VS electric fan

[w1r3d]

Hi guys,
Does anyone know if this fan is used by the air con and the heating system? It's installed infront of what i assume is a air con radiator. I ask as the air con system has been deactivated to make room for a supercharger and i am now making room for a oil cooler.
Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[wraith]

V6 or V8? That's the condenser the fan is used to help cool it when the AC is on.

 

[w1r3d]

It's a converted 195i 304 from a vt into a 1996 S pac. I thought it was part of just the air con system but i am not an expert. So as the air con pump was removed to fit a vortech blower. I should be able to pull the condenser and fan unit out?? Who would give me loads of room for an engine oil cooler with fan.

 

[wraith]

What I would is take off the clutch driven fan. Easy job. On the VS clubby I had I put a big single thermo fan from an FG. Never ran hot. Shorter bolts on water pump. Use the redundant AC fan wiring for the fan and get the tune altered to suit.

I would get a big transmission cooler before an engine oil cooler though.

 

[w1r3d]

I already have a dual thermo fan i guess from a au ford. Thanks for the help i will rip out the old air con parts this weekend.

 

[wraith]

Well in that case yep rip out the AC fan. Like I said though. You need a transmission cooler before you need an engine oil cooler. Assuming it's auto of course. I don't think most people bother with engine oil coolers on the old 5 litres.

 

[w1r3d]

Yep it's a T5. I hear what your saying about the tranny.
However i noticed on my drive from Brisbane to Alice Springs that when i pushed her up to 150kph and above the temp raised and when i dropped down to 110 the temp dropped and settled. I plan on using the ute on trips either north to Darwin or south to Adelaide both roughly 1500 kms and we have open speed limits.

 

[wraith]

Ah yeah well then scratch the trans cooler idea. Not that it should be a problem but depending on the size of the cooler make sure you have a thermostat setup.

Got a pic of the thermo fan setup?

 

[BlackVXGTS]

However i noticed on my drive from Brisbane to Alice Springs that when i pushed her up to 150kph and above the temp raised and when i dropped down to 110 the temp dropped and settled. I plan on using the ute on trips either north to Darwin or south to Adelaide both roughly 1500 kms and we have open speed limits.

If you are running at those sorts of speeds, a fan isn't going to make any difference to the temperature as the airflow at speed through the radiator at speed is far more than any fan can provide. Since the A/C condenser and fan normally sit ahead of the radiator, when you remove them completely you will get better airflow through the radiator which should help your cooling at those high speeds. However, good luck driving in the summer time without a working A/C - you will dehydrate mighty fast !!!