[Supras] Why you should have a fan shroud...

[B A]

Hey Jeff,

How much quieter would you say the car is with the electric fans instead of
the stocker clutch fan?  I'm always looking for ways to quiet down the 92T,
and thus far have stayed away from elec fans due to what I've heard have
been "performance issues."  Is it just a matter of some high-pitched
squealing or etc. being eliminated with the electrics, or do they remove
more of a lower-pitched roar?  My high-range hearing is shot, so things like
whistling sounds or squealing that people can hear (ie, extended radio
antenna masts in high winds) I can't hear at all --- but lower pitched stuff
like engine, tyre/road roar, etc. are quite loud.

Do you have the Flex-A-Lites, or did you say you were building your
own?......

Brian


On 20/12/2007, Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Agreed..but I like the quieter cruising, and the snappier response
> around town when I dont draw on the fan clutch (HP) to keep cool.
>
> Yes, fans use power, but its not an immediate loss, as the battery is
> the buffer, that spend HP to make the power is spread out over a
> longer period of time.
>
> There are a lot more cars, with a LOT more HP, that have never seen a
> mechanical fan that have never had problems.
>
> On Dec 20, 2007 3:10 PM,  <cthommes at adelphia.net> wrote:
> > Perhaps.  But a properly working OEM clutch fan and shroud will *always*
> be, not just "can be".
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> > ---- Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Elec fans can be very reliable and very adequate.  Just..the BM150
> isnt either.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 20, 2007 2:54 PM,  <cthommes at adelphia.net> wrote:
> > > > So bizarre... You offer a direct condradiction in two consecutive
> sentences:
> > > > "So I have learned my lesson... Time to switch to electric fans."
> > > >
> > > > -Craig
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---- Harley <CoolGuyHDB at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > > So... I opened my good this afternoon trying to figure out why I
> keep smelling a weird smell coming from the front of the motor. Turns out
> that because I am running without a fan shroud that my fan had pulled down
> the fire proof insulation on the underside of the hood into the fan and it
> was tearing it up causing a burning smell that I can't even describe. So I
> have learned my lesson... Time to switch to electric fans. I'de add a fan
> shroud but I would much rather switch to electric.
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