My OEM radiator developed a crack and I replaced it with the CSF 3328 radiator. Since I was tearing it apart I decided to have an e-fan created. The folks at Fontana Nissan recommended The Fan Man. I researched them and on a number of forums I found that The Fan Man has a very good reputation. I had the new CSF radiator shipped directly to The Fan Man so there would be no fitment issues. CSF did a lousy job of packaging and the shipping company did a number on the radiator. Consequently, The Fan Man still has the radiator and they can use it to template off of.
My e-fan consists of the custom fabricated shroud, two 13" SPAL medium profile fans, two SPAL Fan Relay Harnesses, a metal radiator hose pipe and a custom temperature probe.
The Fan Man wasn't sure what temperature range the probe should be. They sent me a 210° probe and it turns out that is way too high. The Titan thinks that overheating is imminent at that temperature. I'll be replacing the 210º probe with a SPAL 195° in the next couple of days but I think I'll likely switch over to a 185° probe. Switching to a different probe is fairly easy. It takes just a few minutes.
I think The Fan Man did a great job. They never had the OEM shroud in-house so they went off of measurements of the OEM shroud that I sent them. All the included hardware was stainless steel and the nuts were nylon locking.
This is the setup as it was shipped to me. Sitting on top of the shroud is the radiator pipe and the temperature probe. On top of the right fan is the hose mount plate. The pictures and measurements I sent them were good, but to make it perfect they created the plate and I mounted it exactly where it needed to be. They included rivets but I ended up using bolts that also served to hold the relays and a central negative ground.
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The front of the fan. Note the central rib that they put in. I suspect that this serves to isolate the fans and also provide some support to the shroud and prevent deflection. The vent holes in the lower right of the picture align nicely with where the A/C condenser fan blows through.
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The next four pictures show the shroud on the CSF radiator. The yellow material between the shroud and the radiator is what the radiator had on it for shipping. I left it on the radiator until AFTER the radiator was in the engine compartment. This keeps the fins of the radiator from getting damaged.
Bottom, passenger corner. Shown is the Qwik Valve F103N from QwikValve.com in place of the CSF drain plug. I highly recommend using this drain valve as it makes draining the fluid a no-mess project. The CSF plug will make a complete mess with radiator fluid going everywhere except where you want it. I speak from experience.
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Bottom, driver corner. Note the hose hook. This holds the transmission cooler hose. The yellow covers on the transmission cooler line fittings were added by me to make sure I didn't get any crud inside the piping. They are pipe thread protectors that I picked up from Ace Hardware. They also fit great inside the transmission cooler hoses to keep them from leaking fluid out. All my transmission cooler line connections had these caps on them.
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Top, driver corner. Note how close the fan comes to the edge of the shroud. They really did a nice job of getting as large a fan as possible and keeping it all on the shroud. All the corners were welded. Even more interesting is that all the cut edges seemed to be rounded over. There were no sharp or rough edges!
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My e-fan consists of the custom fabricated shroud, two 13" SPAL medium profile fans, two SPAL Fan Relay Harnesses, a metal radiator hose pipe and a custom temperature probe.
The Fan Man wasn't sure what temperature range the probe should be. They sent me a 210° probe and it turns out that is way too high. The Titan thinks that overheating is imminent at that temperature. I'll be replacing the 210º probe with a SPAL 195° in the next couple of days but I think I'll likely switch over to a 185° probe. Switching to a different probe is fairly easy. It takes just a few minutes.
I think The Fan Man did a great job. They never had the OEM shroud in-house so they went off of measurements of the OEM shroud that I sent them. All the included hardware was stainless steel and the nuts were nylon locking.
This is the setup as it was shipped to me. Sitting on top of the shroud is the radiator pipe and the temperature probe. On top of the right fan is the hose mount plate. The pictures and measurements I sent them were good, but to make it perfect they created the plate and I mounted it exactly where it needed to be. They included rivets but I ended up using bolts that also served to hold the relays and a central negative ground.
The front of the fan. Note the central rib that they put in. I suspect that this serves to isolate the fans and also provide some support to the shroud and prevent deflection. The vent holes in the lower right of the picture align nicely with where the A/C condenser fan blows through.
The next four pictures show the shroud on the CSF radiator. The yellow material between the shroud and the radiator is what the radiator had on it for shipping. I left it on the radiator until AFTER the radiator was in the engine compartment. This keeps the fins of the radiator from getting damaged.
Bottom, passenger corner. Shown is the Qwik Valve F103N from QwikValve.com in place of the CSF drain plug. I highly recommend using this drain valve as it makes draining the fluid a no-mess project. The CSF plug will make a complete mess with radiator fluid going everywhere except where you want it. I speak from experience.
Bottom, driver corner. Note the hose hook. This holds the transmission cooler hose. The yellow covers on the transmission cooler line fittings were added by me to make sure I didn't get any crud inside the piping. They are pipe thread protectors that I picked up from Ace Hardware. They also fit great inside the transmission cooler hoses to keep them from leaking fluid out. All my transmission cooler line connections had these caps on them.
Top, driver corner. Note how close the fan comes to the edge of the shroud. They really did a nice job of getting as large a fan as possible and keeping it all on the shroud. All the corners were welded. Even more interesting is that all the cut edges seemed to be rounded over. There were no sharp or rough edges!
