Slim fans and electronics 101
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Slim fans and electronics 101
Two thoughts here:
I have two eBay slim fans. I want to install one in the turbo car to free up some space. I also am starting to think my daily simply cannot keep up with 105*f heat in August in TX with working stock fans.
How do I know if I can wire them in on stock wires and relays? If I must upgrade, what do I upgrade and why?
If anyone has a spare, broke fan or just the stock fan shroud, I'd like to buy two of them.
I have two eBay slim fans. I want to install one in the turbo car to free up some space. I also am starting to think my daily simply cannot keep up with 105*f heat in August in TX with working stock fans.
How do I know if I can wire them in on stock wires and relays? If I must upgrade, what do I upgrade and why?
If anyone has a spare, broke fan or just the stock fan shroud, I'd like to buy two of them.
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I still have my ebay 10" fan within my a/c shroud. I was too lazy to go back and put the stock fan back in. i might have the stock fan/motor floating around but didn't notice it while moving my tools/stuff around this weekend.
but to answer your question, the stock relays are fine.
but to answer your question, the stock relays are fine.
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Just to be clear on my slim-fan-in-stock-shroud "upgrade", I'm using 100% stock wiring and it's completely reversible (you could go back to stock motors). Lemme see if I can quickly grab a picture before work.
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shitty photos, but this is what you get for now.
Slim fan mounts on the INSIDE of the stock shroud, with the two screws that were used to bolt the motors to the ebay "shrouds".
Directions:
1. Remove stock fan blade.
2. remove stock motor.
3. remove ebay fan from motor.
4. place shroud on it's back on the ground.
5. place motor inside shroud.
6. rotate motor till the holes line up with stock shroud plastic.
7. use drill to screw the motor into the shroud.
8. cut harness off stock motor and crimp/solder on to slim motor.
9. bolt on ebay fan blade.
10. bolt assembly into car.
I just did this to a friend's car in about 20 minutes or less, starting with the fan outside the car, ending with the fan wired and installed.
Dunno if you can see in the pics but mine is a little off center, I managed to get my friend's eyeballed to pretty much dead center, so it's possible if you were wondering.
Slim fan mounts on the INSIDE of the stock shroud, with the two screws that were used to bolt the motors to the ebay "shrouds".
Directions:
1. Remove stock fan blade.
2. remove stock motor.
3. remove ebay fan from motor.
4. place shroud on it's back on the ground.
5. place motor inside shroud.
6. rotate motor till the holes line up with stock shroud plastic.
7. use drill to screw the motor into the shroud.
8. cut harness off stock motor and crimp/solder on to slim motor.
9. bolt on ebay fan blade.
10. bolt assembly into car.
I just did this to a friend's car in about 20 minutes or less, starting with the fan outside the car, ending with the fan wired and installed.
Dunno if you can see in the pics but mine is a little off center, I managed to get my friend's eyeballed to pretty much dead center, so it's possible if you were wondering.
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Thanks guys. I like your idea Curly, but I want the space so I'm going to trim the shrouds and use the slim fan and it's cage.
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I have your shroud boxed and marked. Ready when you are.
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You could use a clamp meter. The "clamp" of the meter just goes around the wires leading to the fan and reads the current flow by induction. Easiest way, though, is to look up specs on teh google and compare.
But you're probably fine, especially with slim fans.
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I had good slim fans on a stock rad in a 240. ( 1200cfm? )
Would overheat after a bunch of drift runs in 95+ degree heat. They were directly on the radiator. This is boilover hot in 2 mins.
I have never had any problems when a shroud was used with slim fans. Unless there was another issue like low coolant or a bad t-stat.
Would overheat after a bunch of drift runs in 95+ degree heat. They were directly on the radiator. This is boilover hot in 2 mins.
I have never had any problems when a shroud was used with slim fans. Unless there was another issue like low coolant or a bad t-stat.
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