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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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I cant seem to get a straight answer on what fans or fan to run. I will have a T70 LM7, LS6 cam, 15 psi, FMIC. I have the Griffin radiator already, need to know what to use fan wise though. This will rarely ever see the track, need to stay cool on the street
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 01:44 AM
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If you can fit pullers, do it.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 05:40 AM
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Puller give you the best cfm.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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If you are on a budget, i would try the spal 12" fan , you can get it for $90. I havent personally had enough time to test it in warm weather, but it seems to move the air.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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do you think the HP spal 12" is worth the extra hundred bucks? Do you run a single 12" spal?
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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The only way it would be worth it to me is if the $90 spal didnt keep my car cool and the HP moves that much more air to make the difference. I dont think i will have cooling issues any longer with this new standard spal.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Here's what I ended up running. Running two give you 4420 CFM PUSHER.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-16925/
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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Anything more budget minded?
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alot of people hack up there stock puller fans to work with the griffin radiator. id say thats really budget friendly and it shouldnt be too hard to do. there are some pics of it in that long, "vertical radiator" tread somewhere around here. i was going to do this and hack up the stock fans to fit. also read alot about puller fans working really good/easier and more reliable than pusher fans.
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by hitmanws6
Anything more budget minded?
Wow I thought those were "budget" lol.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by hitmanws6
anything more budget minded?
no!!!!
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Originally Posted by gsxr1k2
Here's what I ended up running. Running two give you 4420 CFM PUSHER.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-16925/
These are the fans that are tried and proven. You asked for a straight answer
there it is.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by koolrayz
These are the fans that are tried and proven. You asked for a straight answer
there it is.
agreed

edit: just to clarify, i have these as a pusher setup. if you can fit a puller with a shroud it will be more effective, but if you cant, these WILL work as a pusher

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Originally Posted by gsxr1k2
Here's what I ended up running. Running two give you 4420 CFM PUSHER.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-16925/
Got a picture of that mounted on the car?
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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Puller fans, when at least molded to the radiator as well as the OEM setup (and spaced out as much), draws air more evenly across the entire radiator getting the most out of the entire setup.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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I just mounted the FLX-420s on my setup as pullers cause I didn't like the pusher idea with and AC condenser up front. They are only rated at 2500 cfms but hopefully it will work. Turned out great though.
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Z28CobraKiller
Got a picture of that mounted on the car?
Sure I'll grab one. It'll be a bit though working for a week or so.
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