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Old 30-08-2006, 09:21 PM   #1
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Default AU radiator fans on EB

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how good are the twin AU radiator fans?
r they worth buying?
wil they go on an EB?

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Old 30-08-2006, 09:27 PM   #2
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anything will fit with the right modification and imagination
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Old 30-08-2006, 09:30 PM   #3
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so im guessing it wont go straight on ...?
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Old 30-08-2006, 09:38 PM   #4
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Just get EL ones. AU will fit with some fiddling. EL will bolt straight in.
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Old 30-08-2006, 09:48 PM   #5
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o ok
do they do anything anyway?
my mate reckons u gain more power ...
is this tru :S
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Old 30-08-2006, 09:53 PM   #6
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i hear between 5-15 hp gain depending on size of original fan
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Old 30-08-2006, 10:04 PM   #7
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o ok kool
so.... the EF fans will b the same as the EL fans?
cause il get them cheaper if i buy the EF ones...

(sorry im not that good with cars haha)
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Old 30-08-2006, 10:06 PM   #8
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You don't anywhere near that much power. Maybe 4-5 rwkw tops. Just sounds better in my book. Should rev a bit better.

EF will bolt straight on but run slightly different to EL fans. EL are the easiest to wire up.
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Old 30-08-2006, 10:12 PM   #9
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done deal
im buyin one haha

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Old 31-08-2006, 02:54 AM   #10
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mmm. I dont think you'd get much gain . A good clutch fan should never be creating resistance at big revs anyway. If it is your hub is stuffed. Then what about the alternator load increasing cause it has to power those two fans. They draw heaps of current on high speed. Then you have to wire em up with a thermo switch and figure out how to achieve the low speed and high speeds make sure they have good power supplies with fuses or fusible links.
I reckon its not worth it like I said a clutch fan does not really offer much resistance at full throttle anyways or at cruise for that matter. It should only lock up when the heat coming through the radiator is hot enough to make the bi-metallic spring in the front of the hub lock up the oil passage inside it.
It'd be interesting if someone could do a power run on the dyno with the fan on then unscrew it and run again. Lets guess how much it'd be. Cause I really have no idea.
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Old 31-08-2006, 08:12 AM   #11
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AU fans arent wide enough for your radiator. EF /EL ones will be a perfect fit.
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It'd be interesting if someone could do a power run on the dyno with the fan on then unscrew it and run again. Lets guess how much it'd be. Cause I really have no idea.
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if any one in QLD knows a good cheap dyno place tell me and i might do it cause iv been meaning to go to one :Reverend:

next question.... how to install it..?

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Clutch fans especially on the Falcon are terrible. You'd be amazed at how much smoother the car runs without it, and revs so much easier and further. The car is much quieter at idle, and on dirt you dont create a giant dust storm under the car.
As for power I didnt really notice anything, but like I said it did rev smoother.
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I have AU thermo's in my EA. The best way i found to fit them was to install the upside down :P
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mmm. I dont think you'd get much gain . A good clutch fan should never be creating resistance at big revs anyway. If it is your hub is stuffed. Then what about the alternator load increasing cause it has to power those two fans. They draw heaps of current on high speed. Then you have to wire em up with a thermo switch and figure out how to achieve the low speed and high speeds make sure they have good power supplies with fuses or fusible links.
I reckon its not worth it like I said a clutch fan does not really offer much resistance at full throttle anyways or at cruise for that matter. It should only lock up when the heat coming through the radiator is hot enough to make the bi-metallic spring in the front of the hub lock up the oil passage inside it.
It'd be interesting if someone could do a power run on the dyno with the fan on then unscrew it and run again. Lets guess how much it'd be. Cause I really have no idea.
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I have wired my thermos up so they take 5 mins to pull out, put the clutch fan back in. Might test this at the Geelong dyno day....i have noticed the power difference (lol i was running a 5 blade EA clutch fan beforehand tho)...interesting to see the results

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