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Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:51 am

Just wondering how it stacked up against the others...

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1523

Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:51 am

Is that a hose attachment point on the back of the shroud where the oil cooler sits behind?

Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:53 am

Not speaking for Jake, but I don't think that was included in his tests.

And that is a round hose fitting for the outlet of the oil cooler air. It's perfect for a kit car.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:03 am

Can you use OEM cooling flaps with this?

Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:05 am

Air Sucker wrote: Can you use OEM cooling flaps with this?

I don't see any holes for mounting the flaps, but that can be solved. The rear dog house looks deeper than stock, so the linkage might need to be tweaked.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:15 am

Glenn wrote: Air Sucker wrote: Can you use OEM cooling flaps with this?

I don't see any holes for mounting the flaps, but that can be solved. The rear dog house looks deeper than stock, so the linkage might need to be tweaked.

So you just need to drill a few holes then? This seems like an interesting option to the 181 shroud.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:21 pm

Air Sucker wrote: Glenn wrote: Air Sucker wrote: Can you use OEM cooling flaps with this?

I don't see any holes for mounting the flaps, but that can be solved. The rear dog house looks deeper than stock, so the linkage might need to be tweaked.

So you just need to drill a few holes then? This seems like an interesting option to the 181 shroud.

Probibly... like I said... you should be able to get some flaps in there.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:19 pm

Air Sucker wrote: Can you use OEM cooling flaps with this?

The one pictured above from CB doesn't look like it has the holes for the screws to the flaps.

The "Low-Profile" (Puma) Doghouse Fanshroud w/ fresh air outlets that I have on my Ghia has provisions for the OEMs as well as the two other Puma shrouds I have up in the rafters. I am running thermostat and flaps on my engine.
I bought mine as a kit from SCS (Small Car Specialties - Anaheim, CA) back in 1985 and at that time CB Performance (Claude Buggies back then) too also sold them.

You can see on left of the fresh air hose is the screw for the flaps as well as under you can see a partial cutout of the cylinder tin where the flaps swivel.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:22 pm

Jim... what took you so long? :wink:

Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:22 pm

Air Sucker wrote: Is that a hose attachment point on the back of the shroud where the oil cooler sits behind?
Yes, that is an hose attachment. I used one of those paper cardboard type fresh air hose connect to that oil cooler outlet and route mine to exit under the engine.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:24 pm

I did not test the shroud in question... At that time I could not find one.

Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:14 pm

I have tested it and it is the best factory fan shroud you can get other then the DTM I had one on my buddy street car which made 185HP and 173TQ at the real wheel's never had a over heating issue. The best part about the shroud is the 2" exhaust tube for the oil cooler plus the unit is one piece not two like the other oem shround's.

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Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:33 am

How did you fix the front tin where the hose from the cooler exits? Did you wels or pop rivit a piece of metal to seal around the hose? (stock rectangle exit, Puma round..)
Steve

Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:30 am

Steve Arndt wrote: How did you fix the front tin where the hose from the cooler exits? Did you wels or pop rivit a piece of metal to seal around the hose? (stock rectangle exit, Puma round..)
Steve

Steve, the front tin where the oil cooler exits also has the round hole in which as rubber hose is in conjunction between the two.
I can take a picture of one of the other Puma shroud and front tin that I have and post it here.

Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:47 pm

Routing the oil cooler outlet hose into the heater channel would be slick for easy winter heat.

Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:23 pm

Here are the pics of the Puma "Low-Profile" doghouse fanshrouds I retrieved from the rafters...
My set of Puma doghouse fanshrouds with the front tin

Bottom and rear view of the Puma shrouds

Bottom view with flaps and Brazilian oil cooler mount

Brazilian doghouse oil cooler mount

Internal directional airflow vanes

Front tin with round oil cooler outlet

Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:25 pm

Nice Jim... that's a sweet setup.

Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:47 pm

very nice jimmy...when are you going to sell me one of them things?! :D

Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:53 pm

67jason wrote: very nice jimmy...when are you going to sell me one of them things?! :D

Jason,

CB has brand new ones without fresh air outlets.
http://cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1523

Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:00 pm

Glenn wrote: 67jason wrote: very nice jimmy...when are you going to sell me one of them things?! :D

Jason,

CB has brand new ones without fresh air outlets.
http://cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1523

thanks glenn, i know and im tempted, but i want heat when the 2110 is done. afterall it is my daily.