child9
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We started filling Franks Vortec thread with this, so I thought it appropriate to move the discussion to it's own thread.
The issues myself and others are having seem to be a combination of fan quality issues as well as advertised CFM discrepancies.
My situation is that I run the Dirtbound 3 fan setup, and in only a few months I've had 2 of the 3 provided fans fail due to blade breakage. I had a spare 10" fan blade that I swapped onto the motor that came with the cooling shroud and kit, but bought an ebay $20 replacement fan when the second fan blade turned up broken. Running two fans let my turbo 3.0L run a bit hot, though it normalized and stopped climbing and thus didn't actually overheat. This only occurred once I got in traffic on hot days and everything got proper heat soak. There is a noticeable difference between the through-flow of the dirtbound provided motors vs. the super cheap ebay fan motor, so the ebay setup is insufficient, temporary, and I am on the hunt for decent fans.
I found these and plan on giving them a try.
http://www.the-fan-man.com/shop/siz...th=33&osCsid=fc46a057be13124b290819103da627b3
I for one would be interested to hear from others what fan solutions they have used successfully for long lengths of time.
10" low-profile radiator cooling fans are the issue here. Thanks!
The issues myself and others are having seem to be a combination of fan quality issues as well as advertised CFM discrepancies.
My situation is that I run the Dirtbound 3 fan setup, and in only a few months I've had 2 of the 3 provided fans fail due to blade breakage. I had a spare 10" fan blade that I swapped onto the motor that came with the cooling shroud and kit, but bought an ebay $20 replacement fan when the second fan blade turned up broken. Running two fans let my turbo 3.0L run a bit hot, though it normalized and stopped climbing and thus didn't actually overheat. This only occurred once I got in traffic on hot days and everything got proper heat soak. There is a noticeable difference between the through-flow of the dirtbound provided motors vs. the super cheap ebay fan motor, so the ebay setup is insufficient, temporary, and I am on the hunt for decent fans.
I found these and plan on giving them a try.
http://www.the-fan-man.com/shop/siz...th=33&osCsid=fc46a057be13124b290819103da627b3
I for one would be interested to hear from others what fan solutions they have used successfully for long lengths of time.
10" low-profile radiator cooling fans are the issue here. Thanks!