Alan,
Not much that I can add to Bob's comments, except 4 things:
1) At least 6hp is freed.
2) The cooling capability of my 16" fan is fantastic;
it will drop the water temp from 195F to 180F in less than
60 seconds, with the car standing still, and 85F ambient
temperature. That9s has to mean something to someone with
a hot TR6 stuck in stalled summer traffic.
3) No more fan noise! The car sounds so much nicer without
the roar of the fan. Not that I ever heard it much with
K&N air cleaners and 2.5" exhaust. ;)
4) Street credibility. Looks bitchin'.
Yes, this mod is seat-of-the-pants noticeable. For a write-up on my mod,
please see http://triumph.hottr6.com/tr6fan.html
Shane Ingate in Maryland
> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 19:28:07 -0800
> From: "Alan & Debbie Lindner" <theedge@cts.com>
> Subject: fan, old versus electric
>
> Hello Bob,
>
> In an old email, you discussed bang for the buck.
> You had stated that:
> "get rid of some parasitic load by dumping the crank driven fan and
> replacing it with an electric fan."
>
> What other benefits are there to going to an electric fan?
>
> It seems my old fan works fine.....it turns when the engine turns. ;-)
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