need input on my e-fan idea.

[jtbshaw]

It's your car to do what you wish. If you are basing the necessity for the CF on the potential for the e-fan blades making contact, then that is a null point. They will not make contact with the radiator. There are foam spacers in the mounting kit that space the fan far enough out, without getting too far off the radiator.

I understand about being the first with CF. I have built a few shrouds before, but not CF. Again, it's your car to do as you wish. But, it is not necessary for the fans to mount up. If you are going to place the CF panel where I think you are, I would be more concerned in not having sufficient air flow through the radiator to cool the coolant properly. Just a thought.

[warwickben]

i was not worried about the fan blades hitting the core. just when the fan's kick on iam worried about the mounting straps going thou the core messing up the fins i read that on certain e-fan's you have to worry about this.
the two 10 fan will be closer to the core then the stock fan was, do you think this will effect the amount of air they'll pull thou the core.

the carbon sheet or metal sheet if i deiced against carbon, will bolt to the rad using the stock mounting holes.
i was thinking of some thing like this.


can you post pics of you setup.

iam just looking for input before i start spending money, rather not build it then mess up my motor you know what i mean.

[warwickben]

i have a strange question. does the stock fan pull also pull air for the oil cooler?

[jtbshaw]

I believe what you have read is more of a myth and somebody having too much time on their hands to worry about irrelevant things. There is no need to worry about the mounting straps or anything making contact.

The pic that you posted will work, but it is waaaayyy overkill, IMO. For under $200 you can have a dual 10" fan setup and have it set to operate from a sensor.

I will locate a pic and post of one of my setups. I have always used the fans as pushers, so the pic can only be so good being that is taken front the radiator inlet.

And, no the stock fan doesn't cool the oil cooler, on the 12A cars. The GSL-SEs use a different setup and the stock fan pulls minimal air through the oil cooler.

[warwickben]

i was not going to buy that, just use it as a pic to try to explain what i was going to do. i think ill just buy the 2 of the fans you posted and just use the mounting system like you posted. my main reason behind using the sheet of metal or carbon fiber was to box in the area behind the radiator so the fan's pulled the air thou the whole radiator, not just the area under the fans. dont mean to

[jtbshaw]

Here's the only pic I could find. Just imagine the angle this was taken from. There was hardly anyway that I could get one with adequate lighting. Maybe this will help.