Okay, one more before Christmas as it has finally been warm enough for my fat old frame to lay on the concrete floor! The fan has been in and out and looking over my handiwork I am sure that part of my overheating is due to my own stupidity. There are a few gaps that are poorly addressed by BMW and I did not put some of the gaskets back when I did things in the radiator install. I keep forgetting about high/low pressure and there was a gap above the radiator that was about an inch tall so that would equal to a few square inches for air to escape that I would prefer go through the radiator. So I looked around the rest of the plastic that hold it in place and there are a few more spots that will be addressed as I button everything up.
I use pipe insulation like you can buy at a hardware store. It comes in a few diameters and you can shape it pretty easily and there is no gap at all between the top of the radiator and front cross brace. I will address a few smaller gaps buy cutting the insulation lengthwise and folding it into the voids.
There is a bit of a crack between the fan shroud that will get closed with duct tape to insure we get as much across the vans as possible. Since the fan is going to be taking up the spot for the DCT cooler that needs to be moved so I dropped the intercooler to mock up a new position behind the ps cooler in the space vacated by removal of the ac condenser. There is about 14 inches of space top to bottom so there is plenty of room to put in the cooler. The hoses will route around to the rear of the fan shroud and fill small holes between the fan airbox and the edges of the intercooler.
I will add the hose claps and mounts once I get the hoses connected after I put the intercooler back and the fan in. Did get to drive the Porsche a bit but it was damp and cold (sub 45) so nothing spectacular. There will be other days for both cars as I think they both are going to be keepers!