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Old 06-10-03, 05:44 PM
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Question electric fan

i am thinking about putting in an electric fan, do they make that much of a difference? or am i wasting my time?
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two schools of thought here. Those that swear by the e-fan, and those that swear by the stock fan.

So be prepared to hear both sides.

Me personally? I think nothing flows like the stock fan. But then again, it really clutters the engine bay.

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i put in a 15" e-fan.... no shroud or anything...i drive like a crazy **** and it still keeps mine cool...makes a hell of a lot of nice room in the engine bay...if ur gonna do it get a thermo switch... id say go for it.....

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If every one is always stearing at your engine then get one, but other than that don't fix it if it ain't broke.
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I put one in.. than replaced it with the stock fan again. they dont make that much of a difference. but cleans up the engine bay and does its job well.
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If your stock fan is working OK then spend the money on something you'll actually notice.
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how about 30 dollars and coolers better then stock fan . and im still waiting for my daul pulley to come in cause my emisstions are gone . Fiero fan is the way to go .
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Originally posted by rx7freddie
how about 30 dollars and coolers better then stock fan.
The only way an electric fan can cool better than the stock fan is is the stock fan was broken and not providing suffucient airflow. If the stock fan is working fine, there will be no change in cooling.
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I think I'm going to write a webpage The Myth Of The Electric Fan.
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
I think I'm going to write a webpage The Myth Of The Electric Fan.
Please do, and then make it a sticky
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
I think I'm going to write a webpage The Myth Of The Electric Fan.
doesnt your turbo n/a have an electric fan?
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Yes, but that is because the stock clutch fan failed, and I didn't want to pay Mazda 300+ for a replacement. Also, I will soon need the extra room in the engine bay in front of the rad...
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If you go to autozone, or advaned auto a stock clutch fan is like $50 bucks at the most.
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Is it a generic replacement, or a perfect match?
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
Yes, but that is because the stock clutch fan failed, and I didn't want to pay Mazda 300+ for a replacement. Also, I will soon need the extra room in the engine bay in front of the rad...
same reason i have an electric fan.

(not that i need the space in front of the rad, just i prefer to have it opened up.)

electric fans may not be marginally better, but i prefer the general pros and cons over the stock clutch fan.




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