well the car isnt overheating at all! the car has only gotten above 190 once, and that was due to really low coolant. and if i get that 17" fan... it will fill out the shroud pretty well. but yea i need to get some carb work done before i can really enjoy the car lol. but thank you once again bud, i really apprecaite it. the fan i am getting is super cheap and if it doesnt fix the problem then it is really not that big of a loss.