Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: chache876]
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06/15/08 09:31 PM
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fasteddie
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I use an electric fan and water pump on the Dart drag car. It does ok but I think it would slowly overheat in traffic if it were a street car. I'm looking into this http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/52065/10002/-1It's a shroud for an electric fan that I think would help alot by allowing the fan to pull air through the entire radiator instead of just the size of the fan. Sorry, no pics
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Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: chache876]
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06/15/08 10:49 PM
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1000 CFM isn't going to cut it. You need more like 3-4000 CFM - no, really - to keep a healthy engine cool on the street. Yeah, that can cost a lot if you go aftermarket, but there are LOTS of junkyard options. The OEM's aren't going to cheap out on a cooling fan, and you can benefit from their hard work. There are lots of threads on electric fans, so you might try searching for something like "Lincoln fan" or "Mark VIII" for some good ideas. I know OzHemi had a very detailed thread on how he installed a Mark VIII fan in one of his cars. Late 90's t-birds also used a similar fan, and Taurus/Sable fans are also nice pieces. My personal fan is from an early 2000's Volvo sedan: That fan is EASILY 3000 CFM, maybe more. It draws some amps though, so be prepared to upgrade some wiring - especially through the bulkhead connector - when you do an electric fan install. Clair
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Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: Clair_Davis]
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06/15/08 11:04 PM
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I know OzHemi had a very detailed thread on how he installed a Mark VIII fan in one of his cars. Late 90's t-birds also used a similar fan, and Taurus/Sable fans are also nice pieces.
Thanks The one I used was a Tbird one actually..from a '96 4.6L car. It fits the 27" Summit radiator Perfectly as well It's a 2 speed fan, and I had it wired so as the low speed came on with a sensor (in the intake, to come on at 180) and the high-speed on the fan on a switch.."just in case" but even in the middle of the summer I could let the car idle for 45 minutes and it would not get over 190 degrees
Here it is as I was mocking up the mounts and wiring..
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Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: tpabayflyer]
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06/15/08 11:52 PM
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I found a nice taurus/sable electric fan/shroud for $25.00 at the junky.... It tested and worked great. I measured it for mounting behind my 27" summit rad and the fan was 1/2 to deep. It hit the water pump snout on my J-body TBF
Trim it down a little bit
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Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: tpabayflyer]
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06/16/08 12:06 AM
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I did a big thread on it ages ago when I did it (been a couple years now I think? ) It's a Tbird 4.6l fan actually On the relays..read what I wrote a little further up about the 2 speeds on the fan..I used one relay for each speed on the fan
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Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: OzHemi]
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06/16/08 09:52 AM
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To the 27" summit radiator dudes, how did you handle the mounting? I like the 4.6 ford fan deal. Looks like a nice package! Can you give the part# for that rad?
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Re: Small block a body guys...lets see your electric fa
[Re: WayneM]
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06/16/08 11:33 AM
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OzHemi
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To the 27" summit radiator dudes, how did you handle the mounting? I like the 4.6 ford fan deal. Looks like a nice package! Can you give the part# for that rad?
Just had my buddy weld on 4 flanges (I didn't have aluminum stuff for my mig) and I bolted it to the core support...you can see one in this pic, to the left of the relays (I've mounted them the same way on 3 vehicles now..and going to be using another one shortly )
Don't remember the part number off hand, would have to look it up
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