Spal Fans

[crazyvwobie]

i used zip ties throught the radiator. nothing wrong with that and cost me lest than $.50.

waste of money

well if that works for you but some people like things to look clean not to mention when the zip tie fails think of all the things that could happen when your fan becomes loose.to each their own

[CHIF8008]

i got mine from ebay for pretty cheap and it was a pusher and a puller. that way i had options for placement. i went with making it a pusher so i would have room to work on the front of my motor and made a shroud so that i didnt loose any air and that every inch of my radiator gets air. not just the circle spot in the middle from the fan.

i used a 16 in spal fan

[kalib0y]

i got mine from ebay for pretty cheap and it was a pusher and a puller. that way i had options for placement. i went with making it a pusher so i would have room to work on the front of my motor and made a shroud so that i didnt loose any air and that every inch of my radiator gets air. not just the circle spot in the middle from the fan.

i used a 16 in spal fan

do you still have AC?

[CHIF8008]

no i dont. but moving the ac stuff forward (im guessing in your case you have it) should not be hard.
OR-
i would remove the AC fan and then mount the spal fan in front of both the AC cooler and the rad, and make a shroud that would cover both. that way you use one fan and get the job done, and still have room in front of your motor to work

[Jand3rson]

Bimmerworld carries Spal fans.

http://store.bimmerworld.com/spal-el...ans-p1160.aspx

Looks like they've got the best price on them, too! I'm likely going to go with their 16" low profile push. Before I pull the trigger, is there any reason or definite advantage to going with a pull rather than a push, or vice-versa? To be honest, I'm inclined to go with the push because of it's location, it will hardly be seen.

Also, would it be a good idea to also get the Spal fan shroud gasket:

http://store.bimmerworld.com/spal-16-fan-shroud-gasket-p1420.aspx

And I'm thinking the Spal mounting kit as well, looks like a better method than the zip-tie things:

http://store.bimmerworld.com/spal-fan-bracket-and-strap-mounting-kit-p1358.aspx

[kalib0y]

I got something in the works right now. As soon as I get it all working I will post up the details.

The plan is to use a 16in 3600cfm pusher in front of the condenser and a 10in 1200cfm puller, along with a mishimoto rad, and 75degree thermostat. The car should not run hot at all, I hope

[DaveSmed]

Puller fans are a much more efficient design, but they are a definite bastard to fit in there.

With a decent radiator and a decent pusher+gasket, you will have plenty of cooling.

[Wh33lhop]

I got something in the works right now. As soon as I get it all working I will post up the details.

The plan is to use a 16in 3600cfm pusher in front of the condenser and a 10in 1200cfm puller, along with a mishimoto rad, and 75degree thermostat. The car should not run hot at all, I hope

That is waaaay overkill.

And Josh, puller fans are more efficient (not really because of fan design, but because of how they're mounted) but you can get away with either one.

[Jand3rson]

Awesome, thanks guys.

And if you haven't noticed, I cleaned all the crap out of this thread. Let's try and keep things a little more civil around here. :up:

[dude8383]

and if you haven't noticed, i cleaned all the crap out of this thread. Let's try and keep things a little more civil around here. :up:

Thank You!!

:up:

[kalib0y]

Wow, I was away 1 day and I feel like I missed so much...thanks cleaning it up

[MattM]

dual 12" FTW!

[Jand3rson]

dual 12" FTW!

On what radiator, and are they push or pull?

[Matt-B]

Im going 16" spal puller Josh.

[BADCLOWN]

Looks like they've got the best price on them, too! I'm likely going to go with their 16" low profile push. Before I pull the trigger, is there any reason or definite advantage to going with a pull rather than a push, or vice-versa? To be honest, I'm inclined to go with the push because of it's location, it will hardly be seen.

Also, would it be a good idea to also get the Spal fan shroud gasket:

http://store.bimmerworld.com/spal-16-fan-shroud-gasket-p1420.aspx

And I'm thinking the Spal mounting kit as well, looks like a better method than the zip-tie things:
http://store.bimmerworld.com/spal-fa...kit-p1358.aspx

im going to be running the mishimoto e36 rad with a 16 spal. did you ever figure out if these two linked items are needed or a better option than others?