Hey

I have a 79 gs, and i think it's time for an e- fan upgrade. I've tried 2 different fan clutches, and they both throw black graphite, or charcoal, or whatever alll over my engine bay. Plus, they're LOUD! I can't even hear my engine over the stock fan.

So what, i'm gettting at is:
what's a good electric fan to upgrade to? There's one in the victoria british catalog for $130 that i've been looking at. Does anyone have any experiences with this or any other types of fans? Are they easy to install and do they work good?

 

I got the one from vb it works very well! You can get it from advanced auto parts for cheaper tho.

 

Flex A Lite 180 X-Treme



3300 CFM

 

E-fan out of a buick ..i dont remember the year though. i mounted it infront of the rad, so it push's instead of pulls the air. As far as the noise you are haveing get a balist <---spelling?....resistor.

 

This is what I'l be using in my build-up

Flex-A-Lite Syclone
I wanted a good "s" type pusher so this looks good for me
(It also works as a puller)

 

I've heard of quite a few people using e-fans out of early '90s Ford Taurii, the Fiero GT or the early supercharged MR2. I'm sure they can be found cheap at the bone yard.

I know that the Taurus fan shroud fits perfectly over the stock radiator, but I am not certain if modding is needed for the others.

 

i got a V6 fiero fan for $15 shipped of ebay

 

if you can get a ford taurus fan i think its the 2.2l engine that has a bigass badass fan in it

 

Five minute installation time once your old stuff is removed. Drill two holes into the metal shroud on the fans and bolt it on using stock shroud mounting holes and bolts. It comes with two fans and they really kick out the air. I'm currently running only one fan (long story), been doing it all summer actually, and still runs nice and cool. Got it for 20 bucks at the Junkyard, acid dipped it and painted it. 18 bucks for the automatic fan control at Autozone and I was all set.

 

That Flex A Lite 180 X-Treme fan is Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

And quiet as hell. Way more CFM than the black magic, and practically silent by comparison.

 

I looked at the X-Treme, but it only works in the puller position, and I wanted to free-up/clean-up the engine bay, so I opted for the very similar Sycone instead.

 

I haven't done a E-fan yet, but I've been thinking about it. Here's what I've gleaned from the forum:

-shroud is very important
-ON/OFF control requires a little work

I think I'd go for a pusher, too, just to open up some room around the engine.

B

 

does anyone have pics of those fans in the car? how easy do they install?

 

 

Nice. A perfect fit. What sort of oil cooler are you running?

 

I'm running a Mr Gasket. Super deal brand new on Ebay for $50, regular $125.

 

Stock GSL-SE - although do need to fix a leak on it..
It is almost a perfect fit. Some minor trimming here and there was necessary.

 

Does the shroud extend down over the cooler as well?

 

I have the Tall Radiator, and my Oil Cooler is in the front. It does cover the
whole radiator though. So if it was a Shorty/Thick Radiator, with the Oil Cooler Under the Radiator - then I think it would work.

Mounting Surface Required: 21 1/2" x 17 1/2" x 4 3/16"

Part # 180 - Puller

 

Here's that 38 dollar MR2 setup....

1. Shows the hook on the top of the fan shroud. This hangs onto the lip on the top of the radiator rather nicely.

2. Then, just drill two holes in the shroud to match up with a couple of the original shroud mounting holes. Use original bolts to mount the new fans.


You can either run them both using the same fan control, or set them up with two controls so that one will come on before the other. I am currently using only one of the fans, even that is cooling just fine for me. Haven't had an issue all summer.

 

Gotta love cheap (partial) redundancy.

-dave

 

LOL. The fans fit great on the stock radiator, but when I upgraded to the 2nd gen radiator I found it did not fit so well. The new radiator is just a little too wide to mount the fan the same way, so I'll need to fab some brackets or something. I rigged it up with just the one fan as a temporary fix, but it cools so good anyway that finishing it has moved way down the list of important things I must do.

 

Man Kentetsu I keep on looking at your setup and think how nice it is and how much space you have... And wonder why I don't have the same space and then like a dumbass I realize that my 13B is longer. Doh!?!?!