[TR] Engineer type question

Randall TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Sun Apr 6 15:16:44 MDT 2014


> So...question.  What is the difference in airflow for a 
> pusher fan at 1360 CFM, compared to airflow reaching the 
> radiator (properly shrouded) at 70 mph?  Would 1360 CFM be a 
> net gain or net loss?

When I tried adding a pusher to the Stag (to temporarily replace the broken mechanical fan), it ran hotter at speed than with
nothing at all; whether the fan was powered or not.

Don't recall offhand what the cfm rating was, but it was supposed to be big enough to use as the primary fan.

Randall


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