Electric fan ?

[greg fulk]

Thanks...that's the problem I don't have a shroud & I would like to have the electric fan to help cool between rounds. I was looking @ a duel fan 3100 cfm fan BTW

[Wade Mahaffey]

You could always do a Google search for "Custom Fan Shrouds"

Wade

[chris ok]

I put a Chevy HHR fan and shroud system in a 68 Velle. fit like it was supposed to be there. 2 small brackets and 2 small drill holes. 100 bucks too. buy the painless fan kit and find a chevy plug from a junk yard, I did from a chevy astro van. runs cool, low amp draw too.
friends been driving it since the fall w no heating problems.

[njk53]

Greg, look for a fan unit that puts out the most cfm. A lot of the aftermarket fans are OK for the strip but not very good on the street. I would try to use one off of a production vehicle and you should be OK. We use an electic fan off of a Cadillac XLR in the race car. The fan is manufactured by Siemens and puts out over 900 cfm. It definitely gets the job done. Also use a thermistor to control the on and off cycling of the fan for better performance.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Isnt that what tin snips angle iron (for bending) and hammers are for ?

Seriously, Ive learned strangly enough, 9 times out of 10 its FASTER and better to fit and fabricate anything and everything yourself, not to mention cheaper.

Thinkof all the time, researching, pricing, ordereing shipping and installing and well on something like a shroud Id say some alloy sheet, and off to the races.

If you want REALLY cool, "formed" looking alloy sheet, snad bags bowling balls and shot puts do wonders, when youre done it looks like it was countoured. Give it a whirl.

What you got to loose 20 bucks in sheet and a weekend of trying something new ?

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

You could always do a Google search for "Custom Fan Shrouds"

Wade

[Wade Mahaffey]

If I were you, I would do a Google search for "Custom Fan Shrouds" You never know what you might find there. I use the Google site quite often when looking for information.

Wade

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

If I were you, I would do a Google search for "Custom Fan Shrouds" You never know what you might find there. I use the Google site quite often when looking for information.

Wade

I was just yankin yer chain, I use searchs all the time and Im pretty good too.

One thing I can tell you for a fact as I was present, when you have a client who is the president of the "Great American Fruitcake Company" and he is computer illeterate, and youre in a boardroom with a projector (this was 1997) DONT let him try to answer the question "I wonder if Fruitcakes.com is taken ?"

The answer is yes....and its not a Christmas gift.

When looking for a BIG *** FAN, its always best to just try something like

http://www.bigassfans.com/

(Yes its a real site they make REALLY BIG Fans...)

[njk53]

Greg, Aren't you going to use the stock fan shroud? That unit is specifically engineered for the car and will perform much better than any homemade or aftermarket unit. At the very least least it will get you close to the dimensions and specifications needed for good cooling performance.

[greg fulk]

stock shroud is MIA! so it's either go junkyarding or by new from somebody like year-one. I was just thinking that this is going to be @ the track a lot an electric would be better way to go...as in between rounds I can run the electric to cool the rad. I also need one big enough to cool the car if I run into town to get a pizza & beer .....3 miles each way.