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Old Mar 4, 2013 | 02:01 AM
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Hello,

I just installed my big RB front swaybar. After the install I tried bolting my cxracing radiator fan with shroud back on to the radiator. The radiator is a cxracing unit about 2" thickness. The fan is hitting the swaybar, and I don't feel like shaving the fan as it seems I would mess up the structural integrity of the fan.

What fan setup are people running in their car that would fit a thick radiator and big swaybar?

Thanks,
-Raj
Old Mar 4, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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Old Mar 4, 2013 | 10:58 AM
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Ditto if no overheating problems.
Old Mar 4, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
Ditto if no overheating problems.
x3 including A/C fan slaved to main fan
Old Mar 4, 2013 | 11:19 AM
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If there's one thing I've learned in my 6 months here, it's that the radiator fans are the least important part on a turbo miata.
Old Mar 4, 2013 | 11:24 AM
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If I learned anything about them, its that the stock fans and shrouds are better than 90% of the aftermarket junk sold today.
Old Mar 4, 2013 | 11:43 AM
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Thanks for the info. I will see if my stock fans and shroud fits.

-Raj
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