WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING? WASTING TIME AND ENERGY AND BRAIN.
Out of boredom, I thought I'd be wise and get an electric fan. The cleaner the engine bay, the better in my eyes. I once completely shaved an
http://www.stanceworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/GOOLLLLLLDDDD.png engine bay because I was 18. (also had no taste, hence Gold/Teal combo)
Anyway, here is the electric fan installed. I paired it with a Summit racing adjustable temp sensor and switch that I could program to switch on at just the right temperature along with an overdrive if I saw a bigol' hill coming up or something. Looks great huh?!
It seemed to work good. Worked great the first few weeks of commuting (short, city commute). Then I took it on the highway, noticed it got hot. Took it up a hill, also got hot. Mmhm, strange. What do I do? I definitely don't come to my senses yet - of course not, I am determined. Instead, I add another fan where the AC condenser used to be; Double fans! Surely enough right? NO. Weeks (okay a few hours spread out over the course of a few weeks) of dicking around with this and I finally put the OEM clutch fan back on. Guess what? COOLS PERFECTLY, RUNS PERFECTLY, DOES NOT OVERHEAT IN ANY SITUATION.
What have I learned? Don't be stupid, don't try to fix something that isn't broken especially if it was designed by mr. Toyota.
Price for Lesson? $300~
Good things that happened:
Trakka was stoked on my photos or something and sent a bunch of swag. All the shirts are too small so my wife wears them. I used the keychain though so that's cool.
My friend sewed me up some panels for the sides of the rear. These are INCREDIBLY useful. Made of 16oz waxed duck canvas, they are durable and should patina well. They are attached with snap buttons so they can be popped off easily and you can store things behind them. All of this wasted space is finally utilized. Also he added pockets and such. I am stoked!