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 Stanley
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| posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 03:41 PM |
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Cooling fans
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
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| posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 03:55 PM |
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see your local car air conditioner man they use these on the old smiths systems.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
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| posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 04:17 PM |
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so these fans plug straight on top of the cylinder tins?
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| posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 04:22 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 04:26 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 22nd, 2010 at 08:25 PM |
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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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| posted on April 23rd, 2010 at 11:17 AM |
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HI MATE
GIVE BRAD (WESTI) A CALL
HE CAN SELL YOU A KIT LIKE THIS WE USED TO RUN ON THE JUNKA BEFORE GOING TO METHANOL
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| posted on April 23rd, 2010 at 06:32 PM |
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THANKS STOCK. I NEED TO GIVE WESTI A CALL ABOUT A FEW THINGS
I'LL CALL HIM NEXT WEEK FROM WORK
WHY AM I TYPING IN CAPITALS/
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| posted on April 23rd, 2010 at 06:36 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 23rd, 2010 at 09:22 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 23rd, 2010 at 09:50 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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having trouble getting up to temp
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Interested in knowing if it is only the external shroud, or whether you have additional internals added.
Also, what cylinder tin are you using?
Can you post up a pic please?
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 05:15 PM |
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no tin at all just the shroud. have pics on my camera but left it in the shed. will post them tomorrow for you.
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 05:44 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 25th, 2010 at 10:07 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 27th, 2010 at 08:42 PM |
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still trying to figure out how to shrink photoes to post them.
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| posted on April 27th, 2010 at 08:50 PM |
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still trying to figure out how to shrink photoes to post them.
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Email them and I can shrink them for you dude...
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| posted on April 28th, 2010 at 10:23 PM |
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| posted on June 3rd, 2010 at 06:06 PM |
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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
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| posted on June 5th, 2010 at 03:47 AM |
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Thanks vlad01, but no good for me. They would suck all the hot air from my turbo straight onto the barrels and pistons
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| posted on June 5th, 2010 at 09:40 AM |
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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.
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| posted on June 5th, 2010 at 10:40 AM |
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are the westie setups any good for road cars
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