So I have finally found and installed my solution to cooling a 24V E30.
I chose this particular setup because I will be installing A/C and from what I've seen, few fan's are narrow enough to fit behind the radiator. I wanted to find something that would obviously fit and withstand the heat while sitting in traffic.
FF Dynamics makes some seriously high quality fans, I read about them on several Muscle car forums. I ended up purchasing their 12" fan.
http://ffdynamics.com/FFD12B.html - setup as a puller.
Rated at 1500 CFM
This unit fits pretty darn close on the 318is radiator but leaves enough room to install the compressor. I got the chance to test it out today and it does the job quite well.
Now I wanted to be sure that I would have absolutely no problems overheating once I do install the compressor. I decided to change my aux fan as well. I purchased a 16" Spal fan.
http://www.a1electric.com/Merchant2/..._Code=30102047 - setup as a pusher.
Rated at 2360 CFM
Its a bit loud, I'd say just as loud as the stock aux fan, but again gets the job done.
So the way I have it setup is, the smaller 12" fan turns on when temp hits the 1/2 mark on temp guage. The high speed aux fan kicks on when temp reaches 3/4 mark. Once it does hit 3/4 the fan cools the car pretty quickly and shuts off after it comes back down to 1/2. The smaller 12" fan does not shut off at any point.
I'll try to get some pics of everything mounted so that you guys see the clearances. I will try to get the compressor mounted tomorrow.
I chose this particular setup because I will be installing A/C and from what I've seen, few fan's are narrow enough to fit behind the radiator. I wanted to find something that would obviously fit and withstand the heat while sitting in traffic.
FF Dynamics makes some seriously high quality fans, I read about them on several Muscle car forums. I ended up purchasing their 12" fan.
http://ffdynamics.com/FFD12B.html - setup as a puller.
Rated at 1500 CFM
This unit fits pretty darn close on the 318is radiator but leaves enough room to install the compressor. I got the chance to test it out today and it does the job quite well.
Now I wanted to be sure that I would have absolutely no problems overheating once I do install the compressor. I decided to change my aux fan as well. I purchased a 16" Spal fan.
http://www.a1electric.com/Merchant2/..._Code=30102047 - setup as a pusher.
Rated at 2360 CFM
Its a bit loud, I'd say just as loud as the stock aux fan, but again gets the job done.
So the way I have it setup is, the smaller 12" fan turns on when temp hits the 1/2 mark on temp guage. The high speed aux fan kicks on when temp reaches 3/4 mark. Once it does hit 3/4 the fan cools the car pretty quickly and shuts off after it comes back down to 1/2. The smaller 12" fan does not shut off at any point.
I'll try to get some pics of everything mounted so that you guys see the clearances. I will try to get the compressor mounted tomorrow.
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