To: | nick Glase <jng2@cornell.edu> |
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Subject: | RE: horsepower |
From: | Gernot von Hoegen <avac@totalise.co.uk> |
Date: | Wed, 3 Nov 1999 15:46:41 +0000 |
Cc: | triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net> |
>===== Original Message From nick Glase <jng2@cornell.edu> ===== >Any ideas if the fan clutch significantly reduces this high speed loss? I'm >rebuilding a spitfire with a weber side draft, new headers etc., and wonder >if i should take the antipurist approach another step with an electric fan. >Has anyone out there converted to electric on a 1500 motor? > >Thanks, Nick > >79' Spitfire > the idea is exactly the one mentioned. The fan spins at near engine revs at low speed giving maximum efficiency. At high engine speeds the fan spins significantly slower than engine speed reducing this tendency. However, even there it is worth fitting an electric fan since the colling system doesn't need a fan at all at speeds from say 30 mls upwards exept when pulling high loads. ............Gernot von Hoegen................ ---------------- A V A C -------------------- Sachverständige für das Kraftfahrzeugwesen Rütscher Str.22 52072 Aachen Germany Tel. (0044) 0241/159406 Fax (0044) 0241/159972 Mobil (0044) 0171/5283280 Website http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1048 |
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