Page 1 of 1
electric fan on a 2L
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 8:43 pm
by SLOroadster
Is anyone running an electric fan on their 2L? I'm thinking it might free up a few more Hp
. If anyone is, where did you get it and how much was it?
Will
thermo fan
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 5:41 am
by Plasmaboy
Hi SLRoadster , I use a 14" fan that covers the whole radiator and an electric water pump .. no over heating issues so far even in the hot Sydney summer weather
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 11:44 am
by oilleak
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2441891371
This is the same fan from the same seller that I put on my car. Works pretty well and doesn't cause any issues with water pump clearance as long as it's mounted slightly to the right. I had to drill a couple of holes in the sheet metal on the side of the radiator to mount it on the right side and had to fab a mount on the left from a 3-4 inch long peice of flat stock. It's pretty easy.
electric fran on 2L
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:01 pm
by Jeremy
So for the folks that put an electric fan. Did it free up much HP? How noticable was it?
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:53 pm
by oilleak
Not noticable by the seat of the pants - it's much quieter and now there's no worry about the fan trying to pull the water pump apart at high rpm. Should get more life out of the water pump.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:22 pm
by TR
The unit on my car is so quiet that I wanted an indicator that it was on! I ended up routing the power to it through the alt gauge (since the alternator was too much for the gauge and concerns for fire, I didn't route the car power through the gauge), so now I know when it is on. It is a blessing compared to the fixed 7 blade noise. For those of you that remember Quadraphenia, "Is that your mum's hairdryer in there?" is not the feeling I get when driving...TR