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Started by pht35e vbmenu_register("postmenu_1887977", true); · 11 July 2008 · 8 replies

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pht35e vbmenu_register("postmenu_1887977", true);Archived member

11-07-08, 18:01 GMT+10#1

guys i was talking to a mate at work as he used to work for ford. any way he was saying i sould go with el instead of au thermos because apparently the bearings chew themselves out quicker? any idea of cfm diffence between the two? thanks for any imput ne 1

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PROGMH vbmenu_register("postmenu_1888007", true);Archived member

11-07-08, 18:19 GMT+10#2

Personally I have never heard of a 10 year old cars thermo fans needing replacement for 'bearing wear'... but if thats what he reckons... take the advice, he is obviously in a better position to tell than most of us here. Ive never heard of it and I run AU thermos... theyre awesome. Flow around 2000cfm if I remember correctly (Might be wrong?)... I remember it was double the davies craig fans.

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Boyracer vbmenu_register("postmenu_1888064", true);Archived member

11-07-08, 19:05 GMT+10#3

Its all crap, the EL ones are a better fit for a VL as AU fans are wider, there is a discussion on here somewhere. If you have an auto you need to run a seperate cooler or just get twin "10 Davie craigs.

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jbonez vbmenu_register("postmenu_1888257", true);Archived member

11-07-08, 22:54 GMT+10#4

I think you can just drill holes into the fan shroud for your cooler lines. I dont see why this affects the actual fan mounting, just take the radiator out first. & reroute them so they arnt near the engine. It doesnt really affect suction too much as most of the time the fan hangs off one the sides anyway.

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mr_12 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1888452", true);Archived member

12-07-08, 11:26 GMT+10#5

Quote: Originally Posted by Boyracer Its all crap, the EL ones are a better fit for a VL as AU fans are wider, there is a discussion on here somewhere. If you have an auto you need to run a seperate cooler or just get twin "10 Davie craigs. I think you will find thats vice cersa,the AU are more staggered. Ive replaced a few set of EF/EL and also AU's,but more from burnt out motors,as a result ive quite a collection of them as i can then make up a full working set.

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golum vbmenu_register("postmenu_1894669", true);Archived member

19-07-08, 15:39 GMT+10#6

Has Anyone got pix of These Thermo'z installed ?

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pht35e vbmenu_register("postmenu_1894692", true);Archived member

19-07-08, 16:04 GMT+10#7

so far mate the only ones ive seen in stalled are au's a mate just cut some el's up but put them on his radiator for his 1J

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Spool-Up vbmenu_register("postmenu_1894775", true);Archived member

19-07-08, 17:43 GMT+10#8

May i ask the reason for installing the fans?? I dont believe they work any better than the stock fan. p.s Did i see your car at kincumber shops a couple days ago??

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pht35e vbmenu_register("postmenu_1894798", true);Archived member

19-07-08, 18:04 GMT+10#9

lol im not sure who you are referring to but it wasnt my car :P the stock fan flows lik 1200cfm i think and twin au's or el's flow 2000cfm correct me if im wrong. also you loose the dirty viscus fan sound that makes your car sould lik a giant airconditioner

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