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Re: Really a Need/Benefit to Elec. Fan?? 700 89

posted by  someone claiming to be Robin Roemisch on  Mon May 21 06:41 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I'm about to do the same... I just hate the damn fan noise. It reminds me of those older rodeos/explorers/etc that sound like they were powered by a box fan instead of an engine. If it does put any more drain on the alternator, I seriously doubt that it would make more of an impact on your horsepower than a mechanical clutch fan.

Also, you know when you rev above 5000rpm, and it just almost stops accelerating? You can really feel this in 3rd/4th. There is too much rotating mass and resistance from the air for the engine to spin any faster. Its almost kind of a mechanical rev limiter :)

Anyway, I'm still gonna keep hunting for the right fan. Does anyone know of a good brand to go with that is really quiet but still cools well? I'm not looking for much improvement over the stock fan, I just want the noise to go away. Far away.

Robin Roemisch

bitjockey@hotmail.com

Asheville, NC

'89 744tic m46 12psi





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