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opponheimer · 02-09-2009, 10:44 PM

Had to get them because nothing else would fit my RB set up that was avail. right away.. Don't know if i'll regret it however, the car is not running yet. I'm running a 14" and 12" together. I had a friend tell me these fans were big POS's... I know they dont flow too much... 12" - 800cfm and 14" - 1300 cfm (those are flows without resistance). Any body have any experience with these cheap fans?

Fries · 02-09-2009, 10:45 PM

I dont know anything about them, but since you're skeptical about it I'm going to be an ass.
Cheap tuner pays twice.
Trick.

MisawaJason · 02-09-2009, 10:56 PM

doesn't seem like they flow that much air

Fonix36 · 02-09-2009, 11:01 PM

or a ka or eqivelent they are fine, for a an RB your fucking up. take that shit back and get the legit shit. trust i worked there for some time. i now hate that fucking place

projectRDM · 02-10-2009, 08:33 AM

A fan is only as good as the shroud around it. If there's no shroud, it's useless.

Fonix36 · 02-10-2009, 09:32 AM

wtf thats not true clutch fans dont need shrouds they work just fine without one

Grenade180sx · 02-10-2009, 09:36 AM

im running two 14 pusher and never have any problems with them at all even when its 115 at willow

SoSideways · 02-10-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projectRDM

A fan is only as good as the shroud around it. If there's no shroud, it's useless.

Well.... if it's a pusher, a shroud would probably block out all the air lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fonix36

wtf thats not true clutch fans dont need shrouds they work just fine without one

You are a FUCKING MORON if you think your clutch fan is working at 100% of its potential if you're running it without a shroud.

Don't be coming onto here and saying that shit like it was written in the Bible either DUDEBRO.

jackjack · 02-10-2009, 11:28 AM

get in the zone.... VATO zone

yessssssssssss

no seriously though, i love them. they give me some KICK ass prices (commercial).

not sure if i would use a fan on the 240 though. well, maybe my daily beater.

ANVIL · 02-10-2009, 11:42 AM

im willing to bet you will have heating issues. most RB swap guys do. the cfm is just too low. last summer i had a single 14" misimoto (1900 cfm) and i had heating issues in stop and go driving. i upgraded and added another 14" from iLL garage (2200 cfm) i think i should be good now even though i have yet to test it. so far the best cooling mod i did was cut the nostrils out of my pignose bumper to allow more air in. make sure you get a good aftermarket temp sensor too, the one in the cluster sucks ass

japslapsilvia · 02-10-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ANVIL

im willing to bet you will have heating issues. most RB swap guys do. the cfm is just too low. last summer i had a single 14" misimoto (1900 cfm) and i had heating issues in stop and go driving. i upgraded and added another 14" from iLL garage (2200 cfm) i think i should be good now even though i have yet to test it. so far the best cooling mod i did was cut the nostrils out of my pignose bumper to allow more air in. make sure you get a good aftermarket temp sensor too, the one in the cluster sucks ass

do you/did you have a fan shroud?

projectRDM · 02-10-2009, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fonix36

wtf thats not true clutch fans dont need shrouds they work just fine without one

Working fine and working properly are two different things. Using an OE temp gauge you'd never know but without a shroud you'll see a minimum of 10 degrees warmer coolant.

Go back to Auto 101 with your suggestions.

ANVIL · 02-10-2009, 01:26 PM

no shroud. just put some new foam inbetween the rad support when i put in my mishimoto aluminum rad

both are pushers also

Grenade180sx · 02-11-2009, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ANVIL

no shroud. just put some new foam inbetween the rad support when i put in my mishimoto aluminum rad

both are pushers also

i have no shroud as well just two 14 inch pushers from auto zone, running them both to swtiches and i have a stri water temp gauge never ever have i had overheating problems. i live near palm springs where summer temps hover around 100 and go to willow where its even hotter and its fine.

SoSideways · 02-11-2009, 11:12 AM

If you have pushers, you'd have the fans in front of the rad... I somehow think having shrouds in this case would HINDER the cooling performance, since you would be basically blocking air from going through the radiator, which is what needs to happen for an air-to-air radiator to work.

If you have PULLERS, then yes, ducting and shrouding would be beneficial.

Basically, I'm not sure why all the people with pushers are chiming in to say they have no shrouding...

