[DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control

Brian mazdastuff at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 15 14:38:13 EDT 2016


I will second the Jon Haas controller.  Also just for info a website called The Fan Man has a good selection of fans and accessories.
Brian

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> On Apr 15, 2016, at 1:25 PM, Bill Moore <bill at incendium.com> wrote:
> 
>   And Stephen's car is a great great example. He has some amazing neat
>   mods.
> 
>   Cheers,
>   Bill Moore
>   Incendium Supply
>   Calgary
> 
>   -------- Original message --------
>   From: Stephen <steve at snclocks.com>
>   Date: 2016-04-15 11:47 AM (GMT-07:00)
>   To: 'Tomas Gunnarsson' <guson at home.se>
>   Cc: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>   Good morrow Tomas!
>   You are, of course, absolutely correct.
>   For you.
>   My testing with an anemometer has shown that, when going down the road
>   at 80
>   mph, the air is flowing through the opening at somewhere between 20 and
>   25
>   mph, which equates to a volume of around 200 cfm.  Heck, even a 7.5
>   inch low
>   profile Spal fan pushes 450 cfm.
>   I plan to use a pwm controller, so fan will only spin as necessary to
>   achieve whatever I set as a target temperature in the engine
>   compartment.  I
>   suspect that, when driving down the road on a hot day, the fan may not
>   be
>   turning at all.  Time will tell.
>   I am doing this for a couple of reasons - mainly because I like to
>   drive my
>   cars.  I hate leaving the Pantera out in a parking lot with the engine
>   accessible to folks fingers.  The dogbone air cleaner is just way too
>   attractive (ok, maybe not to all of you, but to folks who want a
>   souvenir?).
>   Not to mention things like swirl tank radiator caps and the like.
>   Besides,
>   it is amazing to me how much crap ends up on top of the engine and how
>   much
>   water ends up flowing up onto the engine when driven at speed.
>   So, I agree completely with you.  For you, this would be pointless.
>   But,
>   heck, for me it is a good thing.
>   Of course, I have made a lot of mods to 5332 with a focus to making her
>   easier to maintain and more enjoyable.  Few folks will go with FI - but
>   I
>   really like it - to mention one of may mods.
>   As we all have to remember, what we do with our cars is what makes us
>   happy.
>   Stephen Nelson
>   From: Tomas Gunnarsson [mailto:guson at home.se]
>   Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 10:33 AM
>   To: steve at snclocks.com
>   Cc: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>   That must be one of the most pointless modifications one can undertake.
>   The
>   car moving will create an airflow up and out the opening beyond what
>   any
>   reasonable fan can produce. That flow will also keep the air below your
>   goal
>   temperature.
>   Tomas
>   <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>   From: Stephen [steve at snclocks.com]
>   Sent: 15/4/2016 6:20:23 PM
>   To: kenn_green at yahoo.com <mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>   Cc: detomaso at poca.com <mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>   That one is just the wiring kit for the controller.
>   Thanks for looking - I am going to find what I want if I keep trying.
>   My
>   goal is to install the window behind the engine and have a controller
>   to
>   ramp up and down a fan that will be mounted beside the engine on the
>   passenger side - down low, on top of the frame rails. It will pull air
>   from
>   below the car, blow up one side and most likely down the other to keep
>   the
>   engine compartment below like 150F.
>   Stephen Nelson
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken
>   Green via
>   DeTomaso
>   Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 9:03 AM
>   To: Dave <davel at emspace.com <mailto:davel at emspace.com> >;
>   detomaso at poca.com
>   <mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>   says "NOT AVAILABLE"
>   How about this one:
>   Be Cool/Spal Programmable Dual Fan Controller Kit, Wiring Harness,
>   | |
>   | | | | | | | |
>   | Be Cool/Spal Programmable Dual Fan Controller Kit, Wirin...US $59.99
>   | Used in eBay Motors, Parts & Accessories, Car & Truck Parts | | View
>   | on www.ebay.com <http://www.ebay.com>  | Preview by Yahoo | |
>   | |
>   From: Dave <davel at emspace.com <mailto:davel at emspace.com> >
>   To: detomaso at poca.com <mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 10:02 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>   This may be current....
>   [1]http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Garage-Sale-Spal-Pulse-Width-Modulated
>   -Fan-Controller,35700.html
>   dave
>   On 4/14/2016 8:16 PM, Stephen wrote:
>   I have used a couple of Spal's PWM (pulse width modulated) radiator fan
>   controls in the past and quite like them. OK, a bit complex to set up,
