Requesting Reviews on Electric Fans: your experience, your thoughts...
02-15-10, 01:26 PM
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i went electric fans when i got a call to a buddy with a 96 supra turbo.. he was getting on the highway good and fast and the factory 14 year old piece of plastic fan came apart. Broke the shroud dented the hood where the blade came up and broke the mounting ears for the waterpump off the block.. if it wern't for some creative welding it would be a trashed block. The clutch fans are great but plastic can only be heated so many times. and spun so fast.. before you have a problem..
that problem cost him upwards of 2 grand in welding paint and body work..
Mike
that problem cost him upwards of 2 grand in welding paint and body work..
Mike
02-17-10, 05:56 PM
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02-18-10, 08:10 AM
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I've had multiple radiator/fan setups from stock radiator/stock fan, PWR radiator/PHR fan shroud, PWR radiator/stock fan and now my current setup, Fluidyne radiator/Zirgo fans.
I wasn't satisfied with the performance of the PHR fan shroud. It didn't pull as much air as I liked. I like the universal fit of the fans ON the radiator.
What setup are you considering?
02-25-10, 10:05 PM
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i went electric fans when i got a call to a buddy with a 96 supra turbo.. he was getting on the highway good and fast and the factory 14 year old piece of plastic fan came apart. Broke the shroud dented the hood where the blade came up and broke the mounting ears for the waterpump off the block.. if it wern't for some creative welding it would be a trashed block. The clutch fans are great but plastic can only be heated so many times. and spun so fast.. before you have a problem..
that problem cost him upwards of 2 grand in welding paint and body work..
Mike
that problem cost him upwards of 2 grand in welding paint and body work..
Mike
02-26-10, 02:33 PM
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I would do the Zirgo setup over the Altimas any day. The Altima fans were a cheap option and work great for my daily driven 300. I wouldn't trust them on the 400.
I've had multiple radiator/fan setups from stock radiator/stock fan, PWR radiator/PHR fan shroud, PWR radiator/stock fan and now my current setup, Fluidyne radiator/Zirgo fans.
I wasn't satisfied with the performance of the PHR fan shroud. It didn't pull as much air as I liked. I like the universal fit of the fans ON the radiator.
What setup are you considering?
I've had multiple radiator/fan setups from stock radiator/stock fan, PWR radiator/PHR fan shroud, PWR radiator/stock fan and now my current setup, Fluidyne radiator/Zirgo fans.
I wasn't satisfied with the performance of the PHR fan shroud. It didn't pull as much air as I liked. I like the universal fit of the fans ON the radiator.
What setup are you considering?
I am currently running a griffin rad and will be changing it to a mishimoto one i was planing on doing the IS/GS300 fans but would you recommend the zirgo fans over the oem ones for daily use ???
02-26-10, 02:49 PM
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Most of the horror stories I have seen with people running an aftermarket setup is due to installation error.
02-26-10, 11:00 PM
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I went simple with my setup once I turbo'd the car. I didn't have room to run the stock fan because of the lower IC pipe. So I went with a FLEX-A-Lite adjustable temp switch. Cost about 45 bucks and can be adjusted to come on from 180-240 degrees. No buttons or switches. 180 degrees fans come on once they cool it down they shut down. I also went with a CXRacing aluminium radiator with a 14inch TorqueFlo fan supposed to be rated at about 1250cfm. Haven't had any cooling issues at all. With the clutch fan and old radiator it would stay right in the middle all the time. With the new setup its usually under halfway by a decent amount. Very happy with the cars cooling
02-26-10, 11:08 PM
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People will always have mixed reviews over OEM fans or aftermarket. I like the simplicity of the aftermarket Zirgo setup but it's hard to argue against OEM reliability that's proven. I don't know how much the IS/GS fans pull but the 14" Zirgo "S" blades I have pull an advertised 2,785 CFM a piece.
Most of the horror stories I have seen with people running an aftermarket setup is due to installation error.
Most of the horror stories I have seen with people running an aftermarket setup is due to installation error.