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Originally Posted by California98Civic
I did think I noticed an improvement. My temps were better and I needed my fan less often. But it was not an objective test. Just my sense on my daily commute, which I have done the same way in the same car, on the same route all week for 11 years now. I felt confident it was a good mod.
A half inch between the radiators sounds right to me, btw.
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That makes sense, if ram air cools the radiator more effectively after this mod then the fan wouldn't be needed as much to draw more air through.
Vintage Air and Griffin Radiator both recommend 1/4" to 3/8" of space between the condenser and the radiator with 1/2" as an absolute maximum. Makes sense to me. If the condenser is too far away from the radiator, the radiator's fans will pull a lot of air around it rather than through it and the condenser can deflect airflow around the radiator.