lightweight fan replacement ?
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lightweight fan replacement ? I was looking at replacement fans...i eventually want to go with a lightweight radiator...whats everyone using for lightweight fan setup...it feels like mines heavy as **** !!
Also what has to be changed in the tune and whatnot....PICS PLEASE
Also what has to be changed in the tune and whatnot....PICS PLEASE
There's 2 small SPAL fans you can put on that will go right on the radiator, tune you just need to turn them on at a lower temp, that's all.
I'll have to look for the part # I don't remember what it is.
I'll have to look for the part # I don't remember what it is.
curious about this also. I have seen a single fan mounted to a flat aluminum plate. Looked like it dropped in where the dual fan goes but only one fan. I wander how it would be to make one work instead of two.
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those fans are retarted heavy...i work at autozone and the universal fan it called for, for a 93 LT1 which is just a circular fan was only 5.4lbs....even if you needed two of those it would be 10lbs rather than like 30 or whatever it weighs !....JL get that part number !
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Verdad Gallardo No both the fans are used on the car.
Look for a smallish SPAL fan, summit sells them, they attach to the radiator like a tranny cooler would with the pull thru plastic fastners, if ya use 2 of them like the stock setup is it will save a bunch of weight.. you just have to set the tune to turn them on pretty much all the time.
Problem, is without a shroud like the stock setup has you will only draw air thru that part of the radiator, and alot of street driving you may have a temp/cooling issue. If you run an electric water pump, and can leave that on with the fans running after a run at the track you won't have any issues, as the car will have plenty of time to cool off... on the street, I could see it possibly being inadequate.
Look for a smallish SPAL fan, summit sells them, they attach to the radiator like a tranny cooler would with the pull thru plastic fastners, if ya use 2 of them like the stock setup is it will save a bunch of weight.. you just have to set the tune to turn them on pretty much all the time.
Problem, is without a shroud like the stock setup has you will only draw air thru that part of the radiator, and alot of street driving you may have a temp/cooling issue. If you run an electric water pump, and can leave that on with the fans running after a run at the track you won't have any issues, as the car will have plenty of time to cool off... on the street, I could see it possibly being inadequate.
I know most of the 4th gens they have a dummy fan temp guage but if N/A and street driving should be fine I would think. Only when your running FI or 100+ deg temp days in stop and go traffic. Maybe have the fans run constantly to try to keep it as cool as possible, lower thermo, and water wetter.
More just a thought but it would be cool to ditch extra weight.
More just a thought but it would be cool to ditch extra weight.
