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Offline FCwidman

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Electric radiator fans
« on: March 02, 2016, 08:54:09 PM »
Who's running electric fans and where did you get them from? I've heard of fiero fans and the mercury villager/Quest fans. And with the extra electrical load did you have to upgrade the alternator? cause mine already hates my sub so I can't imagine what it'd be like when the fan kicks on high.
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Re: Electric radiator fans
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2016, 10:03:54 AM »
I think the Ford tarus is another popular e-fan to use.
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Re: Electric radiator fans
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2016, 04:14:57 AM »
I have used the Taurus fans, but only because I had to because of packaging.  I never had a single issue with my stock fan. I have had more issues than I care to think about with electric fans. And remember there is no real power gain over a properly working mechanical fan.
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Re: Electric radiator fans
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2016, 07:25:06 AM »
The e fan is more for looks than function. I'm not expecting more cooling and on the pulley im running the holes for mounting the stock fan are off and I havnt got around to redrilling them
I should probably just redrll them now that i think about it, Id save some money lol
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Re: Electric radiator fans
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2016, 11:28:04 AM »
I'll agree the E-fan looks way better, but I'd upgrade the alternator, mine was dieing once a year on me. Not fun! I'm going back to old mechanical fan.
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Re: Electric radiator fans
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2016, 04:26:47 PM »
I'm running a SPAL on both my FBs.  They're 16" medium profiles that pull 13A.  SPAL is an OEM supplier, so I assume their reliability is good.  I'm running an FD alternator on both cars, and haven't had any issues.  One of them has 500W worth of audio, so that's around 40A (but those are Class D amps, so I doubt they're pulling anywhere near that amount at normal listening levels).

But really, the fan rarely runs on either car -- only if it sits parked and running or if I'm stuck at a light for a looong time.
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