where to get electric fan?
03-18-02, 12:28 PM
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where to get electric fan?
What electric fan works with the Fluidyne radiator and where can I get one? The place I asked wanted 180 for a permacool hi-performance or 225 for a FAL black magic?
03-18-02, 12:46 PM
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Check www.summitracing.com has the black magic for $180 I believe
03-18-02, 03:22 PM
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The finger chopper (Permacool) is cheaper and according to the manufacturers numbers, it flows more. But it is dangerous!!!
The finger chopper (Permacool) is cheaper and according to the manufacturers numbers, it flows more. But it is dangerous!!!
03-18-02, 03:33 PM
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STOP!!!
There's no reason to spend more than $25 on the best fan you can get.
Which fan? You'll never guess it...
it pulls as much air as whatever fan my friend Brian Smith has in his 90 GTU - and he spent a WHOLE LOTTA money on it (sorry, can't remember the make/model)...
it has a shroud! something the aftermarket fans DO NOT have...
the shroud fits almost exactly over the RX-7's radiator...
and it's from a car that's rather notorious for it's, uh, "overheating"...
what is it?
the Pontiac Fiero!!! Both my friend and I just finished installing these fans in our cars, and they ROCK!!! So did BDC (Brian Cain - one of the FC badasses), and he loves it. It pulls air through his HUGE Mazdacomp radiator and an NPR large IC, and keeps it cooler than his old Black Magic fan...
Muhahahahaha!
Brandon
There's no reason to spend more than $25 on the best fan you can get.
Which fan? You'll never guess it...
it pulls as much air as whatever fan my friend Brian Smith has in his 90 GTU - and he spent a WHOLE LOTTA money on it (sorry, can't remember the make/model)...
it has a shroud! something the aftermarket fans DO NOT have...
the shroud fits almost exactly over the RX-7's radiator...
and it's from a car that's rather notorious for it's, uh, "overheating"...
what is it?
the Pontiac Fiero!!! Both my friend and I just finished installing these fans in our cars, and they ROCK!!! So did BDC (Brian Cain - one of the FC badasses), and he loves it. It pulls air through his HUGE Mazdacomp radiator and an NPR large IC, and keeps it cooler than his old Black Magic fan...
Muhahahahaha!
Brandon
03-18-02, 04:05 PM
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i'd have to agree with No7Yet ..me and my friend have done the same, went to a junkyard and just pulled them out of a fiero and wired them up to our rx7's. i went to the auto parts store and picked up a temp wiring kit and then i ran a relay to it. easy enough and works fantastic.
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03-18-02, 11:26 PM
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Originally posted by KNONFS
Another good reason to get the black magic fan, I have been bitten many times by the black magic.....and still have all of my fingers
Another good reason to get the black magic fan, I have been bitten many times by the black magic.....and still have all of my fingers
Talk about bang for the buck.
oops wrong quote.
I mean the one about the Fiero
03-19-02, 02:55 AM
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Originally posted by duffles
anyone with pics of the conversion or can elaborate on the install ie: easy medium or hard to install? if so please post.
anyone with pics of the conversion or can elaborate on the install ie: easy medium or hard to install? if so please post.
If all else fails, you can go to www.summitracing.com and get the generic fan mounting kit. It's the same thing that comes with most aftermarket fans (i.e., goes through the radiator fins).
I've used them three times now and as long as you don't plan on doing the job again -- does the job quite well.
I just looked up the part number and it's SUM-G4990. $6.95 for the kit (four fasteners with foam backing).
Good luck!
03-19-02, 04:13 AM
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Originally posted by No7Yet
STOP!!!
There's no reason to spend more than $25 on the best fan you can get.
Which fan? You'll never guess it...
it pulls as much air as whatever fan my friend Brian Smith has in his 90 GTU - and he spent a WHOLE LOTTA money on it (sorry, can't remember the make/model)...
it has a shroud! something the aftermarket fans DO NOT have...
the shroud fits almost exactly over the RX-7's radiator...
and it's from a car that's rather notorious for it's, uh, "overheating"...
what is it?
the Pontiac Fiero!!! Both my friend and I just finished installing these fans in our cars, and they ROCK!!! So did BDC (Brian Cain - one of the FC badasses), and he loves it. It pulls air through his HUGE Mazdacomp radiator and an NPR large IC, and keeps it cooler than his old Black Magic fan...
Muhahahahaha!
Brandon
STOP!!!
There's no reason to spend more than $25 on the best fan you can get.
