Which slim fans?
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Which slim fans?
What kinda slim fans is everyone running on their big radiators? I'm about to put my Koyo back in and need to free up some space. I was thinking just 2 12"ers from Ebay. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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Don't waste your money on the egay fans if you are having cooling problems. (don't ask me how I know)
I picked up 2 12" Spal 2260 cfm fans from the Swap meet here.
Built an aluminum shroud & used a couple of adjustable relay/thermostats. Now I don't have any cooling on 100* + days with the A/C on.
I have not tracked this car though. I have my brothers spec miata for the track
I picked up 2 12" Spal 2260 cfm fans from the Swap meet here.
Built an aluminum shroud & used a couple of adjustable relay/thermostats. Now I don't have any cooling on 100* + days with the A/C on.
I have not tracked this car though. I have my brothers spec miata for the track
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I run a pair of the siliconeintakes fans and they do fine. I am not running any shrouding because I don't see the need considering that the fans cover a pretty good portion of the radiator. Also, it seems to me that shrouding could impede some flow out the back of the rad especially when the fans are off, which is most of the time when you have a reroute and a big radiator.
The fans come with those pull-through plastic mounting ties but somehow I don't trust those things standing the test of time in a car that sees track use. I cut/bent/drilled up some brackets out of aluminum bar stock so the fans are secured with bolts into the bosses on the radiator.
The fans come with those pull-through plastic mounting ties but somehow I don't trust those things standing the test of time in a car that sees track use. I cut/bent/drilled up some brackets out of aluminum bar stock so the fans are secured with bolts into the bosses on the radiator.
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I was running a set of the siliconeintakes fans. They work great and clear my FM sway bar. Also made my own shroud out of a sheet of plexi. Mounted them with the provided brackets. No ill results regarding temps.
FWIW, Doppelganger has a shrouded set on his car and has no heating issues at all, even when tracking the car.
FWIW, Doppelganger has a shrouded set on his car and has no heating issues at all, even when tracking the car.
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i am running ebay ones from "pro comp" or "procomp" i cant remember exactly. get the curved-blade ones.
i originally had a single 14" puller but i swapped it out for (2) 10" pushers recently (needed space after trans conversion).
the single 14" seemed to pull more air than the (2) 10's, we'll see how the 10's do in the summer. i still have the single 14 lying around...
i originally had a single 14" puller but i swapped it out for (2) 10" pushers recently (needed space after trans conversion).
the single 14" seemed to pull more air than the (2) 10's, we'll see how the 10's do in the summer. i still have the single 14 lying around...
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