[DeTomaso] cooling fans

[Julian Kift]

Interesting I was the opposite for the sucker fans and ended up making a stand off for the shroud to get the right clearance for the fan blade from radiator. IIRC it's something like an optiomal 3/4" for the fans to be fully effective and pull/push the quoted CFM.

Julian

> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:40:33 -0400
> From: spkorb at gmail.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cooling fans
> 
> I also had to do some creative nothing and carving with an angle
> grinder to the shroud to get it to fit.  Not a lot, but certainly
> enough that Summit would never accept it as a return if I decided I
> didn't like it.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes.
> >
> > At the bottom of this page they are featured: http://www.spkorb.org/panrad.html
> >
> > Some are very unhappy that the shroud being on the pusher side is
> > problematic.  I've not seen problems, but I haven't taken my car for
> > sustained 130MPH runs either.  This setup does draw quite a bit of
> > amperage so be sure your battery and high output alternator are in top
> > shape.  I of course used a 30A relay drawing power directly from the
> > battery.  I think a heavier rated relay might be good, keeping the 30A
> > fuse.  The radiator is well cooled even on the hottest days.
> >
> > sean
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Bronco NY <broncony at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> has anyone used any of the pusher fans for an upright fluidyne from summitt racing with no problems and if so which ones work best?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
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