Fan shroud mishap...
06-20-05, 08:11 AM
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Fan shroud mishap...
Ok, so last night while racing my friend in his ZX3, I launched at like 3200rpm and heard a loud noise and a but of whining... it turned out that the brackets for the fan shroud broke off and it killed my stock fan... so, now I guess I am going to electric... what is a good fan to use?
06-20-05, 09:18 AM
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I would say your motor mounts are shot as well... I think your motor twisted so far that the fan came into contact with the radiator shroud..
Better fix this problem first......
For an N/A the Flex-a-lite black magic 150 should do the job nicely..
for a Turbo.. I'd satep up to a 180 or go with vintage air's monster fan (3700 cfm)
Watever you get, make shure it pulles at LEAST 2700 CFM and that it has a shroud.
The stock fan from a late 90's v-8 Taurus, Lincoln, etc. work well also.. Some guys do the fiero fan but, fiero fans are getting pretty OLD as they sit in the junkyard.
Better fix this problem first......
For an N/A the Flex-a-lite black magic 150 should do the job nicely..
for a Turbo.. I'd satep up to a 180 or go with vintage air's monster fan (3700 cfm)
Watever you get, make shure it pulles at LEAST 2700 CFM and that it has a shroud.
The stock fan from a late 90's v-8 Taurus, Lincoln, etc. work well also.. Some guys do the fiero fan but, fiero fans are getting pretty OLD as they sit in the junkyard.
06-20-05, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by YearsOfDecay
I would say your motor mounts are shot as well... I think your motor twisted so far that the fan came into contact with the radiator shroud..
Better fix this problem first......
For an N/A the Flex-a-lite black magic 150 should do the job nicely..
for a Turbo.. I'd satep up to a 180 or go with vintage air's monster fan (3700 cfm)
Watever you get, make shure it pulles at LEAST 2700 CFM and that it has a shroud.
The stock fan from a late 90's v-8 Taurus, Lincoln, etc. work well also.. Some guys do the fiero fan but, fiero fans are getting pretty OLD as they sit in the junkyard.
Better fix this problem first......
For an N/A the Flex-a-lite black magic 150 should do the job nicely..
for a Turbo.. I'd satep up to a 180 or go with vintage air's monster fan (3700 cfm)
Watever you get, make shure it pulles at LEAST 2700 CFM and that it has a shroud.
The stock fan from a late 90's v-8 Taurus, Lincoln, etc. work well also.. Some guys do the fiero fan but, fiero fans are getting pretty OLD as they sit in the junkyard.
06-21-05, 08:02 AM
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My motor mounts still have some meat, but my transmission mount took a crap... I am planning on replacing all of them in two weeks though... but you are correct.
06-21-05, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 91mazdarx7
hey the fans you said for turbo are you talking about the flex a lite's 180 fan that has Maximum Fan CFM of : 3300
) the 180 will cover the entire radiator and pulls 3300 CFM.. that should make a BIG difference in cooling efficiency. It MAY require a bit of modding to get it to fit under the top tube on the rad, but i dont think so.. but thats just a matter of cutting and fiberglassing a small part of the shroud.. if it comes to that!!!
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You know, there is another thread on the same page asking the same question. AaronCake mentioned that GM e-fans are almost a direct fit at a fraction of the price of these other suggestions.
Take a look at the other thread.
Take a look at the other thread.
