I'm going to be upgrading to an extra huge 13.75"x13.93" copper Honda Civic radiator so I can mount 9 120mm fans to it. That's the finned area, btw. I think I'll invest in some Panaflo's. The Sanyo's are nice but they don't get quite quiet enough, even at 5V, but then again, I don't have a shroud on it, they are right up against the radiator....but I figure with that much surface area I could undervolt even an L1A and get decent performance temperatures out of it. I'm shooting for killer temps at near silence. It seems sheer size is the way to go.
I'll be compensating for the reduced flow with a second Mag 3 in series and building a proper reservoir that I can mount a Mag 3 directly onto.
The transmission cooler is good for a quiet setup because I get equal performance from it compared to my old 2-342 heatercore, even at a reduced fan speed, but the one I got wasn't big enough to attach 4 fans to so I really didn't benefit much.
At least I've got a reason to buy more hardware now.
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