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colombianbryan · 10-03-2011, 08:30 PM

Im looking to buy some electric fans to make my engine bay look a little nicer and cleaner but not sure which ones to get. My friends have some fans not sure which ones they are but both are pretty loud and im not crazy on that. I know that there is mishimoto, isis, and flex-a-lite fans so im just wondering which one cools the best and the quietest?

s13 @ fullboost · 10-03-2011, 08:34 PM

the ones in my garage that are for sale!

colombianbryan · 10-03-2011, 08:37 PM

ha i want to hear some reviews first

blksylv · 10-03-2011, 08:55 PM

SR20DET Radiator and Fan Comparison Test

that should help you decide a bit

Hoffman5982 · 10-03-2011, 09:15 PM

Just go to the picknpull and get some altima fans for cheap as hell. I've had mine for a few years now, no problems.

colombianbryan · 10-03-2011, 09:19 PM

awesome thanks man! looks like im going to get me some altima fans. i think not sure yet...

colombianbryan · 10-03-2011, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

Just go to the picknpull and get some altima fans for cheap as hell. I've had mine for a few years now, no problems.

did you have to do any modifications? im using an aftermarket aluminum radiator.

angeldunk707 · 10-03-2011, 09:28 PM

im running a 16inch spal on a 16x27.5 HOWE radiator. no problems.

Hoffman5982 · 10-03-2011, 09:39 PM

You have to cut the 2 tabs at the bottom, and only one of the mounting points line up at the top, but the other one isn't even an inch off so it's easy to fix that. I'm using an aluminum radiator also for my sr. One fan will plug directly into the plug for the factory single fan, and I use a thermostatic switch for the other one.

colombianbryan · 10-03-2011, 09:44 PM

Thanks a bunch man! much appreciated

Hoffman5982 · 10-03-2011, 10:23 PM

No problem. If you need help with wiring I should be able to dig up my diagram for the switch with a relay

Hoffman5982 · 10-03-2011, 10:29 PM

I'm bored so I dug it up anyways. It's pretty simple, but whatever. You don't have to use a relay, it's just the best way to do it and costs you no more than 10 bucks extra:

Zero-Offset · 10-04-2011, 01:33 AM

i also went that route, but with a taurus fan, it hauls ASS.
seriously will drop my temps a good 5 degrees within 30 seconds-minute. this isn't even on the high setting.
i decided against wiring up the high for now because when i tested it i could have SWORN the gravitational pull of the earth slowed down.

Hoffman5982 · 10-04-2011, 01:51 AM

Were they direct drop in? There's an ass fuck ton of them at the local upullit and my assembly has a few cracks in it so I've been thinking about picking another one up soon

Tearlessj · 10-04-2011, 01:55 AM

Clutch fan is where it's at!

speedgod^s13 · 10-04-2011, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Tearlessj

Clutch fan is where it's at!

That's a negative. Although it's not the worst, it definitely isn't the best.

xpinoyxmk · 10-04-2011, 04:22 AM

Taurus fan is by far the most powerful fan i've ever seen/owned. Swear it blows hurricane force winds, its retarded how much air they pull.

Yes you can just drop them in, all you need is rad zipties to hold them in place.

Low setting is 20amps and high is 40amps if i recall correctly but seriously doubt you will need the high setting. If you bleed the coolant system correctly, you will NEVER overheat.

Got mine at the junkyard for $20 and wired it up for $5. Altima fans are just a little bit weaker but still awesome.

colombianbryan · 10-04-2011, 06:41 AM

yea im also going to get a dif fan controller just so i can mess with it myself. everything seems fairly simple with the altima fans to get it up and running.

surfpac · 10-05-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Tearlessj

Clutch fan is where it's at!

"where it is at" doesn't even make sense

colombianbryan · 10-05-2011, 07:22 PM

he means like its the best..

Chaluska · 10-06-2011, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpinoyxmk

Taurus fan is by far the most powerful fan i've ever seen/owned. Swear it blows hurricane force winds, its retarded how much air they pull.

Yes you can just drop them in, all you need is rad zipties to hold them in place.

Low setting is 30amps and high is 50amps if i recall correctly but seriously doubt you will need the high setting. If you bleed the coolant system correctly, you will NEVER overheat.

Got mine at the junkyard for $20 and wired it up for $5. Altima fans are just a little bit weaker but still awesome.

fixed..

im running altimas and a 3 core radiator with an OEM t-stat, works PERFECTLY.. even with 110f mid day heat

colombianbryan · 10-06-2011, 10:19 AM

what year altima fans work by the way?

pinkarrowsnow · 10-06-2011, 10:23 AM

clutch fan and stock shroud on a sr is amazing. Anyone who actually drifts or races there car alot knows this is by far the best sollution unless you have a different motor in the car.

colombianbryan · 10-06-2011, 10:44 AM

im running that stock fan and shroud. but my thermostat stays slightly above the mid way point leaning more towards hot but never exceeds that point, thats why im thinking of doing some electrical fans to see if it keeps it cooler.

pinkarrowsnow · 10-06-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by colombianbryan

im running that stock fan and shroud. but my thermostat stays slightly above the mid way point leaning more towards hot but never exceeds that point, thats why im thinking of doing some electrical fans to see if it keeps it cooler.

Nismo thermostat call it a day. cheaper then a fan setup. I can hotlap my car all day let it sit and idle wherever all i use is a stock fan and a AC fan on a switch and all i do is drive my car at the track. That fan and the nismo thermostat youll be set promise.

colombianbryan · 10-06-2011, 12:40 PM

alright ill look into it cause i just have the oem thermostat. thanks

alexanderig · 10-06-2011, 12:45 PM

Altima fans and aluminum rad is what I'm running a I love it. And the Altima fans keep the car cool run after run

biggie · 10-06-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by colombianbryan

what year altima fans work by the way?

