A different Mark VIII question

Klunky

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I did a search already and couldn't find much. I've got a 3" Granitelli aluminum radiator in the GT. Do you all think I still have enough room to install a Mark VIII??? Thanks.

 

TIMMY2734

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I BARELY had enough room with my Fluidyne, which I think is around the same thickness

 

BlackFox5.0

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I had one hell of a time fitting mine in with a PepBoys 3-core. I had to take out the washers onthe water pump bolts, and shave down the heads on the bolts. then I put my blower in and had to mount it upside down and make brackets for the fan, and get a junkyard overflow tank.

 

Klunky

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That's what I was afraid of. I like the idea of freeing up some extra power, but not if it's such a PITA.
I'll just put that money toward a nitrous kit and make some power that way.

 

Stang951

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I installed mine on a Griffin 3-core and have some clearance. Not a whole lot but enough to operate.

Mine is upside down as well, and it was trimmed about 1/2-3/4".

 

Klunky

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MAN that is a close fit! I think I'll save that project for when I'm really bored and don't mind spending some time making it right.

 

Stang951

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Took me a few hours, not that bad though. It took more time to wire it the way I did than installing the fan to the radiator and cutting the shroud.

 

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Here are dimension dwgs of the mark viii and taurus, along with flow numbers vs current

http://www.dccontrol.com/3018info.htm

http://www.dccontrol.com/3516info.htm

about 1.5" can be trimmed from the m8 fan.

If you can't go with the m8, the taurus fan also flows very well

 

BlackFox5.0

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Here is how close mine was before I flipped it.

If you don't want to use the Mark 8 Fan, then why not try the Taurus fan? Here is mine when I had it. I only upgraded to a Mark VIII fan because I found one and wanted one before, so I upgraded

 

Klunky

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BlackFox5.0 said:

Here is how close mine was before I flipped it.
If you don't want to use the Mark 8 Fan, then why not try the Taurus fan? Here is mine when I had it. I only upgraded to a Mark VIII fan because I found one and wanted one before, so I upgraded

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Is a Tauras fan a lot thinner or something?

 

BlackFox5.0

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Klunky said:

Is a Tauras fan a lot thinner or something?

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I think it's the same after you cut them both down, it might be a little thinner, it's also above the pullies the way I mounted it...