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Over engineered is right! Haha. I have the VLEDs load resistors and they're pretty damn big with large heatsinks on them.
How will this set up work when the emergency flashers are on and the vehicle is stationary during a hot summer day?
10-4 on an "over-engineered solution". That said, this is great stuff for wimps like me who like to hang back from the bleeding edge of rapidly evolving technology.
How will this set up work when the emergency flashers are on and the vehicle is stationary during a hot summer day?
Over engineered is right! Haha. I have the VLEDs load resistors and they're pretty damn big with large heatsinks on them.
......The aluminum brackets are about 2" long and will hold it somewhere in the front of the engine bay, still need to decide to where but I'm hoping there's room near the radiator/grille area since that spot gets good airflow already.
If the engine is idling or turned off when it is hot, then the cooling fan will move air. But if the engine is off and cool, the thermostat-controlled cooling fan will not move air.
Over the years, I have had a number of fanless video cards installed in PC workstations but the aft and fore ventilation fans were always working. The last PC workstation ordered for the house has 2 fans on the video card. This PC has 3 case ventilation fans. These machines are for professional use; we do not game so there no requirement for liquid cooling.
I have overclocked CPUs in the past, and quite successfully, but never bothered with liquid cooling with a quality aftermarket CPU fan doing most of the heavy lifting. (Yet another example of aftermarket parts outperforming stock, OEM parts.)
The air cooled solution for your X might work if you open the engine hood while parked with emergency lights flashing.
meisanerd's suggestion to go full liquid cooling is not a bad one. As long as it is robust to off-road bouncing around. Would be cool if it made a bit of sloshing noise.
On the other hand, a low-voltage small, ventilation fan blowing across the heatsink could be more than sufficient. Toss in some small LED lights behind the cooling fans that constantly change colour and you will definitely have the coolest X on the trail.
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That looks really impressive! Hope it hold up in that location.
I have the SuperPros from ORG and they've worked out pretty well too. Much better than the OE rubber.Installed Delrin steering rack bushings from PRG this morning, I should have gone with these the first two times.
Originally I cheaped out on some fleabay 'polyurethane' bushings that decomposed after a year, the second time I used Febest OE-replica rubber bushings that would have been fine for a non-lifted truck but flexed too much with my lift. Took only about 30 minutes using my cordless impact wrench to get them installed.
I have the SuperPros from ORG and they've worked out pretty well too. Much better than the OE rubber.
Sigh..... Adding it to the listInstalled Delrin steering rack bushings from PRG this morning, I should have gone with these the first two times.
Originally I cheaped out on some fleabay 'polyurethane' bushings that decomposed after a year, the second time I used Febest OE-replica rubber bushings that would have been fine for a non-lifted truck but flexed too much with my lift. Took only about 30 minutes using my cordless impact wrench to get them installed.
Sigh..... Adding it to the list
It's pretty crazy how much of a difference upgrading those bushings makes considering even with the rubber bushings any rack movement is probably only a mm or two.
The stock bumper likes to pop off easy lol
Some pics of my current trip out to Texas visiting family:
My overnight stop in Arkansas
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Followed by the towline getting some slack, the hook coming off the towhook and swiping the bottom edge of the bumper cover. Yanked the entire thing off in one pull, luckily there's nothing that can't be temporarily reattached with some zip ties. Also ended the day with a check engine light and I think the oil pressure sensor went bad because it pegged at 0 and the oil light is on. No leaks and plenty of oil though.
Some pics of my current trip out to Texas visiting family:
My overnight stop in Arkansas
And a crazy day down on the beach on Padre Island National Seashore today
Followed by this:
Followed by the towline getting some slack, the hook coming off the towhook and swiping the bottom edge of the bumper cover. Yanked the entire thing off in one pull, luckily there's nothing that can't be temporarily reattached with some zip ties. Also ended the day with a check engine light and I think the oil pressure sensor went bad because it pegged at 0 and the oil light is on. No leaks and plenty of oil though.
Looks like a good time till the art the end.
You need to invest in tow straps without hooks. Those are very dangerous offroad. An ARB snatch strap or something like a Bubba Rope would probably be good too if you're going to spend much time in sand or mud.
That's awesome and love the pics! I'm flying into Little Rock today!!! Staying with friends in Jacksonville. I'll have to map those areas out for when I drive down again for the next visit. They wanna see just what the rig can do. (and teach the young one there how to drive stick).
That's definitely the case with Nissan'sInstalled the OE Nissan oil pressure sensor and everything is back to normal now. OE for the win!
That's definitely the case with Nissan's
Christ I wish I had your motivation...
Damn, cuttin' it a little close there, eh?I'm finally getting around to editing down the video from the trip, here's a clip where I also had all the windows down lol.
Damn, cuttin' it a little close there, eh?
Ouch! The fun was worth it I'm sure..