ANVIL · 02-11-2009, 01:43 PM

because someone asked me if i had one

1slowS13 · 02-11-2009, 01:54 PM

i have a 16" fan on a stock radiator with a stock ka. shits loud.

i have mine as a puller with no shroud, and works fine and keeps my temps down.

would it be more benificial for me to put it in as a pusher infront of my rad? since i dont have any shrouding and all?

SoSideways · 02-11-2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slowS13

i have a 16" fan on a stock radiator with a stock ka. shits loud.

i have mine as a puller with no shroud, and works fine and keeps my temps down.

would it be more benificial for me to put it in as a pusher infront of my rad? since i dont have any shrouding and all?

You could.

Or you can just nab a stock KA shroud and put it on, making sure the e-fan is centered on the hole of the shroud.

02-09-2009, 10:44 PM	#1
opponheimer Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bikini Atoll Posts: 1,267 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Autozone E-Fans Had to get them because nothing else would fit my RB set up that was avail. right away.. Don't know if i'll regret it however, the car is not running yet. I'm running a 14" and 12" together. I had a friend tell me these fans were big POS's... I know they dont flow too much... 12" - 800cfm and 14" - 1300 cfm (those are flows without resistance). Any body have any experience with these cheap fans?

02-09-2009, 10:45 PM	#2
Fries Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas/or/Afghanistan Age: 36 Posts: 1,514 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I dont know anything about them, but since you're skeptical about it I'm going to be an ass. Cheap tuner pays twice. Trick. __________________

02-09-2009, 11:01 PM	#4
Fonix36 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: southern cali Age: 34 Posts: 2,457 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	or a ka or eqivelent they are fine, for a an RB your fucking up. take that shit back and get the legit shit. trust i worked there for some time. i now hate that fucking place __________________ DRiFT 4 A Cure!

02-10-2009, 08:33 AM	#5
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 50 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	A fan is only as good as the shroud around it. If there's no shroud, it's useless. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

02-10-2009, 09:32 AM	#6
Fonix36 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: southern cali Age: 34 Posts: 2,457 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	wtf thats not true clutch fans dont need shrouds they work just fine without one __________________ DRiFT 4 A Cure!

02-09-2009, 10:56 PM	#3
MisawaJason Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Korea Age: 39 Posts: 1,320 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	doesn't seem like they flow that much air

02-10-2009, 09:36 AM	#7
Grenade180sx Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 909/951 Age: 36 Posts: 2,457 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	im running two 14 pusher and never have any problems with them at all even when its 115 at willow

02-10-2009, 11:28 AM	#9
jackjack Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chi Posts: 2,899 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	get in the zone.... VATO zone yessssssssssss no seriously though, i love them. they give me some KICK ass prices (commercial). not sure if i would use a fan on the 240 though. well, maybe my daily beater.

02-10-2009, 11:42 AM	#10
ANVIL Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,174 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	im willing to bet you will have heating issues. most RB swap guys do. the cfm is just too low. last summer i had a single 14" misimoto (1900 cfm) and i had heating issues in stop and go driving. i upgraded and added another 14" from iLL garage (2200 cfm) i think i should be good now even though i have yet to test it. so far the best cooling mod i did was cut the nostrils out of my pignose bumper to allow more air in. make sure you get a good aftermarket temp sensor too, the one in the cluster sucks ass

02-10-2009, 01:26 PM	#13
ANVIL Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,174 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	no shroud. just put some new foam inbetween the rad support when i put in my mishimoto aluminum rad both are pushers also

02-11-2009, 11:12 AM	#15
SoSideways Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 你老母 Posts: 4,371 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	If you have pushers, you'd have the fans in front of the rad... I somehow think having shrouds in this case would HINDER the cooling performance, since you would be basically blocking air from going through the radiator, which is what needs to happen for an air-to-air radiator to work. If you have PULLERS, then yes, ducting and shrouding would be beneficial. Basically, I'm not sure why all the people with pushers are chiming in to say they have no shrouding... __________________ SoSideway's iTrader Rating!! *SoSideways' Review Thread!!* http://sosideways.wordpress.com/

02-11-2009, 01:43 PM	#16
ANVIL Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,174 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	because someone asked me if i had one

02-11-2009, 01:54 PM	#17
1slowS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 35 Posts: 466 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	i have a 16" fan on a stock radiator with a stock ka. shits loud. i have mine as a puller with no shroud, and works fine and keeps my temps down. would it be more benificial for me to put it in as a pusher infront of my rad? since i dont have any shrouding and all?