elec fan question
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elec fan question
Im going to be ditching the stock fan in my 90 s13 I have an s14 twincam swap if that matters and I was wondering if anyone is running one of the electric fans from advance auto parts and if so how do you like it? Is there a better fan I can run for around $60? Any input is much appreciated 
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you will want to keep your mechanical belt driven fan. i haven't found much that can move as much air as it does, and it costs you MAYBE 2 horsepower on the dyno, if that. The only thing that would come close to what that fan moves is maybe two spal fans @ 100.00 each. So no, the discount auto fan will not do it for you.
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i just remembered, a good budget fan solution if you want to take the chance and go with a used part that you have no idea when it will fail will be dual 93-97 nissan altima fans.
with a little bit of trimming they will fit rather well, and have both low and high circuits on each fan. wire it all together and they move alot of air. A LOT of air. make sure you grab the relays to turn them on and off out of the altima as well.
with a little bit of trimming they will fit rather well, and have both low and high circuits on each fan. wire it all together and they move alot of air. A LOT of air. make sure you grab the relays to turn them on and off out of the altima as well.
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shit just got back from ae after buying a 16" flex a lite fan...should I take it back? btw the stock fan is cracked and the blades are floping all over the place thats the main reason I was going to replace it.
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Like Matt, Mars, and Paul said, just use a stock OEM fan off of some FWD car because they all use elec fans. Look for one with a 6 cylinders, they usually have bigger fans.
Im currently running two 10" elec. fans that only blow about 1k cfm each. Its not doing much of a good job at cooling during rush hour traffic, other than that, it works just fine.
The thing that i noticed about the OEM fans and those aftermarket performance ones is the way they disperse the air. OEM tend to blow the air around the motor, while aftermarkets blow straight into the motor.
Im currently running two 10" elec. fans that only blow about 1k cfm each. Its not doing much of a good job at cooling during rush hour traffic, other than that, it works just fine.
The thing that i noticed about the OEM fans and those aftermarket performance ones is the way they disperse the air. OEM tend to blow the air around the motor, while aftermarkets blow straight into the motor.
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