Another electric fan update

[the head]

Well it was hot today. It was reading 97-100 degrees on my rearview mirror thing. The fans were on when sitting in traffic (which was a lot today) and I'm guessing they were at about 60-70%. The A/C still blew cold, the volt meter was a little lower than normal, but nothing drastic, and the temp gauge was at the same old place its always at.

I have them set to 180 degrees and I'm going to switch the setting to 195 and see how they do with that.

All in all, the two fans work great. I have no doubts with the hotter outside temps the mechanical clutch fan would be locking up a lot to provide cooling.

[HavockWK]

How hot was it today? My mirror temp showed 101 this afternoon!

Thanks for the normal driving type update on the fans.

[ChadEberly]

have you run it at the track with the fan mod??
this should knock off some tenths huh?

[the head]

I ran it when it was hotter. I didn't see any gains, but it didn't slow down any either so it's giving something, I ust can't quantify it.

[black04titan]

100 over here. Uhhh head? whos that in the pic with the mask? ....crazy texans!

[SpeedFreak]

Im worried what the guy is doing behind the fella thats bent over with the mask. It appears someone caught a kinky moment on camera.

[Squid]

Classy sig pic you got there, Head.

[the head]

Originally Posted by SpeedFreak

Im worried what the guy is doing behind the fella thats bent over with the mask. It appears someone caught a kinky moment on camera.

It was very kinky.

[the head]

Originally Posted by Squid

Classy sig pic you got there, Head.

I aim to please.

[ktee]

Originally Posted by the head

Well it was hot today. It was reading 97-100 degrees on my rearview mirror thing. The fans were on when sitting in traffic (which was a lot today) and I'm guessing they were at about 60-70%. The A/C still blew cold, the volt meter was a little lower than normal, but nothing drastic, and the temp gauge was at the same old place its always at.

I have them set to 180 degrees and I'm going to switch the setting to 195 and see how they do with that.

All in all, the two fans work great. I have no doubts with the hotter outside temps the mechanical clutch fan would be locking up a lot to provide cooling.

I have the stock elec. fan and it ran a good bit this weekend. It gets a little annoying after a while.

[pciley]

Originally Posted by ktee

I have the stock elec. fan and it ran a good bit this weekend. It gets a little annoying after a while.

huh?
The stock fan runs off the serpentine belt that is turned by the crank pulley = parasitic.

[Squid]

Originally Posted by pciley

huh?
The stock fan runs off the serpentine belt that is turned by the crank pulley = parasitic.

You own a Titan and have never seen this?



HMMMMMM.

[QShip]

That's a nice intercooler setup you have there squid!

[SupraTitan]

I tried electric fans a while back on my supra. But all it did was cause it to slowly start to overheat when pushed hard. Also the parastatic drag is just moved from the fan to the alternator. It takes the same amount of engine power to power the fans as it does to spin the fan/clutch assy. Where you can find gains though is if you can turn the fans off for short runs. I could never find an electric fan that could move enough air to keep my sup running at the proper temp. Did make a noticable difference at low rpm where the fan clutch would be at full lock though. I also liked the ability to keep the fan running after the engine is shut down. It does work the alternator pretty hard though, probably not as much of an issue with a new truck vs. the 16 year old original alternator I have in my supra.

[VShortt]

Originally Posted by the head

It was very kinky.

Hey now. You're talking about my fellow "screwed up a/c buddy" hamop. That's my homey. For all those interested the head only gets kinky with me.