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  1. 02-18-2010 05:11 PM #5
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    I agree with all that has been said.

    Yes, run only a puller behind, 16 inch is good.

    A shroud is very important, and easy to make up out of either aluminum stock or sheet steel (18-20 gauge), it should cover the entire finned area so air is drawn across the entire core when the fan is pulling.

    I agree also that SPAL fans are very efficient. My Jeep/5.0 ran warm until I put a SPAL on it, never had a problem after that.

    Here is how we fabbed up one shroud.........nothing more than a square pizza pan with a 16 inch hole in the middle.

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