Cooling options (Engine Bay, Intercooler)

so guys after my intercooler was heat soaking a lot on the dyno (my fan wasnt ON for a start as the engine lid was left open and my fan is still running off the engine lid temp sensor)
i was wondering what all you guys have done to improve the cooling efficiency of the intercooler/engine bay fans.
I have a berk intercoolr fan but can't run it on full time because it flows nearly twice the amount of the std davies craig fans, which means it also draws a lot more current than the normal fans and hence trips the fan ECU all the time.
i have found a way around this by jumpering the wires in the Fan ecu so that the fan runs continuously (haven't tried it yet, so don't know if it actually works)
but the problem I'm going to face is having a flat battery soon because of having the fan running constantly if the engines not running (when the cars just on ACC etc)
I was wondering if there was a way to run a pressure switch off boost pressure so that the fans only come on once a boost signal is detected and then keep running the fan continuosly until the car is switched OFF. Anyone done such a thing (I'm not very electrically minded so I'm not sure if it will work)
i would also like to run a fan in the engine bay but don't want to remove the rain shroud, has anyone done an install like that that doesn't look out of place or stand out like dogs balls and doesnt sound like a vaccum cleaner in full pelt.
 
if anyone has any similar ideas keep me informed.
cheers

I dont think there is much to be gained by using a pressure switch.
 
I had my old set up hooked up to another relay so the ic fan would stay on the whole time (ignition on, not to the acc) without tripping the fan ECU.
You can put a thermo in the stock turbo engine lid where the cut out is that looks ok, I used to have this as well before I got the other shroud. I think it was MRGEN3 that did a write up about it a long time ago, maybe 07-08.
 
I have just put a couple of 3 way switch in for my fans and ic water pump.
Ignition- so they come on when I start the car
OFF- The fans can be quiet annoying while you trying to work on the car with it running, and if the IC leaks I want to be able to stop the pump.
Constant- so I can bleed the IC with the car off, and turn the fans on if im worried about it heat soaking between runs at the drags ect

What intercooler are you running?

I wonder if you could use the fuel pump relay (or feed from the ecu to the fuel pump relay, if this make sense?) to throw another relay for your fan.  The fuel pump only turns on for a few seconds before start up and also when the eng is running.
 
Just chucking an idea out there.

If you unplug the sensor on the engine lid, the IC fan will run whenever the ignition is on.

artymr2

If you unplug the sensor on the engine lid, the IC fan will run whenever the ignition is on.

yeh i know that, but that trick doesnt work for me, Read my first post properly.
cheers

Do you actually have heat soak problems when you're driving normally? or only on the dyno?
 
The air flow on an open road is very different, so you might not have those issues in real driving conditions?

Sorry, what do you mean by "trips the fan ECU all the time"?
 
also: "...but the problem I'm going to face is having a flat battery soon because of having the fan running constantly if the engines not running (when the cars just on ACC etc)"
 
unplugging the sensor will make the IC fan work only when IGN is on, not ACC.
 
Or am my misinterpreting this thing completely?
Cheers