Yowzer Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Righty, so I'm after a couple of 10in radiator fans for my wagon. The thing is, there seems to be so many different brands of what look like identical units, yet prices seem to fluctuate between $40-$150. What's the deal? I see some have a higher airflow than others (ranging from 850cfm up to 1600 for a beefy unit) but is there any reason to go for something like a Davies Craig unit over one of these random no brand units? 2nd question, how do I get an idea of what sort of aiflow I need, aside from trial and error? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 http://www.fpp.co.nz/products/searchproducts.aspx If any of these are what you need PM me for an OS price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Pickapart nearby? Just head along armed with tape measure & get a nice factory twin fan unit & shroud off something else. Fords & Audis usually have good setups on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 http://www.fpp.co.nz/products/searchproducts.aspxIf any of these are what you need PM me for an OS price. What details have ya got for the DE18910 - 10" Dyno-Cool Electric Fan? They look like what I'm after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 best cooling fans i have found are TRIPAC band used them in speedway way more sturdy and heaps of airflow from what iv learnt the best most powerful fans are directional curved blade non reverslble ones http://www.tripacintl.com/Forward_Skew_ ... L12R9.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 What sort of dollars do they go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 the last one i bought cost me bout $270 was 5 or 6 years ago they not cheep but blow like a hurricane will see if i can find out who sells them. i scored mine from a farm refrigeration guy http://www.autoair.co.nz/shop/Shop+By+p ... F3533.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 http://www.fpp.co.nz/products/searchproducts.aspxIf any of these are what you need PM me for an OS price. What details have ya got for the DE18910 - 10" Dyno-Cool Electric Fan? They look like what I'm after Will get some info to you tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Pickapart nearby? Just head along armed with tape measure & get a nice factory twin fan unit & shroud off something else. Fords & Audis usually have good setups on them. this^ cheap aftermarket ones are junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 In what way exactly? Unreliable or poor airflow? The Supercheap job I bought a few years ago seems to work pretty decent, but then it's on a car I hardly ever drive. I have considered fitting a factory unit from another car, but the mounting is a bit more difficult than the aftermarket jobs. Perhaps I should be a bit less lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 cheap ones i've had didn't seem that well balanced, and yeh didn't seem to flow that much. just put some mondeo twins on my ae85. move heaps or air. there is a guy on trademe selling ford fans, has some measurements listed. got the mondeo ones for $60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 cheap ones i've had didn't seem that well balanced, and yeh didn't seem to flow that much. just put some mondeo twins on my ae85. move heaps or air. there is a guy on trademe selling ford fans, has some measurements listed. got the mondeo ones for $60 You got a picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 http://www.fpp.co.nz/products/searchproducts.aspxIf any of these are what you need PM me for an OS price. What details have ya got for the DE18910 - 10" Dyno-Cool Electric Fan? They look like what I'm after http://www.fpp.co.nz/data/catalogues/deralecatalog.pdf All the specs and sizes are in the attached catalogue. If you need anything from FPP.co.nz mention you saw it on the Oldschool website or that Andrew from Penrose branch sent you there. Let me know how you go or PM me if you can find a better price on any stocked items (in NZ) and I will look at it further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 cheap ones i've had didn't seem that well balanced, and yeh didn't seem to flow that much. just put some mondeo twins on my ae85. move heaps or air. there is a guy on trademe selling ford fans, has some measurements listed. got the mondeo ones for $60 You got a picture? slipway boys use them. touch wide for my radiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Don't touch cheap fans like supercheap items. I have even had kenlowe fans in the past and they still don't have as much suck/grunt as good oem items. I bought two fans off an Audi v6 in the uk for $20 and only using one on the viva. Shit it's got some grunt. Plus they come with nicely made cowlings which were easy to chop in two and separate the fans. (It's in a different place to this now since I removed xflow engine).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Got one from pickapart for chips ($15 or so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 This being the case, I might try and make my MX73 one fit. Sounds like the consensus is factory units are better than aftermarket in terms of dollars spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 my 2c is similar to others, old valiant had a 4 core copper radiator with a fan off a nissan maxima, could do burnouts all day if required. current one has a alloy radiator with an expensive davies craig 16'' fan and its borderline keeping it cool on a hot day. might try some falcon twin fans on it next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 The '99ish falcon fan setup that I've fitted into that Bedford van looks bloody good. Would be cheap too I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 i used a ef coon twin fan setup on my commy 3 core in the stockcar,cooled very average.. twin 12s on my rotavan cooled awesome and were $35 supercheap units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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