>   but they do a nice job. Problem is Spal has quite making them. Do any
>   of you have one sitting around that needs a new home? If so, please
>   let me know how much you want for it.
>   Stephen Nelson
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>      Good morrow Tomas!
>      You are, of course, absolutely correct.
>      For you.
>      My testing with an anemometer has shown that, when going down the
>   road
>      at 80 mph, the air is flowing through the opening at somewhere
>   between
>      20 and 25 mph, which equates to a volume of around 200 cfm.  Heck,
>   even
>      a 7.5 inch low profile Spal fan pushes 450 cfm.
>      I plan to use a pwm controller, so fan will only spin as necessary
>   to
>      achieve whatever I set as a target temperature in the engine
>      compartment.  I suspect that, when driving down the road on a hot
>   day,
>      the fan may not be turning at all.  Time will tell.
>      I am doing this for a couple of reasons - mainly because I like to
>      drive my cars.  I hate leaving the Pantera out in a parking lot with
>      the engine accessible to folks fingers.  The dogbone air cleaner is
>      just way too attractive (ok, maybe not to all of you, but to folks
>   who
>      want a souvenir?).  Not to mention things like swirl tank radiator
>   caps
>      and the like.  Besides, it is amazing to me how much crap ends up on
>      top of the engine and how much water ends up flowing up onto the
>   engine
>      when driven at speed.
>      So, I agree completely with you.  For you, this would be pointless.
>      But, heck, for me it is a good thing.
>      Of course, I have made a lot of mods to 5332 with a focus to making
>   her
>      easier to maintain and more enjoyable.  Few folks will go with FI -
>   but
>      I really like it - to mention one of may mods.
>      As we all have to remember, what we do with our cars is what makes
>   us
>      happy.
>      Stephen Nelson
>      From: Tomas Gunnarsson [mailto:guson at home.se]
>      Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 10:33 AM
>      To: steve at snclocks.com
>      Cc: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at poca.com
>      Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>      That must be one of the most pointless modifications one can
>   undertake.
>      The car moving will create an airflow up and out the opening beyond
>      what any reasonable fan can produce. That flow will also keep the
>   air
>      below your goal temperature.
>      Tomas
>      <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>      From: Stephen [steve at snclocks.com]
>      Sent: 15/4/2016 6:20:23 PM
>      To: [1]kenn_green at yahoo.com
>      Cc: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>      Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>      That one is just the wiring kit for the controller.
>      Thanks for looking - I am going to find what I want if I keep
>   trying.
>      My goal is to install the window behind the engine and have a
>      controller to ramp up and down a fan that will be mounted beside the
>      engine on the passenger side - down low, on top of the frame rails.
>   It
>      will pull air from below the car, blow up one side and most likely
>   down
>      the other to keep the engine compartment below like 150F.
>      Stephen Nelson
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: DeTomaso [[3]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
>   Ken
>      Green via DeTomaso
>      Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 9:03 AM
>      To: Dave <[4]davel at emspace.com>; [5]detomaso at poca.com
>      Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>      says "NOT AVAILABLE"
>      How about this one:
>      Be Cool/Spal Programmable Dual Fan Controller Kit, Wiring Harness,
>      | |
>      | | | | | | | |
>      | Be Cool/Spal Programmable Dual Fan Controller Kit, Wirin...US
>   $59.99
>      | Used in eBay Motors, Parts & Accessories, Car & Truck Parts | |
>   View
>      | on [6]www.ebay.com | Preview by Yahoo | |
>      | |
>      From: Dave <[7]davel at emspace.com>
>      To: [8]detomaso at poca.com
>      Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 10:02 PM
>      Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spal PWM fan control
>      This may be current....
> 
>   [1][9]http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Garage-Sale-Spal-Pulse-Width-Modula
>      ted
>      -Fan-Controller,35700.html
>      dave
>      On 4/14/2016 8:16 PM, Stephen wrote:
>      I have used a couple of Spal's PWM (pulse width modulated) radiator
>   fan
>      controls in the past and quite like them. OK, a bit complex to set
>   up,
>      but they do a nice job. Problem is Spal has quite making them. Do
>   any
>      of you have one sitting around that needs a new home? If so, please
>      let me know how much you want for it.
>      Stephen Nelson
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