[Supras] mk3 cooling fans

[FauxZ]

that's total BS... i was running a mechanical fan at atuo-x and it was 
sucking in enough air to pull the (poorly mounted) fan shroud into the fan 
blades.. I chucked one and a half blades, through the radiator...  doesn't 
sound bullet proof to me!!!!   ;)

I do need a new shroud, but not until I'm sure the damn thing won't fall off 
the crappy radiator...  It's getting into summer time, need max air flow..


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dm19959 at aol.com>
To: <jjcorbat at uwm.edu>; <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] mk3 cooling fans


> Dunno about that. Back in the day I switched to an electric fan to test 
> this. I have the old dyno sheets of the red car with the 7MGE+turbo. The 
> mechanical fan, when fully clutched, showed a 3 RWHP drop from no 
> mechanical fan. Some of the hp loss can be attributed to the fact that we 
> had to run the coolant up to 240 degrees (we used a cover in front of the 
> radiator) to get the fan to completely clutch for any length of time. 
> There was negligable difference between the electric and the mechanical 
> otherwise. However, with the mechanical fan the coolant stays right at the 
> thermostat rating. The car will warm up faster with an electric and on 
> extremely warm days there will be a performance increase with an electric 
> however, the mechanical fan moves far more air and is pretty much bullet 
> proof if the clutch is in good shape.
>
> -Dean
>