I want to get rid of the std fan housing but still want some cooling for the track. Does anybody have any of these. I think Rod has some on 48IDA?


http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=227 

Just after some feedback on their efficiency and whether or not they fit with std single carb manifold. I think one side would foul as they're not LH and RH. Could they be modified? if anyone has got any for sale I'm happy to be the pioneer.

thanks

see your local car air conditioner man they use these on the old smiths systems.

so these fans plug straight on top of the cylinder tins?

Pretty much yes.
If both elec motors face towards the front of the car I think they would fit my setup unfortunately they don't come that way I don't think and CB don't reply to enquiries.

Hey Stanley, I just found this thread on the Samba. Thought it might help you with some info.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=293815&highlight=drag+race+cooling+fan

i've seen two setups using electric radiator style cooling fans. big 12" jobs.

One on westies old setup (now on Rueb's 58) on a typ4 powered circuit beetle and another utilizing a porsche fan housing on split beetle drag car in UltraVW mag some time back. Surely it would cheaper to use of those. Just find a big one at a wrecker and give it a try.

Failing that, you could plug the back of a stock fan shroud and bolt a 10" fan onto the front and give that a go. With the latter setup, you'd only have the price of the fan to loose if it didn't work.

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dont those fan setups like westies suck alot of juice for a street car and how do the motors run on the electric fan pretty hot id say

got one of westies setups on my car, having trouble getting up to temp. i dont run an alternator and the thermo dosent draw to much, with a decent alt or gen you should have no probs

no tin at all just the shroud. have pics on my camera but left it in the shed. will post them tomorrow for you.

actually that set up won't work for me as I have a turbo manifold that runs through where the std single carb runner goes

Hey Stanley
I am running those fans on my 2332cc drag motor, I also have a Autometer head temp. gauge with a sensor in each cyl. head and a switch on the dash so I can check each heads temperature. I have had no trouble with them overheating and I only have them on during line up, the burn out, turn them off for the run, then switch them back on to come back on the return road. The gauge run from 140deg.f to 340deg.f and never seems to go higher than 220deg.f. I don't think I would run these on a street car but for drag racing they should be fine, but remember too high a compression ratio, incorrect fuel and ignition timing to name just a few things that can cause high head temps. Michael

still trying to figure out how to shrink photoes to post them.

How about these fans. I hear that they are far more effective than the upright Porsche fans.


http://www.laperformance.co.uk/blog/?page_id=260 

Thanks vlad01, but no good for me. They would suck all the hot air from my turbo straight onto the barrels and pistons

yeah i suppose, but the goal of this system is evenly distributing the air and as far as I know this is the best setup for that. i hear that it works well in high ambient temps.
If not can run some large aluminum ducts with close proximity to the fan from under and around the tranny.

are the westie setups any good for road cars