Re: proper fan spacing into radiator schroud 05-28-02 02:28 AM - Post# 75554 In response to good.wrench I've heard about the centrifical units GW, but if the radiator is properly sized and barring any other mechanical short comings, you should able to be remove the fan altogether once the car is moving at 25 or so MPH. There should be at least 1 inch of clearance between the two. I'm talking about the one's like your SPAL fan, because I have the 3000 SPAL on my LS1 radiator as well. I think I'd like it to be a little closer, but it is doing the job. I happened to meet an aeronautical engineer at a local cruise in and he explained that 1/3 of the fan's air flow comes off the tips in a vortex. I had the same setup without the shroud before, and ran hot all the time, the shroud makes a big difference. Looking from the side of the engine, the fan blades should be half in and half out of the shroud. I have a shroud and a 4 blade 300 ford 6 cyl fan. Hope this gives you some ideas. How far should the fan be from the radiator? I think the shroud clears the fan blade by maybe 1/2" all the way around. If you have a fan shroud, the position of the fan blades in the shroud is very important to maximize airflow. I also have a 3/4" restrictor in the thermostat housing. If you completely cover the tips, the air is trapped, forced back in and counter-acts the air flow. If you have a fan shroud, the position of the fan blades in the shroud is very important to maximize airflow. If the fan is too far inside of the shroud, it won’t pull as much air through the shroud as it could. You could put a fan spacer to stick the fan a little more forward so your shroud doesn't have to stick back so far. I seem to remember reading someplace that the fan should protude some amount out of the back of the shroud,in order for the cooling system to get the optimum use for haveing a shroud.Can anyone help me with the proper location and spacing on the fan ? Looking from the side of the engine, the fan blades should be half in and half out of the shroud. I'm not talking about fans that might sit 1" away from a radiator with a shroud mind you. My car is running fairly hot. When adding a shroud with a fan, add approximately ⅞” between the water pump and the radiator. Thanks … There should be 1-inch of clearance around the outside of the fan blades to the fan shroud.The last measurement you should check is the distance from the face of the fan to the radiator. Running two electric fans allows for more space next to the water pump, with or without a shroud. The type of fan blade you pick can make a … At idle, it only pulls air through the coils directly in front of it's footprint . The fan shroud should only enclose 1/2 the fan blade. The fan just sits inside the shroud, and that's with a 2-1/2" spacer, but it pulls plenty of air. It's getting to about 240. 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