Maybe I'm not in the loop here...On my race car, I use an electric
fan..mounted in front of the radiator..inside the shroud...I only turn it on
when my temp goes up..I have no fan whatsoever attached to the engine... are
you guys talking about street cars?
Racer Bud
----- Original Message -----
From: "rob" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>
To: <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>; "William G Rosenbach" <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Trying to mount an electric fan on a high density
radiator
> while playing on a chassie dyno I recall >>well i don't recall exactly>
> but
> I seem to recall about a 2 hp gain on a run with a disconected Alt. It was
> a
> little bit of a wow factor because we were hrs into the sesion and clawing
> are way up the hp chart.Idid not want to eliminate the Alt. on the
> recomendation the crank trigger would not have enought jucie for a 30 min
> session Joe (B) did you install the crank trigger? If so are you running
> with out the alt? rob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William G Rosenbach" <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
> To: <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Trying to mount an electric fan on a high density
> radiator
>
>
>>>>>I've always wondered how changing to an electric fan causes a gain in
>> horsepower.
>>
>> It doesn't seem that the fan can take much power to run. On my Spitfire
>> 1500, when the thermostatic fan clutch was in its last throws of life,
>> running along at 4500 RPM the clutch would instantly engage. When it did,
>> it slowed the car as quickly as a sharp stab on the brakes.
>> Bill
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