backside of the A/C condenser so my concern there is there's enough room for the fan to fit!
I said from the outset that keeping the vehicle cool and its occupants were a priority and to put that in perspective it's gonna be 112 here today, and we're still not near peak summer temps as I've already mentioned...!![]()
I have the same fans as pj, I use a temp switch and a $40 Amazon relay block kit to turn them on both my engine temp and when the a/c is on. They are a tight fit with a condenser but do fit.