Cooling fan elimination mod.
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Cooling fan elimination mod.
I'd like to try this mod on my car, a 97 LS400.
I noticed that in the summer, the stock belt driven cooling fan eats up a lot of power when the fan clutch engages.
I'm thinking to remove the stock fan and replace it with 1 or 2 electric fans attached to the inside of the radiator.
The two problems that I anticipate are:
1 - finding the right aftermarket shroud with fans built in
2 - setting up the electric fans to turn on/off when coolant reaches the right temperature.
If anyone has any info on this please share it.
Thanks.
I noticed that in the summer, the stock belt driven cooling fan eats up a lot of power when the fan clutch engages.
I'm thinking to remove the stock fan and replace it with 1 or 2 electric fans attached to the inside of the radiator.
The two problems that I anticipate are:
1 - finding the right aftermarket shroud with fans built in
2 - setting up the electric fans to turn on/off when coolant reaches the right temperature.
If anyone has any info on this please share it.
Thanks.
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Get yourself a Summit Racing Catalog they have what you are looking for( you will have to adapt the parts to work on a Lex)....their web site is not very good but you can get their 800 number off the site to order a catalog .
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I removed the main cooling fan on my LS. I immediately noticed a gain in hp. All I have are the two accessory cooling fans. I live in Arizona where the temp easily exceeds 110 and have had no problems and the accessory fans rarely kick in .
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Originally posted by 350z
I removed the main cooling fan on my LS. I immediately noticed a gain in hp. All I have are the two accessory cooling fans. I live in Arizona where the temp easily exceeds 110 and have had no problems and the accessory fans rarely kick in .
I removed the main cooling fan on my LS. I immediately noticed a gain in hp. All I have are the two accessory cooling fans. I live in Arizona where the temp easily exceeds 110 and have had no problems and the accessory fans rarely kick in .
Have you ever been stuck in traffic?
I live in NY, where it rarely gets any hotter than 95.
Last summer my car began to overheat in traffic. I know that the fan is not the solution to all the problems, but still, I can imagine what would have happened if I did not have it.
Anyway, simply removing the stock fan and not replacing it with something else is not the solution for me.
As the mater of fact, I would advise you to either do what I am planning to do, or to put back your stock fan. If you ever get stuck in traffic for any period of time, your engine is toast!
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