Which fan? You'll never guess it...
it pulls as much air as whatever fan my friend Brian Smith has in his 90 GTU - and he spent a WHOLE LOTTA money on it (sorry, can't remember the make/model)...
it has a shroud! something the aftermarket fans DO NOT have...
the shroud fits almost exactly over the RX-7's radiator...
and it's from a car that's rather notorious for it's, uh, "overheating"...
what is it?
the Pontiac Fiero!!! Both my friend and I just finished installing these fans in our cars, and they ROCK!!! So did BDC (Brian Cain - one of the FC badasses), and he loves it. It pulls air through his HUGE Mazdacomp radiator and an NPR large IC, and keeps it cooler than his old Black Magic fan...
Muhahahahaha!
Brandon
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03-19-02, 06:22 AM
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Check these links out for more info on the Fiero fan
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ight=fiero+fan
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ight=fiero+fan
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ight=fiero+fan
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ight=fiero+fan
03-19-02, 07:47 AM
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For the sake of my post count here are a few more "mundane" details...
It comes from either model (I4 or V6) Fiero - they're the same part. Reliable? Well, it's an OEM part, pretty beefy, and I've never heard of one failing (and I followed Fire-os for a while). Plus, at $10-$25 each, they're cheaper than a fan clutch, even if they die...
The fiero fan has a shroud that alsmot completely covers the stock rad - drill a few holes in the shroud part, and use zip ties to secure it to the rad, and you'll be golden. The fan itself is a 5-blade unit, with a really wierd fin pattern that'll make you think it'd vibrate when spinning - but it doesn't. In fact, it's one of the quieter, more smooth-running fans I've seen.
Various places sell temp switches, e.g. Summit and Mazda (there's a 97 degC temp switch from a Miata that's killer). Wire one of those in with a 30A 12V relay, and bada-boom, temp control.
Make sure that you get the wires right! The fan won't spin the "wrong" way, only spark. The solid-black wire is negative, and the black-w/-red-stripe is positive. Use a fuse.
Go for it! It really works, guys! I'll post pics if I ever get around to it... If you really want to see them, PM me and bug me in a week or so.
Brandon
here are a few more "mundane" details...It comes from either model (I4 or V6) Fiero - they're the same part. Reliable? Well, it's an OEM part, pretty beefy, and I've never heard of one failing (and I followed Fire-os for a while). Plus, at $10-$25 each, they're cheaper than a fan clutch, even if they die...
The fiero fan has a shroud that alsmot completely covers the stock rad - drill a few holes in the shroud part, and use zip ties to secure it to the rad, and you'll be golden. The fan itself is a 5-blade unit, with a really wierd fin pattern that'll make you think it'd vibrate when spinning - but it doesn't. In fact, it's one of the quieter, more smooth-running fans I've seen.
Various places sell temp switches, e.g. Summit and Mazda (there's a 97 degC temp switch from a Miata that's killer). Wire one of those in with a 30A 12V relay, and bada-boom, temp control.
Make sure that you get the wires right! The fan won't spin the "wrong" way, only spark. The solid-black wire is negative, and the black-w/-red-stripe is positive. Use a fuse.
Go for it! It really works, guys! I'll post pics if I ever get around to it... If you really want to see them, PM me and bug me in a week or so.
Brandon
03-19-02, 11:44 PM
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Anyone know a good junkyard in Michigan near Ann Arbor/Jackson? One I went to said wrong things:
1. which engine is it? (replied not actually for one but a different car which it fits perfectly)
2. have a whole room full of fans (ie. not sure what cars they came from)
3. and lastly $35-$60 depending on which you choose
1. which engine is it? (replied not actually for one but a different car which it fits perfectly)
2. have a whole room full of fans (ie. not sure what cars they came from)
3. and lastly $35-$60 depending on which you choose
03-20-02, 01:40 AM
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post some pics damn it! i have heard sooooooo much about this conversion, but never seen one. please, anyone with it please post it, it is sure to archive, if it works!!!
03-20-02, 06:33 PM
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so to reiterate anyone know what years the fiero fans will work from? the other thread said he used an 88. do all the 88s of that body style have the efan setup like that or is this the wrong place to be askin 
03-21-02, 09:31 AM
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To reiterate, all years will work.
Just go get one! (Oh, and NO you don't have to remove that pesky reservior to get at the lower bolts; just reach in through the wheelwell)
Brandon
Just go get one! (Oh, and NO you don't have to remove that pesky reservior to get at the lower bolts; just reach in through the wheelwell)
Brandon