stupid ?

[mofeel]

yeah stupid question but plz no stupid answers. would it be ok to drive with blown shocks, underspec turned rotors n no cooling fan??

[480sx]

You already know the answer to your question.

[mofeel]

but i dnt have a truck to pull it so yea

[dusred]

The answer is an overwhelming YES!. . . in fact I'd say it's stupid to even consider it.

The blown shocks you might get away with but no cooling fan? WTF are you thinking?

[martins_240sx]

I know this is going to cause an arguement but **** it. yes you can drive with out the fan. there is a post on here that says around 35 mph the amount of air being pushed through the engine compartment is a greater amount than the fan can push. The fan essentially is to cool the motor during city driving/stop and go traffic...from my personal experience when iv forgotten to turn my fans on it didnt overheat untill I was sitting or in a drive through. So I will say yes it would be fine depending on the type of driving ie freeway. But if the needle goes up you cant stop it except by speeding up to force more air, I dont mean flooring it to speed up either..........

[dusred]

You can do whatever you want really. I personally wouldn't run the risk of overheating/ruining an engine over stupidity.

[Vegascorbin]

I agree that under certin conditions you can drive with no cooling fan. If something happens you can get it home.

But to PLAN on driveing without a fan is only asking for trouble.

If you need to limp the car home so it can be properly fixed then yes drive itlike that. I hav edone it to a couple of cars over the years and got away with it. I am sure so have many others.

If you just want to drive like that INSTED of fixing it right, then you will have earned all the greef you are gong to cause yourself.

[poopnakedbread]

ummmmmmm that poor car ...thats like saying is it ok to eat nasty raw chicken....sure you can but it just one of those commen sense things that should click and say dont do it

[IanS]

The answer is an overwhelming YES!. . . in fact I'd say it's stupid to even consider it.

The blown shocks you might get away with but no cooling fan? WTF are you thinking?

Hahahaha, I haven't had a cooling fan on my S13 since I bought it 2 months and 7,000 miles ago. Granted it is freezing *** cold here, but thats not the point.

[Vegascorbin]

Hahahaha, I haven't had a cooling fan on my S13 since I bought it 2 months and 7,000 miles ago. Granted it is freezing *** cold here, but thats not the point.

Actualy that can be the point. Here in Vegas, you have to be carfull not to overheat in trafic with 112 degree heat even with all fans etc working fine.

[foress_89]

do you want to drive it daily or just bring it home? If your just bringin it home well what are you waiting for? Otherwise... fix it?

[ScottManUGA]

As some have said, you don't NEED a cooling fan if you aren't in traffic or stop/go often. My roommate drove his SR car for about 3 months with no fans out of pure laziness. Haha.

[johnnyballs180]

maybe somebody already asked and i just missed it, but what in the hell happened to your car!in guam, my hachi had a honda radiator and a million miles of plumbing, and in 90 degree weather, stop-and-go traffic, it took a long time to overheat. took about 5 minutes to cool when i flipped the fan switch on.

your blown shocks will make your ride.. interesting, but do-able. just really bouncy. everyone agree?

and your rotors.. i have no intelligent input on that.

but really, what event/events lead you to where you are now?

[IanS]

but really, what event/events lead you to where you are now?

Im guessing he is buying the car, or he already did.

Under spec rotors will warp easily, but as long as the pads are good, its not a super big danger issue.

[Cone Junky]

Keep it slow and watch the gauges, otherwise these cars can and have handled much more abuse.

Just make sure that you're OK with gamb|ing the head gasket to save on towing charges

[mofeel]

lol srry bout all that i ended up not getting the 240 n got a camaro instead but now have a z32 5spd n/a

[liquid_cool]

Hahahaha, I haven't had a cooling fan on my S13 since I bought it 2 months and 7,000 miles ago. Granted it is freezing *** cold here, but thats not the point.

Actualy that can be the point. Here in Vegas, you have to be carfull not to overheat in trafic with 112 degree heat even with all fans etc working fine.

sup corbin..long time man...

yup...you run a huge risk man...and im not talkin bout the fan thing ither..thats another story in its self...
id hate to see another nicco head on the road with weels bouncing off the HWY like there basketballs becouse he has blown shocks...only to watch him try to hard brake and slam that lovly 240 in the back of someone adding it to the list of junkyard doner cars to be gutted and cut to pieces....wait ...do you live in vegas?..couse i need some parts! ..just kiddin man....my advice...just fix it ..dont risk damage to the engine and damage to your car..you will hate yourself later if something happens to it...like they say in golf...lay up!

[mofeel]

naw man im from western ky where the vettes r made. but yea i got a 300 now n haven sum problems out of it too hope to have it fixd soon tho

[wishing_on_a_sr]

drive it home in a safe manor, ie don't beat it. Chances are that if there are this many things wrong, there will be more. When you get it home, look into it thoroughly, and start acquiring the stuff that it needs to be a champ. fix her, then drive her. Trust me, doing all this and making her sit for a while will make the first drive after you fix her waaaayyy more meaningful and enjoyable.