[Supras] mk3 cooling fans

[Dm19959@aol.com]

Hey! I said BULLETproof not IDIOTproof.
 
Just go 1J.
 
-Dean
 
In a message dated 5/2/2006 5:06:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
cthommes at adelphia.net writes:

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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