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mopar65 said
my 73 dart was a street car that i ran at the track more than i did the street. just to man crappy roads around me and worrying about smashing my 8 QT oil pan.:violent1: lol. my 73 dart had a summit brand 27.5x19 2 core aluminum rad and a summit brand CVR drop in electric water pump. I tried the HHR fan but ended up using a 3.8 ford tours fan. it has a built in shroud, 2 speed electric motor and what i like the most the fan motor is off set to the drivers side.on high it floes just as much air as the HHR if not more. the only thing is it cost me $100 off eBay shipped. it had no trouble keeping my mid 10 second pump gas street car cool. but i would of still did the rad like you did for a little bit more room. I will see if i can find a old pick of my fan set up. Thanks Mopar65

here is the best picture i could find of the 3.8 ford fan. again nothing wrong with the HHR, just showing another fan that can be used.

Its funny you mentioned the Ford Taurus fan. At the time I was working on solving the overheating problem I was working in a scrap yard and I got a Taurus fan for free off a junked car. It was just too thick to fit even if I had moved the radiator forward. When I ordered the HHR fan I was hoping it would fit without moving the radiator but I simply wouldn't know until I had it in my hands. Once I did get the HHR fan I did a comparison to the Taurus fan. IIRC the HHR fan was more than an inch thinner, might have been almost two inches. I also powered both of them up and the Taurus fan definitely had more power and moved more air. Going to an electric water pump frees up plenty of space but I won't do it on this car, I'm trying very hard to keep things looking stockish and I'm avoiding highly visible racing equipment as much as possible unless its absolutely necessary to make it work. It has a mechanical fuel pump and even has power steering.