lui Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 how much better are these fluidline rads compared to stock rads ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornet Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 They are better, and I would recommend possibly looking at a twin fan unit for the existing or upgrading the stock one if you want to be OTT on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 They are better, and I would recommend possibly looking at a twin fan unit for the existing or upgrading the stock one if you want to be OTT on the safe side. NO!!! The electric fans are NOT recommended. They simply can't shift enough air AFAIK and are much less reliable. The fluidyne will be a nice upgrade over a standard radiator....but it won't be a massive improvement over a brand new stocker. If you've damaged your rad and NEED a replacement then which ever is cheaper I'd go with....if you just want to get an aftermarket rad then the Fluidyne is a proven good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 NO!!! The electric fans are NOT recommended. They simply can't shift enough air AFAIK and are much less reliable. The fluidyne will be a nice upgrade over a standard radiator....but it won't be a massive improvement over a brand new stocker. If you've damaged your rad and NEED a replacement then which ever is cheaper I'd go with....if you just want to get an aftermarket rad then the Fluidyne is a proven good choice. I was thinking about twin fans for my new PWR in my install... why are you saying no? Lots of the US guys use them without problerms. It is the thermostats that were the issue as far as I was aware. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Alex is right, no way will a sensibly sized electric motor and fan shift the volume of the engine driven fan can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Interesting, as much as I hate arguing with Chris, the new AAP Dual Fan setup moves 3,400 CFM, which is more than the Stock, and by quite a bit at low revs. Im really interested to see what you think as I have to buy the cooling componants soon. I was going to ge the uprated alternator to go with these too from PHR. hey! Im an objective bloke.. only want whats best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornet Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Opinions will always vary, facts are always nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Where are the figures for what the engine driven fan can move, with the viscous coupling engaged to the full (or otherwise for that matter)? have you seen and heard the air mvement from an engine driven fan once the viscous coupling is seeing a lot of heat? I REALLY REALLY doubt an electric fan will get anywhere close, and to say they save BHP is plain wrong, which is the advertising blurb most commonly used. they indirectly sap engine power, as the alternator has to provide charging energy equal to the current draw of the fan, and the engine drives the alternator. There was a spate of Touring car drivers poncing around the race track with headlights ablze to warn others just how fast they were going (), any decent team manager should have *ollocked them up and down dale, all they were doing was wasting HP that the engine builder had spent tens of thousands finding... Same with open windows, just extra aerodynamic drag. You will rarely if ever see current TC's using their headlights, or any lights, needlessly. Current drain on any car with a charging system that uses the engine or drivetrain to to turn it is power wasted. Modern engine driven viscous or electromagnetically coupled fans are VERY efficient, well ducted and probably one of the very last things worthy of attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Thanks Chris as always... ill rethink that idea and use the stok fan I think. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 The Power Enterprise radiators are suppose to be very good quality, see details HERE If anyone needs a price just shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Yeah thats the one Ive got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 As far as I've seen, the consesus from SupraForums is that all electric fans they've tried are inferior to the stock setup. The very few ones that provide fancy cfm figures can't really back them up either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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