Electrical vs engine fan

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:52 am

can you remove the std fan and put a electrical fan in its place.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:58 am

yes.

search and ye shal find.

there have been many "discussions" about this on the forum in the past!!!

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:58 am

No not really I've noticed if the fan is too strong it slows my car down, cause it blows air to the front, but if it sucks then its fine.

Yeah one can do it... just make sure you get decent fans that have a good cfm rating... think you need about 1600cfm in total to have good cooling.

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:02 am

Thanx. And ill do a search

Hennie Marais · Post by **Hennie Marais** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:15 am

ye, it works like a bomb, just remember to wire it so it comes on aswell when you switch the aircon on, not only at a certain temp, many forget to do it.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:41 am

Or you can wire a toccle swiths in for when you use the aircon or when you feel you want it to run all the time in hot wheather

Hennie Marais · Post by **Hennie Marais** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:08 pm

eish Draco man, LOL. I hope you mean as an override,

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:52 pm

Override, underride, derride, upsideride ,downride......that is what I meant believe it cos it's true

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:00 pm

now THAT was cunfusing!
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Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:45 pm

True, true. I'll wire it to the aircon and thermostat as well as having an overide switch for those hot days. But where in capetown can i source 2 fans? Will 200sti fans work? I checked they have 2 fans on the radiator.

The Calibrator · Post by **The Calibrator** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:15 am

stupid question is there a problem with the stock fan? If not dont waste your time and money fixing somethiong that aint broke.
Rather spend it on the brakes or Suspension which more than likely need lots of TLC

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:02 am

Well no there's nothing wrong with it... But doesnt the std fan rob power? And ja i do need to upgrade the suspension and brakes;)

The Calibrator · Post by **The Calibrator** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:09 pm

The std fan has a viscous coupling so it only works at low speeds. Also its a little known fact but any electrical thing robs power as it places a laod on the alternator.

There are no free lunches

Riekert · Post by **Riekert** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:46 pm

Ah ok. So i'll rather spend the money on the suspension.

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:15 pm

The std fan has a viscous coupling so it only works at low speeds. Also its a little known fact but any electrical thing robs power as it places a laod on the alternator.

I told you. Running in circles.