Re: Cooling

[Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>]

By removing the engine-driven fan and replacing it with a 
thermostatically-controlled
electric fan you free up the power used up driving that fan to go to the rear 
wheels :^)
You'd be surprised how much horsepower it takes to move air!

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA

CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/25/2001 10:33:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu writes:
>
> > I have a 10" fan on my solex 2000 and it keeps the car nice and cool.
> > I am sure that the 12" should be fine especially with the recored rad.
> >
>
> Hey Dan...
>
> Did you remove the stock unit?  Are you runnning both?  I was thinking of
> removing the stock fan and installing an electric fan.  I hear that there are
> some small performance gains to be had.
>
> Calspeed