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If you want to go the breakers yard route(cheap),it depends where you want to mount them.
If you are going to mount them engine side of the rad(pullers) then go for a pair from a Rover 827 or two from two rover 820`s as the 820 only has one per car.
If you want to mount them grille side of the rad then a Peugeot or Citroen diesel will give you a good pair of pushers all housed in a neat plastic shroud.
I have used both set ups on yanks and the Rover ones kept a 500+ HP Pontiac at 185 degrees using a Kenlowe stat.HTH :sign7:
If you are going to mount them engine side of the rad(pullers) then go for a pair from a Rover 827 or two from two rover 820`s as the 820 only has one per car.
If you want to mount them grille side of the rad then a Peugeot or Citroen diesel will give you a good pair of pushers all housed in a neat plastic shroud.
I have used both set ups on yanks and the Rover ones kept a 500+ HP Pontiac at 185 degrees using a Kenlowe stat.HTH :sign7:
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Yeah. The last thing you need is a big lump of plastic fan and shroud in front of the radiator obstructing airflow into the core. Drawing air through the core is much better.
I am quite happy with my Summit own brand chrome jobbie. Connect the fan to the alt output rather than to the +ve of the coil. It will run much better and not pull down the voltage to the coil when it cuts in.
I am quite happy with my Summit own brand chrome jobbie. Connect the fan to the alt output rather than to the +ve of the coil. It will run much better and not pull down the voltage to the coil when it cuts in.
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Oh and Painless Performance Products do some nice wiring kits to work your fan.
For those of us not using the heater they do a neat thermostat switch that screws into the water pump heater outlet on the block. So you are measuring the water temp in the block directly.
You can get their products through Summit too.
For those of us not using the heater they do a neat thermostat switch that screws into the water pump heater outlet on the block. So you are measuring the water temp in the block directly.
You can get their products through Summit too.
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Here is another tip free of charge.
You see that plastic overflow catcher I have on the side of my radiator?
If you fit one of these you can run a pipe from the inlet at the top, down to within a half inch of the bottom of the bottle. That way it acts as an expansion tank and any water pushing out of the radiator cap will get sucked back in again as the water cools. This keeps your radiator filled to the max. 8)
You see that plastic overflow catcher I have on the side of my radiator?
If you fit one of these you can run a pipe from the inlet at the top, down to within a half inch of the bottom of the bottle. That way it acts as an expansion tank and any water pushing out of the radiator cap will get sucked back in again as the water cools. This keeps your radiator filled to the max. 8)