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<blockquote data-quote="1phatclipse" data-source="post: 6733303" data-attributes="member: 578437">I read a thread about using a fan in the dd amps he used 1 fan blowing straight down on whatever part of the internals that gets hottest he used a temp gun to get results, he ran it for a few hours without fan and then the same 2 hours with the fan ....end result was the temp dropped by quite a bit using the fan i think it may have been about 20 degrees&nbsp; so I would definatley use the fan if i were you ....just make sure its vented well to push the hot air out....Im actually going to do this on my ss 15k ..plexiglass bottom plate, clear plastic led fan, clear glue, will make for quite a nice look lol, you can get some nice fans on ebay for cheap something like this <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Masscool-BLD-14025S1L-BLUE-LED-Fan-Sleeve-bearing-140mm_W0QQitemZ200413564182QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea9944d16" target="_blank">Masscool BLD-14025S1L BLUE LED Fan Sleeve bearing 140mm - eBay (item 200413564182 end time Mar-02-10 22:35:36 PST)</a> or you could use a 180mm one alsoAs for the amp I personaly have not used one but your setup sounds like it should be sufficient but one thing you should deffinatley do is get a good digital volt meter and hook it up where you power wires go into your amp mount it on the dash where you can see what its doing at all times...if the voltage drops below mid 12,s at any time then add another batt (which i have some lol) and try it then if voltage still drops add 1 more...If i were you I would try to run one of the c&amp;amp;d,s you have under the hood as your main batt&nbsp; and a few larger ones in the rear....That amp should do ok as long as you keep the voltage up</blockquote>

[QUOTE="1phatclipse, post: 6733303, member: 578437"] I read a thread about using a fan in the dd amps he used 1 fan blowing straight down on whatever part of the internals that gets hottest he used a temp gun to get results, he ran it for a few hours without fan and then the same 2 hours with the fan ....end result was the temp dropped by quite a bit using the fan i think it may have been about 20 degrees so I would definatley use the fan if i were you ....just make sure its vented well to push the hot air out....Im actually going to do this on my ss 15k ..plexiglass bottom plate, clear plastic led fan, clear glue, will make for quite a nice look lol, you can get some nice fans on ebay for cheap something like this [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/Masscool-BLD-14025S1L-BLUE-LED-Fan-Sleeve-bearing-140mm_W0QQitemZ200413564182QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea9944d16"]Masscool BLD-14025S1L BLUE LED Fan Sleeve bearing 140mm - eBay (item 200413564182 end time Mar-02-10 22:35:36 PST)[/URL] or you could use a 180mm one also As for the amp I personaly have not used one but your setup sounds like it should be sufficient but one thing you should deffinatley do is get a good digital volt meter and hook it up where you power wires go into your amp mount it on the dash where you can see what its doing at all times...if the voltage drops below mid 12,s at any time then add another batt (which i have some lol) and try it then if voltage still drops add 1 more...If i were you I would try to run one of the c&d,s you have under the hood as your main batt and a few larger ones in the rear....That amp should do ok as long as you keep the voltage up [/QUOTE]

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