'letric fans question
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Fail.
Check your shit for cracks, I'm sure it has them between every blade. The sub 100k mile 93 I just bought has them so odds are, so does yours. It's only a matter of time (and lols on my end) until it fragments and sends blades into the radiator (speaking generally, not singling you out).
I ruined a Koyo this way...no idea why anyone would preach a stock fan with years of use/heat/cracks over a brand new electric fan. Not only that, you get less drag right off the motor, better fuel economy and more performance when one actually installs it right.
Check your shit for cracks, I'm sure it has them between every blade. The sub 100k mile 93 I just bought has them so odds are, so does yours. It's only a matter of time (and lols on my end) until it fragments and sends blades into the radiator (speaking generally, not singling you out).
I ruined a Koyo this way...no idea why anyone would preach a stock fan with years of use/heat/cracks over a brand new electric fan. Not only that, you get less drag right off the motor, better fuel economy and more performance when one actually installs it right.
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I also use this cool invention to make sure my electric fan is working called "ears." "Ears" are pretty cool, most humans come with them from the OEM but a lot don't seem to know how to use them. It's a toss-up.
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true...but it would be nice to have a little indicator with the fan controller so I know power is actually making it to the fans. "(Optional connector provides fan status, A/C turn-on, and an overheat alarm)"...also i was thinking while driving tonight...at what speed do fans obstruct the flow of air...like more air is being pushed through the front than the fans can pull from behind...or I'm dumb and the whole concept of a radiator eludes me..lol... so basically...is there enough air flow through the radiator fins to out flow what the fans can pull...(I figured not with the 240 front end due to the upper portion be hidden behind a huge nose..lol)
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thanks that was a good read... While I was driving I kinda though it out a little bit and estimated that once I hit 50 the fans were either hurting more than helping or it was just a pointless waste of electricity because air would be pushing the fans faster...then once I got home and thought about it I realized I had nothing to base my estimate off of..lol.I just want a fan controller though...lol....but atleast the LED's in the switches are mad tyte jdm amber...lol
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