<VV> Re: Straight talk on electric fans RE: Fan HP

[UltraMonzaWest at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/26/05 7:00:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
burkhard at rochester.rr.com writes:


> On the cars I've seen, there has also been little attempt to do real
> engineering of the fan itself -- they usually just graft a tiny axial fan
> onto the upper shroud and brag that they "figgered out" a way to do an
> electric fan Corvair.  Anyone who wants to do such a task on a "real world
> car" must first duplicate (or better) the air handling capacity of the stock
> system, THEN do it at much less mechanical hp (because electric fans have
> another energy conversion loss the mechanical fans don't). Oh yeah, this
> high hp electric motor will need to be light.  How much more will it weigh
> over what it replaces?
> 
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8-12 qt oil systems.....one is Twin fanned.....Toms is a a super hight output 
unit...both have Alternators over 100 amps!


Matt Nall
65/66/69/DB/BT
Coos Bay, Ore.