best electric fan for a 40

[1969cruzer]

whats the best electric fan out there to use with an oem original radiator and that is the best price?

Ive read about black magik but they are $200+, anyone have a good supplier of these?

thanks
Spence

 

[woody]

Taurus electric fans, see the tech links at http://pirate4x4.com for a writeup.

 

[Lost_crusiers]

Ditto the Tarus fan, cheap and it looks heavyer duty than the others I have seen. Mine works great and a buddy with a heep is on his 2nd flex-rite, I think thats what he has, in 1 yr and his heep rarely runs. JL

 

[Gumby]

I think the Taurus is the best overall deal. The best CFM is a Lincoln fan off of a Mark something that draw some rediculous amounts of current.

 

[cbassett]

You guys have to modify anything in order to fit the Taurus fan? I just picked up a Taurus fan, and it looks like it's going to be a very tight fit, if even doable without doing something to the grill mesh. I can't move my radiator back at all either.

 

[Medusa]

The Taurus fan is a puller, so it goes between the radiator and the engine. It sounds like you are thinking about putting it in front of the radiator ???

 

[woody]

...and, to elaborate on what Medusa said, most fan blades are specific to puller or pusher duties, and you don't wanna try and rely on a puller fan to be efficient or effective as a pusher.

I ran a 16" push/pull fan from Summit for a while, in front of the rad...I removed the mesh entirely and instead incorporated that mesh in with the bezel itself for motor clearance.

Pulled that, swapped to a prototype custom electric fan (~5 made, I somehow got one free) and it cooled my rig great in Moab.

 

[cbassett]

I did (do if I can get it to fit) intend to run the Taurus as a pusher. Just by feel, it seems to push as much as it pulls. It's going to be backup fan to the regular puller on the engine.