[Supras] mk3 cooling fans

[cthommes@adelphia.net]

Yeah really.  Bulletproof?  I've broken THREE mk3 fans...  They just don't hold up, just like the 7M doesn't hold up.

-Craig

---- FauxZ <fauxz at arizonagt.org> wrote: 
> 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
> >
> 
> 
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