Any Altima with the KA IIRC. I forgot what years exactly that is.

I'm running Koyo rad and Altima fans on my KA-T with no issues. Have Altima fans to put on my Vert's KA sometime soon.

colombianbryan · 10-06-2011, 12:54 PM

yea im running the stock fan with a mishimoto aluminum radiator. so next is altima fans with a nismo thermostat. i should NEVER have heating problems hopefully haha

10-03-2011, 08:30 PM	#1
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	best electric fans! Im looking to buy some electric fans to make my engine bay look a little nicer and cleaner but not sure which ones to get. My friends have some fans not sure which ones they are but both are pretty loud and im not crazy on that. I know that there is mishimoto, isis, and flex-a-lite fans so im just wondering which one cools the best and the quietest? __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-03-2011, 08:34 PM	#2
s13 @ fullboost Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St.Petersburg,FL Posts: 2,550 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	the ones in my garage that are for sale! __________________

10-03-2011, 08:37 PM	#3
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	ha i want to hear some reviews first __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-03-2011, 09:15 PM	#5
Hoffman5982 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 33 Posts: 2,504 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	Just go to the picknpull and get some altima fans for cheap as hell. I've had mine for a few years now, no problems. __________________

10-03-2011, 09:19 PM	#6
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	awesome thanks man! looks like im going to get me some altima fans. i think not sure yet... __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-03-2011, 09:28 PM	#8
angeldunk707 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: S.F. Bay Area, CA Age: 35 Posts: 258 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	im running a 16inch spal on a 16x27.5 HOWE radiator. no problems. __________________ PowerPlenty RWD SR20DET/Impreza GC8 Build:http://imgur.com/a/7KDa1#0

10-03-2011, 09:39 PM	#9
Hoffman5982 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 33 Posts: 2,504 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	You have to cut the 2 tabs at the bottom, and only one of the mounting points line up at the top, but the other one isn't even an inch off so it's easy to fix that. I'm using an aluminum radiator also for my sr. One fan will plug directly into the plug for the factory single fan, and I use a thermostatic switch for the other one. __________________

10-03-2011, 09:44 PM	#10
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Thanks a bunch man! much appreciated __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-03-2011, 10:23 PM	#11
Hoffman5982 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 33 Posts: 2,504 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	No problem. If you need help with wiring I should be able to dig up my diagram for the switch with a relay __________________

10-03-2011, 10:29 PM	#12
Hoffman5982 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 33 Posts: 2,504 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	I'm bored so I dug it up anyways. It's pretty simple, but whatever. You don't have to use a relay, it's just the best way to do it and costs you no more than 10 bucks extra: __________________

10-04-2011, 01:33 AM	#13
Zero-Offset Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Age: 34 Posts: 402 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i also went that route, but with a taurus fan, it hauls ASS. seriously will drop my temps a good 5 degrees within 30 seconds-minute. this isn't even on the high setting. i decided against wiring up the high for now because when i tested it i could have SWORN the gravitational pull of the earth slowed down.

10-04-2011, 01:51 AM	#14
Hoffman5982 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Definitely NOT FL.... Age: 33 Posts: 2,504 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	Were they direct drop in? There's an ass fuck ton of them at the local upullit and my assembly has a few cracks in it so I've been thinking about picking another one up soon __________________

10-04-2011, 01:55 AM	#15
Tearlessj Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Memphis Age: 33 Posts: 1,907 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Clutch fan is where it's at! __________________ Nagasaki Motors Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.

10-04-2011, 04:22 AM	#17
xpinoyxmk Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL Posts: 713 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Taurus fan is by far the most powerful fan i've ever seen/owned. Swear it blows hurricane force winds, its retarded how much air they pull. Yes you can just drop them in, all you need is rad zipties to hold them in place. Low setting is 20amps and high is 40amps if i recall correctly but seriously doubt you will need the high setting. If you bleed the coolant system correctly, you will NEVER overheat. Got mine at the junkyard for $20 and wired it up for $5. Altima fans are just a little bit weaker but still awesome.

10-04-2011, 06:41 AM	#18
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	yea im also going to get a dif fan controller just so i can mess with it myself. everything seems fairly simple with the altima fans to get it up and running. __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-05-2011, 07:22 PM	#20
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	he means like its the best.. __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-06-2011, 10:19 AM	#22
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	what year altima fans work by the way? __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-06-2011, 10:23 AM	#23
pinkarrowsnow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 639 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	clutch fan and stock shroud on a sr is amazing. Anyone who actually drifts or races there car alot knows this is by far the best sollution unless you have a different motor in the car. __________________ http://allies-drift.blogspot.com/

10-06-2011, 10:44 AM	#24
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	im running that stock fan and shroud. but my thermostat stays slightly above the mid way point leaning more towards hot but never exceeds that point, thats why im thinking of doing some electrical fans to see if it keeps it cooler. __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-06-2011, 12:40 PM	#26
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	alright ill look into it cause i just have the oem thermostat. thanks __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

10-06-2011, 12:45 PM	#27
alexanderig Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Miami Age: 34 Posts: 644 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Altima fans and aluminum rad is what I'm running a I love it. And the Altima fans keep the car cool run after run

10-06-2011, 12:54 PM	#29
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 33 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	yea im running the stock fan with a mishimoto aluminum radiator. so next is altima fans with a nismo thermostat. i should NEVER have heating problems hopefully haha __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails