[Supras] mk3 cooling fans

[Gregg Bradstock]

FYI to anyone interested -- there is a stock fan shroud on ebay for an 89 t. 
  I got mine in new condition from ebay.

Gregg
87NA

>From: "Chris Smyczek" <csmyczek at molbiores.com>
>Reply-To: csmyczek at molbiores.com
>To: <supras at supras.com>
>Subject: Re: [Supras] mk3 cooling fans
>Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 13:44:39 -0500
>
>You do not need massive amounts of air to properly cool, you do however 
>need
>air channeled properly to make the exchange. One square foot cross 
>sectional
>is adequate at the grille. Your shrouds must be in place, under engine
>plastic specifically. Stay away from fans which move lesser amounts of air
>than the stock blade clutched. Why look for power from your cooling system
>when you are generating increasing amounts of heat?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:Supras-bounces at supras.com]On
>Behalf Of dm19959 at aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:12 AM
>To: ddino77 at earthlink.net; shenku at gmail.com; fauxz at arizonagt.org
>Cc: supras at supras.com
>Subject: Re: [Supras] mk3 cooling fans
>
>
>The car should have plenty of air flowing across the radiator at 100mph+
>unless the fan itself is a restriction to airflow.
>
>-Dean
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Dinhofer <ddino77 at earthlink.net>
>To: Aaron Hansen <shenku at gmail.com>; FauxZ <fauxz at arizonagt.org>
>Cc: supras at supras.com
>Sent: Wed, 3 May 2006 01:10:58 -0400
>Subject: Re: [Supras] mk3 cooling fans
>
>
>I thought there would be a problem as well when making the switch to dual
>electrics.  I live
>in FL and no problems yet unless I'm thrashing around at 100mph plus in
>which
>case the temp
>needle just creeps up a teensy weeny bit higher.  On very very hot days I
>might
>not take it up
>that high and loaf around to keep things on the safe side.  I had my
>trepidations but no longer,
>electric fans is definately an improvement where every second
>counts.....doesn't
>seem to tax the
>alternator either.  I have 3 stereo amps plus all the electronic doodads 
>one
>could ever imagine and
>never had an issue.
>
>_______________________________________________________
>I don't know if I'd call that BS. Sounds more like you needed to have the
>shroud mounted properly. ;)
>
>If the stock shroud, fan, and clutch are in proper working order you should
>never see this. Even if your shroud was mounted correctly (and free of
>cracking damage) this would be an edge case at best and not the rule.
>
>I've never seen dyno sheets showing a significant gain of power just by
>switching to electric (doesn't mean it's not possible), but I have seen 
>dyno
>sheets showing no significant gains (no I don't have them myself).
>
>Heh heh, this topic comes up every Spring though. Must be time to change my
>heatent [ (c) Jeff Mohler ] again. :P
>
>-Aaron
>87T
>
>
>On 5/2/06, 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..
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