SpyderWolf
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My ISCI Fan Can came in yesterday for my Spyder, so I took time this morning to install it. Since adding the SFB Racing Floorboards, I discovered what other ryders were talking about with right side heat cooking their foot. I bought this in hopes it would be the cure I was looking for. After the install, I let the temperature get to a stifling 98 before I took it for a test ryde. Here are the installation pictures and the test results.
This is a what the outside of the can looks like, the part that faces the ryder:
This is what the inside of the can looks like, the part that goes over the fan, note the 2 elevated notches:
The first step in the installation process is to remove the right side engine access cover:
This exposes the radiator and the fan assembly, You can also see that I have SpyderPops Missing Air Dam installed:
Depending on what type of tools you have, you may also need to remove the lower flat black portion of the tupperware. It is a tight fit to get a tool on the lower right bolt, but I was able to work it out without removing the flat black lower panel.
The next step is to loosen the upper left fan mounting bolt, there is no need to remove it:
Then you want to loosen the lower right fan mounting bolt:
Next you position the Fan Can in place, and twist it slightly to get the elevated notches to go over the loosened bolts. Once in place, simply tighten the bolts back up:
Replace the body panels that you removed, and that completes the install:
This is what the Spyder now looks like from the side. I may end up painting it black in order to get it to better match the rest of my Spyder later on.
Now on to the test ryde. It was 98 degrees with 40% humidity when I left the house, so hot and muggy is almosts an understatement. If you have sweated while ryding then you know the conditions. By the time I reached the paved road, the temp gauge was reading 5 bars on my Spyder. A couple of minutes at 65 and it dropped down to 4 bars and stayed there until I got to a stop sign. Usually at 4 bars I can start to feel some heat on my right foot, and of course when the fan comes on at 5 bars it would throw some serious heat in my direction. I rode for about 40 miles with the temp gauge fluctuating between 4 and 6 bars, and my right foot was no hotter than my left foot. :thumbup:
For the real test, I stopped on a nice piece of black asphalt entering a boat ramp area and let the Spyder idle for 5 minutes. I figured this would be a good test of being stuck in traffic, as if I had to wait any longer than that to move I would likely shut the Spyder down anyway. During the 5 minute wait the temp gauge reached 7 bars. I kept my feet on the floorboards during the entire wait, and did not feel any additional heat on my right foot. After the 5 minutes I started down the road at 25 mph then up to 35, based on the speed limit. It took 1 minute for the temp to go from 7 bars to 6 bars at that low speed. Another 5 minutes and it was down to 5 bars. When I hit the road back home, and was able to run 65 again, it dropped to 4 bars.
I am calling this a success in my book. :2thumbs: Thanks to ISCI for making this product.
One thing to note is there are 2 different versions of the Fan Can for the Spyder GS/RS depending on which fan you have installed. This can forces the air to be blown to the left and down, which is into the engine compartment but during testing it didn't appear to bother anything at all. It also did not put any extra heat on me that I have never felt before. Believe me, the wind at 98 degrees was hot enough already.
This is a what the outside of the can looks like, the part that faces the ryder:
This is what the inside of the can looks like, the part that goes over the fan, note the 2 elevated notches:
The first step in the installation process is to remove the right side engine access cover:
This exposes the radiator and the fan assembly, You can also see that I have SpyderPops Missing Air Dam installed:
Depending on what type of tools you have, you may also need to remove the lower flat black portion of the tupperware. It is a tight fit to get a tool on the lower right bolt, but I was able to work it out without removing the flat black lower panel.
The next step is to loosen the upper left fan mounting bolt, there is no need to remove it:
Then you want to loosen the lower right fan mounting bolt:
Next you position the Fan Can in place, and twist it slightly to get the elevated notches to go over the loosened bolts. Once in place, simply tighten the bolts back up:
Replace the body panels that you removed, and that completes the install:
This is what the Spyder now looks like from the side. I may end up painting it black in order to get it to better match the rest of my Spyder later on.
Now on to the test ryde. It was 98 degrees with 40% humidity when I left the house, so hot and muggy is almosts an understatement. If you have sweated while ryding then you know the conditions. By the time I reached the paved road, the temp gauge was reading 5 bars on my Spyder. A couple of minutes at 65 and it dropped down to 4 bars and stayed there until I got to a stop sign. Usually at 4 bars I can start to feel some heat on my right foot, and of course when the fan comes on at 5 bars it would throw some serious heat in my direction. I rode for about 40 miles with the temp gauge fluctuating between 4 and 6 bars, and my right foot was no hotter than my left foot. :thumbup:
For the real test, I stopped on a nice piece of black asphalt entering a boat ramp area and let the Spyder idle for 5 minutes. I figured this would be a good test of being stuck in traffic, as if I had to wait any longer than that to move I would likely shut the Spyder down anyway. During the 5 minute wait the temp gauge reached 7 bars. I kept my feet on the floorboards during the entire wait, and did not feel any additional heat on my right foot. After the 5 minutes I started down the road at 25 mph then up to 35, based on the speed limit. It took 1 minute for the temp to go from 7 bars to 6 bars at that low speed. Another 5 minutes and it was down to 5 bars. When I hit the road back home, and was able to run 65 again, it dropped to 4 bars.
I am calling this a success in my book. :2thumbs: Thanks to ISCI for making this product.
One thing to note is there are 2 different versions of the Fan Can for the Spyder GS/RS depending on which fan you have installed. This can forces the air to be blown to the left and down, which is into the engine compartment but during testing it didn't appear to bother anything at all. It also did not put any extra heat on me that I have never felt before. Believe me, the wind at 98 degrees was hot enough already.
