Electric cooling fans
#1
Electric cooling fans
Z My Dust brought this up in another thread and I thought it would be a good question in it's own thread, so I stole it.....
Are electric cooling fans better than the factory cooling fan with the fan clutch? If so, why? Who makes a good electric fan? How easy/difficult is it to install? How much $?
Are electric cooling fans better than the factory cooling fan with the fan clutch? If so, why? Who makes a good electric fan? How easy/difficult is it to install? How much $?
#2
i guess that makes this thread 3 about the fans. i had a thread going about this. i think my fan clutch has kicked it, and i need to replace it. just sound like my cooling fan is workin reeeeal hard. anywho... i called over to my local parts store, and when i asked if they had the fan clutch in stock, he didnt even answer me at first, he just said, "just switch it over to the electric fan" he priced them between 88-100 dollars, or something like that, and then like another 40 or something for the kit to convert it from the current version fan in our cars, to the electric model fan. the fan clutch is 80.
#3
The thing that I don't know is if there is a real benefit of going with an electric fan over the stock one. Most people that work at local auto parts stores don't know about our cars. They know domestics, along with Civics and that's about it.
#7
The electric fans do free up some ponys, only a dyno could say for sure what the gain in HP is, but is it worth the risk of putting more heat on a already over heated engine. Most conversions that I've seen also include a upgraded radiator. So that might off set the lack of efficieny of the electric fan. Thats just my 1-1/2 pennies.
#8
Originally Posted by topless93
Thats just my 1-1/2 pennies.
#9
If he's looking for h.p., he should get rid of the fan and water pump. Using an electric water pumps frees up around 5+ h.p. That's roughly $60/h.p. not including new fans.
Last edited by CanyonCarver; 07-27-2004 at 11:48 AM.
#10
Would love to see who makes an electric water pump for the Zeds... Doubt it. But I would buy one.
As for the electric fans... I think the engine bay would look MUCH cleaner without the radiator shroud and fan clumping up everything.
So you can actual look down and see your brand new UR Racing pulleys
-Wes
As for the electric fans... I think the engine bay would look MUCH cleaner without the radiator shroud and fan clumping up everything.
So you can actual look down and see your brand new UR Racing pulleys
-Wes
#11
Originally Posted by NISMO LMR
So you can actual look down and see your brand new UR Racing pulleys
-Wes
-Wes
#13
Originally Posted by NISMO LMR
Would love to see who makes an electric water pump for the Zeds... Doubt it. But I would buy one.
As for the electric fans... I think the engine bay would look MUCH cleaner without the radiator shroud and fan clumping up everything.
So you can actual look down and see your brand new UR Racing pulleys
-Wes
As for the electric fans... I think the engine bay would look MUCH cleaner without the radiator shroud and fan clumping up everything.
So you can actual look down and see your brand new UR Racing pulleys
-Wes
#15
Check out this site. It could be what you are looking for.
www.mawsolutions.com/documents/ewpinfo.PDF
www.mawsolutions.com/documents/ewpinfo.PDF
#17
Originally Posted by NISMO LMR
O yea...
This is the same guy with the convertable single turbo Zed.
He is working on developing a SINGLE PLENUM for the VG30. God I cant wait, im buying that deffinately...
-Wes
This is the same guy with the convertable single turbo Zed.
He is working on developing a SINGLE PLENUM for the VG30. God I cant wait, im buying that deffinately...
-Wes
#18
Originally Posted by b300z
ive got some pics of a conversion, but how do i post them off of my computer?
If you have a picture from a webb site, click on icon INSERT IMAGE (it looks like a mountian in a yellow box) then type webb site in opened up window at top left of screen.
#20
Adds for electric water pumps in summit catalog state 11-20 h.p. gain. That's for small block chevys/fords. I'm sure it less for a 3 liter, but still substantial. Roughly 5% of a 300 h.p. motor.
I have another project.
I have another project.
#21
Another company that does an electric water pump conversion is a shop here in Georgia called Beckman Racing and Customs. They are another specialty Zed shop who prepares race cars and fast street cars.
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