340duster340
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Anyone running? I ve read mixed guidance on if to use with 4 core due to thickness of the core
Anyone running? I ve read mixed guidance on if to use with 4 core due to thickness of the core
Just my opinion... Dont waste your time with an electric fan. Get a direct drive mechanical 7 blade with a "Propper" oem style shroud, propper sized pulleys, and propper HD / AC cooling waterpump.
If you must get a thermostatic fan.
I have a three row in Vixen and the ONLY REASON I have it is because I snagged it NEW on a scratch and dent sale on Ebay for 89 bucks SHIPPED. Other than that, I'd have a two row. BUT, I really believe I could remove the fan and throw it in the ditch and it still would not over heat. It's just a little four blade fan anyway. But I tell you what. That radiator is a coolin MUG. 171 degrees in and 79 degrees out. It's FLAT doin it.Exactly right. By the time you get to the 3rd & 4th row of tubes, they add little to the cooling ability of the radiator.
Best solution is clutch fan. There is a myth that elec fans do not cost power. They do cost some power & the amount will vary with the fan motor rating. A higher rated alt is also likely to be reqd.
Well, let me state the obvious. An elec fan doesn't cost power when it not on.Exactly right. By the time you get to the 3rd & 4th row of tubes, they add little to the cooling ability of the radiator.
Best solution is clutch fan. There is a myth that elec fans do not cost power. They do cost some power & the amount will vary with the fan motor rating. A higher rated alt is also likely to be reqd.
Exactly right. By the time you get to the 3rd & 4th row of tubes, they add little to the cooling ability of the radiator.
Best solution is clutch fan. There is a myth that elec fans do not cost power. They do cost some power & the amount will vary with the fan motor rating. A higher rated alt is also likely to be reqd.
Well, let me state the obvious. An elec fan doesn't cost power when it not on.
my stock rad kept my 340 cool in 90 degree heat sitting in traffik for hours , good clutch fan and a shroud is all my car ever needed . anything more than 3 cores is money wastedMost of these modern two row radiators with the 1" or 1.25" flues out cool the 3 and 4 row radiators. Plus you have much more room for a better fan.
I have a similar setup ("no-name" 3 row, Contour fans and an Autocoolguy PWM controller), except I have a 451. It's tight but I trimmed the plastic on the fan a little. I can sit still in 93F weather and the engine won't get over 185FLike 72blunblu, I run a Champion 3 row with the Ford Contour fan and a Dakota Digital controller. Engine is a built 340 pushing 425 HP in a 73 Sport. For clearance with the CVF Racing aluminum water pump pulley, I had to go to button top pulley screws. That gave me just enough clearance. No issues with interference or the engine cooling.
That's correct. But it certainly does cost power when it turns on by loading the alternator.Well, let me state the obvious. An elec fan doesn't cost power when it not on.
Of course. But my fan is rarely on. Only in stop-and-go traffic.That's correct. But it certainly does cost power when it turns on by loading the alternator.