GazzaP
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 09:26 AM |
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Cooling fans
Hi
My question is i am about to fit a polo radiator into my locost and hense do not have a cooling fan as i destroyed it at the weekend. What is the
best cooling fan to use and of what car.
thanks in advance
gary
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bob
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 09:48 AM |
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Its a case of having a look around the scrappies for a nice flush fitting fan,the thinner the better as sometimes room is limited between fan and
rad.
I i bought a 10" fan from www.premierwiring.co.uk
It was about £44 delivered next day,the premier website isnt the best so its easier to phone.
 
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GazzaP
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 10:23 AM |
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The one on yours looks good think i will go for that option as time is limited.
thanks
gary
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Peter Cowley
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 11:40 AM |
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I used one of those from Lolocost - £14 - I think it originates off a honda, as thats what is stamped on it. Really good quality.
It cools my xflow down no problem when its standing in the garage, and fits a treat under the nose cone.
Cheers
Peter.
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 11:45 AM |
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The only problem with those is that its another £15 postage from Lolocost, so the postage is more than the fan!
Still cheap though
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 11:53 AM |
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I have one that looks very similar to Bob's - a year or two ago everyone was selling them at shows.
It works really well; you'll need some ingenuity to fit it, but they usually come with loads of different fixings, through-radiator
"tie-wraps", and so on.
Don't forget to specify whether you want "suck" or "blow" when you order (in other words, front or back of rad)
David
[Edited on 17/5/05 by David Jenkins]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 04:39 PM |
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Lots of peep's are going for 'blow' fans... is there any advantage to these?
We have the OEM Micra Fan with suck... but would we see better cooling with a blow?
[Edited on 17-5-05 by Hellfire]
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NS Dev
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 05:05 PM |
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makes absolutely no difference to cooling, but on a locost it's probably easier to find room in front of the rad. If yours fits behind then it
can stay there!
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bob
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| posted on 17/5/05 at 05:15 PM |
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Yep thats exactly why i fitted to the front,it makes it far easier to fit and makes fitting the rad easy beacause your not having to incorporate the
fan behind as well.
The only issue i was worried about was would i loose any ram/flow of air in the nosecone with the fan in front,so far its been fine and i think it
could well be better as you get a lot of rubbish flying in and it probably deflects.
The fan i used was suck or blow as the fan is reversible,its just a case of swapping the wires round to change direction of the motor.
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