tortron Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Yeah pretty common 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Electric fans. Anyone have good or bad experience with decent brand ones? Spal, Davies Craig, derale etc I've got 2x 10" fans on my car but they don't have enough flow to cool it. They were $80 cheapy ones that were meant to be 850cfm or something I'm hoping some better ones plus a shroud might fix my problem but I'd like to get experience from others as the 'good' fans are quite expensive (around $250 each) I can fit 2x11" fans which spal make if I offset them the right way. I'm stuck with 2 smaller fans as there's not enough room for a big single fan The alternative is go to a mechanical flex fan and make a shroud to suit but I'd rather have electric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I used a 2 speed electric one from a Volvo 850 I think, on my 13B. It was awesome. I might even have a spare one 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Or I think Mondeo is another good option for 2 speed fan that pump lots of air and should be easy PaP fodder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Yeah I wanted to use some sort of OEM fan as they pump heaps of air and are cheap, the problem is space, all the common oe fans I've measured up are too big for how much room I have unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 is thickness the issue or diameter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 ^ I'm talking about difficulty in sticking things up your bum of course? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, sheepers said: is thickness the issue or diameter? Both, current fans are about 75mm thick and cover full width of the core. I could fit 2x 11" fans if one was up and one down My big concern is it can't keep itself cool now, and I haven't put it under any stress yet. and I don't want to spend $500 to find out it's not that much better/still borderline because a $250 fan isn't better enough than a $80 one After thinking about it a bit more I might be better to live with the fan noise and use a engine driven fanny 46 minutes ago, sheepers said: ^ I'm talking about difficulty in sticking things up your bum of course? It's already full of turnips so I can't fit anything else in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 11 hours ago, cletus said: Electric fans. Anyone have good or bad experience with decent brand ones? Spal, Davies Craig, derale etc I've got 2x 10" fans on my car but they don't have enough flow to cool it. They were $80 cheapy ones that were meant to be 850cfm or something I'm hoping some better ones plus a shroud might fix my problem but I'd like to get experience from others as the 'good' fans are quite expensive (around $250 each) I can fit 2x11" fans which spal make if I offset them the right way. I'm stuck with 2 smaller fans as there's not enough room for a big single fan The alternative is go to a mechanical flex fan and make a shroud to suit but I'd rather have electric Pickapart is your friend in this situation. I think rav4 have 2 pretty grunty 2 speed fans that are detachable from each other. Otherwise I've walked around with a tape measure and just found something that works Even better is if you get the loom and temp probe for the radiator and theyll come on and off like a factory setup. I've got galant electric fan and probe in my ms65 and it keeps it cool and comes on and off like a facotry setup. And doenst look out of place My 2c 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, cletus said: Yeah I wanted to use some sort of OEM fan as they pump heaps of air and are cheap, the problem is space, all the common oe fans I've measured up are too big for how much room I have unfortunately Have you still got that fg falcon (might be worth a measure up) , they have a pretty decent fan and shroud setup which isn't all that thick from memory? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 hours ago, cletus said: Both, current fans are about 75mm thick and cover full width of the core. I could fit 2x 11" fans if one was up and one down My big concern is it can't keep itself cool now, and I haven't put it under any stress yet. and I don't want to spend $500 to find out it's not that much better/still borderline because a $250 fan isn't better enough than a $80 one After thinking about it a bit more I might be better to live with the fan noise and use a engine driven fanny It's already full of turnips so I can't fit anything else in there in my experience there is a difference between the cheap and expensive electric fans but not enough to solve your woes i reckon. if its getting hot and you've got two ,fairly small TBH, electric fans on there then upgrading to the most expensive fan you can fit still wont fix the problem. larger diameter makes a big difference too, if you can fit one 16" fan - somehow- rather than two 11" fans that would be better. youd need a shroud and shit but yea bigger is better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Yeah my fan sharn is with the Buick which was a hot thing, has a massive stock radiator. Tried electric fans for less woooo noises from the engine driven fan. First semi-cheap electric fans were not enough would creep up at idle, then big expensive ones still creeping up, then made a shroud better but still shit comapred to stock would creep on the gauge in traffic. I figured the only way to make it work would be how the after-market kits seemed to do it, with a even bigger alloy rad (the stock one is honestly huge) and then with the bigger/better alloy rad you can fit two even more massive aftermarket fans with a shroud. I went back to engine drive as it moved 8 billion times more air, like a hot breeze blowing on your ankles when beside the car the electric fans did nothing like that just a small puff. I did use one of those Volvo jobs on something, they work pretty mint seem to move way more air than aftermarket fans but ugly as. So as above maybe try smash something factory in is the go. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 In pretty sure I've got a mundano fan setup sitting around here. I can measure it for you. I kept it because it looks well built, good fan size and quite compact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 @cletus well I looked but only found a k11 item which wouldn't be up to much. I must have lobbed the mondeo one. But I do remember it being a slimline decent looking setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandawg Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 On 28/04/2022 at 17:14, RUNAMUCK said: Wasnt @shandawg a total oil guy? I was! Can still get it if needed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Mate has a 4cyl petrol surf, temp sensor has rusted out of the catalytic converter. Unplugging the sensor doesn't seem to make any immediate difference, guessing swapping cat for a straight pipe is the go? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 often the cat light will iluminate, so the wire needs to be grounded. sell cat to pay for str8pipe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Bitches. I have purchased a large Mikuni diesel bus heater that I will use as a shed heater, for reasons. It is 24v, and I happen to have two spare batteries that are mostly fucked but may do for this situation. What would be the best/cheapest way to keep them charged for starting and also when running etc? I guess the most budget would be a couple of cheapy battery chargers, but would they cause issues if left hooked up long term? What are your thoughts O wise ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, ThePog said: Bitches. I have purchased a large Mikuni diesel bus heater that I will use as a shed heater, for reasons. It is 24v, and I happen to have two spare batteries that are mostly fucked but may do for this situation. What would be the best/cheapest way to keep them charged for starting and also when running etc? I guess the most budget would be a couple of cheapy battery chargers, but would they cause issues if left hooked up long term? What are your thoughts O wise ones. NZ$ 82.35 55%OFF | 30V 10A Laboratory Power Supply Digital Display Adjustable Switching DC Power Supply Voltage Regulator 220 V /110 V New Arrivals https://a.aliexpress.com/_mM5FeCa what about flagging the batteries and running one of these? We run them at work as laptop chargers as way cheaper than multiple laptop chargers. I assume the the 24V is just running a fan? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Knock up a couple of trickle chargers from plug packs? AutoSpeed - Zero Cost Trickle Charger Don't buy a small CTek charger and expect it to work on a car battery. It won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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