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MiniVanMan

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22nd Oct, 2009 at 09:52:24pm

Hey guys,
Im currently in the middle of my turbo conversion on my '63 S.
i want to use the 16 blade metal fan ive got (a. coz ive got it and b. coz it looks cool).
Do you guys rekon it will work ok for cooling? or am i better sticking with the 11 blade plastic one?

cheers *happy*

Sprocket

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23rd Oct, 2009 at 10:22:24am

the 11 blade fan works well enough

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
 Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........

MiniVanMan

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23rd Oct, 2009 at 11:59:16pm

yeah i know but ive got the 16 blade. Plus i wanted to be different coz you dont see them every day.
I just wana make sure its gona give enough air flow?

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24th Oct, 2009 at 04:22:08pm

16 blade fan is not the best for cooling, it is the quietest . Take a look at

www.1978mgmidget.com/Special_Tuning_for_948_1098.pdf

Its a Special Tuning leaflet for the 948/1098 Sprite, but the last page is not Sprite-specific. It mentions radiators and fans for Minis.
It says the 2A998 "tropical" 6-bladed fan is the most efficient and the 16-bladed 12A404 fan is the quietest, but for high-rev motors to use one (or two) of the 2-bladed C-2A997 fans.

I am running a Dowty four-blade fan on one of my cars that had a 16-blade fan, it was a hot runner here, and the fan change definitely helped bring the temp down.
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