Tommyd16 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Anyone had any experience with the electric fan kits? Wandered if this would be any good or anyone have any experience with them? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221046618872?redirect=mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 did you get the rad I suggested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyd16 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Will be this week mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 ok wont need the lecky fan set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyd16 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I was just looking to replace the big fan. Make it look abit moderner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I looked at those, but wasn't sure if they fitted a stock rad properly. Also, they appear to be flat - rather than funnel the air into the fans. I made my own in the end. Made a plug, then a fibreglass mould, and ended up with this: I works perfectly, and allowed me to ditch the viscous fan. Something I'm already pleased about, as my alternator just failed, and took just 18 minutes to replace as the access is now dead easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think its advised to leave it like it is, when my rad went I did that bought an ally rad and all the bits oil cooler fans the lot . the realised it didn't need it and just put a normall one in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suprageek Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'd say the eBay fans wouldn't be large enough to do the job of cooling the engine, I have kenlowe's on mine and I think they are 14" I think the eBay ones are 11" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 EBay! Why do this? SRD Have proven results with their fan kits, no other electric fan can push a much air as these. Do it right first time or do it wrong and keep doing it. I'll even give you the link - http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?250990-SRD-Twin-14-quot-Fan-Kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suprageek Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 What Kaan says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suprageek Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I read into electric fans before deciding what to buy, as far as I read that these cheap kits dont do the job they are meant to and cause more grief and heartache than they are worth, SRD ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyd16 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 This is why I was asking lol and hopefully others will see this and not get the eBay stuff. I know things on eBay are alright and some shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Me and Parry_10 have both run them with NO issues. They are the same as some traders sell on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Me and Parry_10 have both run them with NO issues. They are the same as some traders sell on here I agree, I guess it depends on what power level you are planning to run, I know that JP used to have a much bigger (deeper) pair of fans on his black beast as per the link in Kaans post and no shroud, but he had a lot of heat to take care of. I ran the ebay ones at BPU for a while with no issues and then I decided to increase the size of the one on the driver side to 14" as one came up and at a later date thought I may rig up a two stage cooling control system for it, but so far haven't. So far like Matt and Parry I have had no issues at BPU levels both on road and at Pod. Controlling them is what you something you need to consider though. I initially used a boss mounted sensor in the top hose, then I had a rheostat affair with a probe that sat in the top hose, but was never happy with the seal and now run a Kenlowe electronic controller with a probe that sits in the fins at the top of the rad and works fine. DavidP runs the same on his supercharged Supra as well without issue. But to just dismiss something because it is for sale on ebay is odd. Oh something I should add also is that there is a gap around the edge of the shroud and the rad that I felt needed sealing up so the fans could only draw air via the rad and I used a bit of insulating rubber foam to seal this. Edited February 24, 2014 by Shane (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parry_10 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Yep I had these at bpu no problems didn't create a seal around the shroud either. You need to make sure the wiring is capable for the job and run a controller/relay iirc (around £30). On my single turbo supra now I am using the same fans that Jamie P had (SRD fan kit) as these ebay ones would not be up to the job I would of thought. If it was me I would go for the SRD fans as they are a lot better but like anything its all down to how much you want to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I don't doubt the quality of some of the kit some of the traders on here make and they rightfully have their good reputation but cold hard facts if you are on a budget, the ebay setup costs £70 and that includes free postage compared to £329 or £359 for the SRD setup. Same goes for intercoolers, I currently have a blitz intercooler and am BPU but when that dies I will see whats out there, i'm certainly not going to pay £800 for a new one thats for sure. "Oh the ebay one is only good for up to 500BHP" if you only run 400 then whats the problem? Plenty of decent stuff out there that doesnt have a nice HKS logo on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Here's an idea, why don't you just leave the stock setup as it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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