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old thermo fan
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:36 pm
by Subafury
the bearing in my thermo fan is buggered (solved my strange noise problem) and was wondering if an aftermaket fan would give better cooling ie spin faster, than the ol' L series one?
otherwise ill just replace the fan.
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:55 pm
by SuBaRiNo
Im sure the aftermarket ones would be better if you can make em fit.
Dave
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:20 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
If you are handy you can adapt a liberty fan to fit in there with minimal fuss and they work about 200% better than the old L ones
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:05 am
by SuBaRiNo
How good are they compared to aftermarket ones though?? could be a lot of fuss for little gain. Also with aftermarket ones u have a choice of sizes and different mounting options.
Dave
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:59 pm
by Subafury
i just priced up a davies craig one. computa says: $140 part no: 0045 or something.
for anyone (AndrewT?) thats bought one before, does this sound resonable?
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:01 am
by subanator
A street mag I read recently said via testing aftermarket etc for efficiency etc reckon that the Ford Modeo or similar Falcon fans used with shrouds work best, dont know what they go for at the wreckers etc?
The photos showed 2x fans mounted diag across the rad in the shroud.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:38 pm
by Subafury
i was randomly workin at morley supercheap today and coincidently the correct fan for my L (as above)fan was sittin on the shelf like a clearance item. i snapped it up for super cheap!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:52 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
I have a heap of Liberty fans lying around so it was the "cheapest" option for me
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:12 pm
by Subafury
put it in today. was the easiest fit id done. i sorta wedged it into the existing shroud as the new fan and its surrounding just fit inside. then just bolted it back up and wired it. easy. havent been for a test run yet but it spins a hell of a lot faster than the old one.