View Single Post
Old 02-25-2016, 11:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
Daox
Administrator
 
Daox's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Germantown, WI
Posts: 11,203

CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E
90 day: 51.49 mpg (US)

Daox's Grey Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
Team Toyota
90 day: 49.53 mpg (US)

Daox's Insight - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 64.33 mpg (US)

Swarthy - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage DE
Mitsubishi
90 day: 56.69 mpg (US)

Daox's Volt - '13 Chevrolet Volt
Thanks: 2,501
Thanked 2,585 Times in 1,553 Posts
There is no real math you can use. It depends on too many variables some of which are ambient air temp, driving speed, opening size, how much air coming through the opening actually goes through the radiator, engine temperature, engine load, rolling resistance, altitude, wind speed, and I'm sure more. Add to it that all of these variables are constantly changing and you can't say X opening is good for Y temperature.

The best way to go about it is really guess and adjust it as needed. I'd start with a ~6"x6" opening and if your fan comes on open it up a bit more. It'll be oversized for winter, but it'll still help out a good amount. You can adjust it for winter as well if you wish.
__________________
Current project: A better alternator delete
  Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Daox For This Useful Post:
aerohead (02-25-2016), mcrews (02-25-2016)