Hi guys,
My last post was about soundproofing, and I am at it again.
I am thinking/planning about installing an electric fan kit and removing the fan vanes on my B20E. I live in Massachusetts where it is not too hot, and I think that this might be ok. Think it will be quieter?
I still have the factory alternator, and do not know what amperage it is rated for, but I have no real accessories that have been added.

Anybody done this?
I am looking on Ebay and there are MANY kits available, by SPAL and ZIRGO. 14", 18", 2600 cfm, etc, etc....

I would really appreciate a recommendation or comment from anyone who has done this.

Thanks,
Jeremy

I have a 12" electric fan and no other on my hotrod 1800, and it never comes on if the car is moving at all, only after sitting stuck in a jam for 15 minutes or so. There's a temp sensor that goes into the upper radiator hose, and the sensitivity is adjustable. No problems whatsoever.

I don't know if it's significantly quieter, as I installed it simultaneously with a different engine and exhaust.

About a year ago I bought an electric fan on ebay and installed it in front of the radiator of my '68 122. Yes, yes... a lot quieter. I live in Massachusetts too and although the fan is there I hardly ever need it. Only after exiting the highway and sitting in traffic.
By the way I was at the junkyard the other day and realized that they have (duh) a huge selection of used fans there. If I needed one now, that's where I would go. Perhaps I would test it with a battery before buying it.

i have an electric fan on my 145 and 245. they work great, and are quieter.
there are several things to consider.
1- mounting and size
there is not much room between the pullys and the radiator. the fan would have to be very thin to fit between, as a puller. less than 2.5". on my car i mounted the fan as a pusher. a 16" fan will not fit in front, but a 14" will. i live in the dc area so the cars see alot of heat and stop and go trafic. i never have overheating issues. it even runs cooler on the highway. guess there is less turbulance when the fan is off so more air is forced thru.
2- on/off switch
i have tried several switches. from a simplely wiring it thru the ignition via a relay so its on when the car is on. it kinda defeats the purpose of having an electric fan, the best part about having one is that there only one when they need to be. there are several thermo-switchs i've tried. the first had a set temp that it turned on at. it had a hokie thing you stick between the fins of the radiator or in the radiator hose. it was set at too high of a temp. so i tried an adjustable one. it would turn on and off when it was saposed to and had several other features like auxilery switches so you could put an overide switch on the dash or make it turn on with the ac. but it to had the hokie thing that went into the radiator. so i got a thermo-switch housing that goes in the lower radiator hose on 240s with ac or in some saabs. i wired it up with a dual (87) outlet relay . one goes to the fan the other goes to a light on the dash to tell me that its on. the reason for the dual 87 is that if you wire the light to the same out as the fan. when the fan is off and it is spining on the highway the fan acts as a generator and will make the light glow. so keeping them isolated will keep that from happening. i also wired in a overide switch.
3- power draw on the electrical system
i have a stock altanator on my car and haven't seen any adverse afects.

well best of luck