Electric fans!!!

[chantz1991]

so i have found this and am curious if i should get it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PROC...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4cec87777c

and this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Elec...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5884e57401

so i know its not a kit, but it can work together, any comments are appreciated

 

[AtomicHoe094]

thing with the thermostat is you cant keep control of it. it turns on thru 185 no matter what. My flexalite, you can change it to where ever you want and have a direct on and off button of it. IE for going thru water and shit like that, kill the fans so you dont **** em up. ya i know your not going thru water or anything..

I personally wouldn't get the "procomp" fans. I think fans are something that shouldn't be skimped out on. After all, if your motor overheats, sometimes it'll leave you stranded. These fans may work for a month and when your no expecting it, just shit out on you.

Who knows if that CFM rating is true or not. lol beats mee

 

[99Yuk]

Damn! That's nice! If that works, 'Im gonna get me some of that right there, yuhmm..'

I think that x2 2500CFM(5000) is good - 500CFM less than the Flex-A-lite #280, but shouldn't be a problem?
The Flexalite's are dual 15". Might need to measure up to see if the dual 16"'s would fit.
Also these are just on/off, one speed fans, where the other type is speed controlled 60% to 100% based on temp, still shouldn't be a problem?
Hey, these are half the current draw of the others too! Less draw on the alternator is good. I read somewhere that each 10amps drawn from the ALT requires one horsepower from the motor? IDK,
(oh yeah, I remember now, it was using electricity to generate hydrogen to run engine to produce electricity to generate hydrogen, etc. The math didn't work out for that experiment, but that's a whole nuther topic!)
but half the draw is better!

The experienced guys here should tell us if there is a problem with your setup for sure!

Man if this works, I'm in!
Nice find!

 

[chantz1991]

well, now im scared to buy em, fk, it hate being poor, fk why cant i find good things for cheap. lmao

---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:41 PM ----------

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dera...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5637ef269c

new find, hahahaha, what you think

 

[99Yuk]

well, now im scared to buy em, fk, it hate being poor, fk why cant i find good things for cheap. lmao

Hmmm, I'm not worried. These things are so cheap that I can buy extras and still save $$. If one goes belly up, keep an eye on the gauge and simply shut down for 1/2 hour, drive a few kms, then shut down again if you have to. One fan failure while keeping on eye on the gauge will not be totaly catastrophic. Not keeping an eye on the gauge would be though. Although I believe that the check gauges light starts to blink if the truck overheats to warn you of an impending problem. This light is seperate from the check engine light? Plus driving in the winter in Northern Canada helps(you know we only have two months of bad sking), might be more of an issue of fan failure in the southern states though.

The only prob might still be mounting them...I will measure out the space available after I get to Newfyland.

I think that on/off would still be ok, vs speed change, think of it as Pulse Width Modulation(PWM with a really slow duty cycle). I run my wood stove fans like that on/off on a temp switch, my hot water boiler water pumps too! Temp on/off control is a proven effective/simple means of controlling temperatures. Less to go wrong because it's so simple.

And because these are relay driven you can mount a kill switch anywhere in the cab if your worried about going thru water???(I'm not going to bother though).
If you don't like the temps given you can switch out the sensor for another. I did on my woodstove fan kit.

I was looking for a cheap alternative, these may still be them...

 

[chantz1991]

well thats true, i guess ima go with that plan then, lmao

 

[992dr]

Random question.

I had a single fan in my old truck and it ran great.
What is the difference/benefit of runing duals over a single fan set up?
This is what I'm getting.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLX-180/?image=large

 

[haks310]

Duals will give you highers CFMs, but I believe anything over 3,000CFM is plenty.

Some guy over at FSC is running that same fan you posted, 992dr. Has no complaints about them.


Here are some helpful links:
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums...echnical-maintenance/359724-e-fans-worth.html

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2003/02/electricfan/

http://bertok.us/agreif/fans/fanstech.htm