what electric fan should i purchase anyone have a idea and anyone know of any installation procedure manual's on the net thanks for any help that can be givin

 

I have had excellent service from a Fiero fan. (junkyard, $25)
It cooled my car in Las Vegas, 120 degrees outside, in traffic with a/c on.

 

I use the BM.
I just installed one of them last night on a friend's car. We bought a set of fancy zip ties for $6 and strapped it to the rad, and then wired er up
Took all of 20 mins.

I am considering looking into the "finger chopper" though.

 

i pm'ed you scathcart

 

I'll say this anytime a question like this arises. Flex-A-Lite Black Magic Electrical Fan. If I am are messing around In the engine bay, and my car Is on, It really Is quite scary everytime my fan kicks In. It sounds like a turbine taking off!

 

Well, I just bought the Imperial 16inch fan from Checker and I think they suck major ***.
I bought the temperature switch with it and I will sometimes notice it turning off even when the engine is hot.
Another thing is that I had a 14'' in and it cooled ok but I got stuck in traffic one day for an hour and I was 3/4 the way up the stock temp guage. That gave me a scare.

So far the 16" cools it to a little under 1/3 to 1/4 up the stock temp guage.

I will install my Autometer Temp guage soon and see what its really running at soo.

 

Oh yeah my 16" is rated at something like 1700CFM and then 1050CFM through the rad.
Whats the CFM's of others such as the Black Magics?

 

My 16" finger chopper was listed at 2950 cfm

 

yeah the Flex-a-lite Black Magic is 2800 CFM, and Permacool "Finger Chopper" is 2950

 

One that is properly installed WITH A SHROUD designed to pull air across 100% of the surface area of the radiator, not 60% of the surface area; like 90% of the installations shown on the forum

 

I got mine for 4.25$ Hehe. Its an ok thing. It already has a shroud built into it some-what. But I want to make one to cover the entire radiator, just dont know what tools I would use and other materials to make one Suggestions?

 

I have a fan from a Pontiac 6000. $20 from a wrecking yard. I cut the shroud off as to not restrict airflow during high speed driving. This might not be a good idea on a stock rad.

Honestly, if you have a stock rad and no reason to install an electric fan, leave it alone and keep using the stocker. It moves TONNES of air.

 

A friend told me that if I remove the stock fan from my turbo2 and install an electrical fan..that I will gain some extra horsepower...is that true and how much of a gain??

 

Its not so much for the power, it lets the engine rev faster and more freely. Probably like 2hp/3tq or something.

 

What dr()x said. Basically, it's not worth the cooling and electrical issues it could cause unless you have a specific reason to go electric.