jonesymk2

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anybody know if they work well or not,havnt got much space inbetween bumper and intercooler and i dont really want 2 cut the bumper about 2 much,also wud they work just aswell if i cud fit them inbetween the cooler and rad,also how many wud i need

foreigneRS

they're a joke.

motorbike rad fans are small and useful

JTECH James

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i use a little computer fan for cooling my secs monitor.... just about does the job

jonesymk2

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i bought performance ford earlier and theres a black s2 rst in there and hes using computer cooling fans on the rad and apparently they work quite well so was just a thought

Shings

Theres a tongue in cheek comment.


Worked fine on my S2- were perfectly able to bring the temperature down and make the fans cut out.

I know of a few cars which run them and they work fine - having said that Motorbike fans are probably a good idea but can be more expensive and its difficult to size em up.

Computer fans- open maplins catologue and it tells you the sizes and outputs and they do a discount for bulk purchases.

Jake

FastFordChris

thing is with using computer fans is their not disigned to work under the force of wind that will be blown onto them while driving, so they tend to pack up after a while.

Jim Galbally

seriously mate, don't

Eagle

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i had a grs mk2 intercooler and ally rad .. and i ran twin 12" kenlow fans .. no problems with it at all... just move the rad back towards the engine and replace the engine mounts, move the alternator back and fit a smaller diameter belt (or it chews through the water pipe)

Diamonds.

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yeh i found that out as few times

StephenC

on mine the four fans were not enough to cool the car alone during extreme driving (ring). On the street given enough time off boost they would maintain temp but not cool by much. When used in conjuction with the cabin fans on full it cools down the temps under all conditions but this does involve sweating like a pig. Ive been told to seal the fans to the rad so all air flow generated by the fans is forced through the rad and does not seap out of the side of the casing (where the fan meets the rad) which it tends to do due to less resistance. Yet to try this though. Im hoping fitment of an oil cooler may also swing the balance a bit more.

foreigneRS

computer fans are using axial flow fans that are not designed to work against a high airside pressure (trying to suck through the rad (& i/c?) fins). they're ok to just move air