fan temp?

[Meatyshells]

when tuning, what temp should i tune my fans to come on at?

[vr4gasm]

Re: fan temp?

what thermo do you have?

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: fan temp?

Well, I'd say 190. The Stock fan comes on at 215 or 210, i'm pretty sure it's 215, and thats a little late since it robs you of power. You don't want your fans to kick on right when the thermo opens and since your car is a 2000 it should have a 180 thermo unless you switched it to a 160 which would be kind of pointless because then the car wouldn't get warm enough to fully ignite all the fuel... I think giving the thermo 10 degrees before the fan kicks on would keep your operating temp right around your ideal 175-185 temp range...

[vr4gasm]

Re: fan temp?

i have a 180 thermo and set my fans at 185

[FirebirdGT]

Re: fan temp?

when tuning, what temp should i tune my fans to come on at?

Leave them at the stock settings, and install a fan switch. That's what I did.

You don't always want the fans to come on, even if you do live in the valley.

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[Firebirdkid96]

Re: fan temp?

FirebirdGT makes a solid point. That's two for Firebird GT.

[ssms5411]

Re: fan temp?

I have a 160 thermo,Heres mine
Fan 1 on temp 176
Fan 1 off temp 166
Fan 2 on temp 180
Fan 2 off temp 170
I never run over 180 so far and this is driving in rush hour to your house Meaty that took about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Car stays cool.

[Sean_99_3.8]

Re: fan temp?

I have a 160 thermo,Heres mine
Fan 1 on temp 176
Fan 1 off temp 166
Fan 2 on temp 180
Fan 2 off temp 170
I never run over 180 so far and this is driving in rush hour to your house Meaty that took about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Car stays cool.

Not always a good thing to run that cold.
Get a Fan switch as Firebird GT said

[ssms5411]

Re: fan temp?

Haven't had a problem in 5-6 years why would I change it now, and spend money when I already have the tunning software. The car is going to heat up no matter what. Running a 160 thermo here in AZ, the temp. is still going to heat up to around 210 when it is really hot out(this is with fans running). The most I have seen is around 210 temp on my laptop, this is when it is about 118 outside and sitting in traffic. Fans will run to help keep it cool, when it gets too hot, the high fans will come on I think at 235 or so, but I have never seen them come on before. I always run around 210 in high heat. Since the A/C is on ,the fans will automatically come on. It is a personal choice if you want to control your fans or not, I admit it is a cool thing to do and have esp. in high heat areas, but for me I'll let the computer do it for me.

[bottlefedv6]

Re: fan temp?

yea settings will depend on the temp thermo you have.