Subject	My dual SPAL setup sucked on hills in heat.
Posted by	Got Z? on July 26, 2011 at 3:13 PM
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In Reply To	Advice on going to a dual electric fan setup... posted by ZX NAT on July 26, 2011 at 08:35 AM
Message	Probably because I knew the temperature (Techtom CMX). I never overheated, but I sure got nervous many times. Ignorance may be bliss but it's not worth a blown engine. Do not install an electric fan without an accurate temperature gauge. Went back to stock. I know almost all current cars use electric fans, but they are designed and tested by engineers, not backyard mechanics. I'll probably be giving away that SPAL POS because I'd feel guilty charging for it.
Follow Ups	Advice on going to a dual electric fan setup... - ZX NAT 08:35:43 07/26/11 Search on the topic, its been discussed several times. - Dream Z 08:38:10 07/26/11 Best option? Stock. (n/m) - Josher 09:08:29 07/26/11 Until this happens.... - supermario680 09:31:06 07/26/11 Shrug - fan should have been replaced, it had massive cracks (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 09:39:21 07/26/11 After I saw this, I immediately replaced mine! (n/m) - Draker (Eugene, OR) 11:04:00 07/26/11 Not gonna lie, your post def. inspired me to buy a new one (n/m) - Sly 15:31:16 07/26/11 Happened on my brothers BMW - MegamanMk2 06:38:41 07/27/11 Don't. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 09:27:35 07/26/11 Save your money, just get oem you will be happy (n/m) - ztunerz 10:43:57 07/26/11 I bought Z1's dual setup for my N/A....... - MrHypnotik 10:56:12 07/26/11 That sounds like a lot of effort to have less then stock - Bernie (NoVA) 11:31:21 07/26/11 144MPH down the front straight at ZCON, reeled in ~6 - Ash's Z 12:17:39 07/26/11 Powdercoater car... you mean that guy Mike? - Jeffblue 12:42:45 07/26/11 That's the car. Funny thing, he lapped all of us. Passed - Ash's Z 13:23:12 07/26/11 The video of that session is in my post below. - ubermiach 07:33:49 07/27/11 Is this a different fan that what you sold years ago? (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 13:13:20 07/26/11 Yes. Spal is the only way to go. 2460 TRUE CFM. (n/m) - Ash's Z 13:24:17 07/26/11 So your SPAL electric fan and shroud kit is adequate? - JMW300ZX 13:33:08 07/26/11 Can you post the specs/part number for the fan. - Woody75 (Denver) 13:36:04 07/26/11 2nd the double pass radiator question - MrOzzie5183 13:48:19 07/26/11 I have you early setup with the Zirgo fan that just quit. - Hoppy2 15:33:29 07/26/11 Dunno Ash i have 2 16 inch spal 2450 cfm fans that i tried - ztunerz 19:30:11 07/26/11 My Ford Taurus fan, that was recommended by Greg, - HighPsi (NorCal) 21:14:38 07/26/11 My Ford Taurus SHO fan - BigTDogg (MA) 09:32:39 07/27/11 212 is nothing. 220+ and you should be wary. I beat the - Ash's Z 12:14:07 07/27/11 So are you saying that is the only way it work? - Woody75 (Denver) 12:44:14 07/27/11 That may be the case. I've never done thermal efficiency - Ash's Z 13:39:57 07/27/11 what does - RevHard 22:38:48 07/26/11 I think the point is that he was driving it hard and - na300zx (OH) 06:04:10 07/27/11 Spot on. (n/m) - Ash's Z 09:05:13 07/28/11 This man speaks the truth!!! - ubermiach 06:53:27 07/27/11 I still advocate my stock fan though - ubermiach 06:57:02 07/27/11 Nice video! (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 21:06:27 07/27/11 Very nice! =) (n/m) - Ash's Z 09:03:08 07/28/11 Yeah, nothing scarier that hot tires! - BigTDogg (MA) 12:36:54 07/28/11 Seb from specialtyZ has a really nice dual fan setup on his - Machtavian 14:55:46 07/26/11 My dual SPAL setup sucked on hills in heat. - Got Z? 15:13:13 07/26/11 the stock fan works even if everything around it fails - Adam (NoVA) 16:28:13 07/26/11 Not worth the hassle for the chance of getting it right. - SeedyROM 21:05:57 07/26/11
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