Spal Fans

[MattM]

On what radiator, and are they push or pull?

Puller, stock late model rad, fits perfectly, never gets hot

[dude8383]

Puller, stock late model rad, fits perfectly, never gets hot

pics.

[khnordeen]

Not to try and hijack this thread, but I think this can go in here...

Anyway, I am planning on doing the fan delete mod on my motor while it is on the stand and out of the car, and I am planning on using bimmerworld's FDM kit and their SPAL fan conversion kit

http://store.bimmerworld.com/e36z3-6-cyl-engine-fan-delete-kit-p582.aspx

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerworld-e36-3-series-electric-fan-conversion-kit-p1450.aspx

Would I have any mounting/spacing issues if I use that fan kit on my M42 radiator, or would I be better off buying an E36 radiator instead? Any way of getting these items more inexpensively as opposed to these pre-made kits?

Thanks for any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[dude8383]

I would recommend checking out my thread regarding fan fitment

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=145318

Covers M42 rad fitment as well as E36 rad fitment.

Not to try and hijack this thread, but I think this can go in here...

Anyway, I am planning on doing the fan delete mod on my motor while it is on the stand and out of the car, and I am planning on using bimmerworld's FDM kit and their SPAL fan conversion kit

http://store.bimmerworld.com/e36z3-6-cyl-engine-fan-delete-kit-p582.aspx

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerworld-e36-3-series-electric-fan-conversion-kit-p1450.aspx

Would I have any mounting/spacing issues if I use that fan kit on my M42 radiator, or would I be better off buying an E36 radiator instead? Any way of getting these items more inexpensively as opposed to these pre-made kits?

Thanks for any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[kalib0y]

Not to try and hijack this thread, but I think this can go in here...

Anyway, I am planning on doing the fan delete mod on my motor while it is on the stand and out of the car, and I am planning on using bimmerworld's FDM kit and their SPAL fan conversion kit

http://store.bimmerworld.com/e36z3-6-cyl-engine-fan-delete-kit-p582.aspx

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerworld-e36-3-series-electric-fan-conversion-kit-p1450.aspx

Would I have any mounting/spacing issues if I use that fan kit on my M42 radiator, or would I be better off buying an E36 radiator instead? Any way of getting these items more inexpensively as opposed to these pre-made kits?

Thanks for any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

No worries, ask away.

Go with the e36 radiator but you can do the M42 if you want the cool no external reservoir look but with a little less cooling fluid capacity (I may be mistaken though).

I will have a spare 10in fan that blows 1220cfm if you are interested. My intention was to run 2 10in pullers but I decided against it. Much more clearance and pulls the same amount of air as the spal low profile 16in. I paired that with a 16in FFD fan that pushes 3600cfm through my condenser and also through my radiator. The 10in puller fan fires up at about half past quarter and the 16in pusher fires up right when it hits half and doesn't even stay on that long. Maybe like 15seconds if I am just sitting there idling or in heavy traffic. Most times during normal driving it never turns on the whole time. The 16in also turns on when I turn on the AC.

Neither of the fans are loud at all. I also set it up with a mishimoto aluminum rad, and bimmerworld fan delete kit. I can still remove my thermostat housing if I need to with everything in place.

The set up works beautifully and the car never even touches half

[Jand3rson]

Sorry if I'm coming off like a tard here (there's just SO many configurations!), but this whole kit will work fine for the M42 radiator, as well?

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerworld-e36-3-series-electric-fan-conversion-kit-p1450.aspx

[dude8383]

Sorry if I'm coming off like a tard here (there's just SO many configurations!), but this whole kit will work fine for the M42 radiator, as well?

http://store.bimmerworld.com/bimmerw...kit-p1450.aspx

Josh, where do you want to mount this? You're not running a/c on the m50 right? If not then I believe it should fit. I couldn't fit my 16" fan because the a/c bracket was in the way.

[MattM]

pics.

sorry, i dunno why i said puller, they are pusher fans... hers a pic anyways, only one i got

[kalib0y]

btw

Dude8383- Thank you for reffering me to FFD and answering my many questions!

[dude8383]

sorry, i dunno why i said puller, they are pusher fans... hers a pic anyways, only one i got

ahhh makes sense. but it appears that you don't have a/c right?

btw

Dude8383- Thank you for reffering me to FFD and answering my many questions!

No problemo man! Glad I could help :)

[MattM]

ahhh makes sense. but it appears that you don't have a/c right?

yeah, i have the luxury of no A/C ;)

[dude8383]

yeah, i have the luxury of no A/C ;)

rofl, i see what you did there.

[Jand3rson]

Josh, where do you want to mount this? You're not running a/c on the m50 right? If not then I believe it should fit. I couldn't fit my 16" fan because the a/c bracket was in the way.

That's right, no a/c. I wonder if I could call them and get the same kit with a pushed instead.

[dude8383]

That's right, no a/c. I wonder if I could call them and get the same kit with a pushed instead.

I would probably call them up and see what they recommend. Their fan kit also doesn't mention which fan they're using, much less how much air it can push.

The pusher fan that I had was P/N 30102047.

http://www.a1electric.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AEOS&Product_Code=30102047

It's super loud though, I'd recommend a curved blade one.

http://www.a1electric.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AEOS&Product_Code=30102048

That doesn't seem to push as much as the FFD though.

http://www.ffdynamics.com/FFD16B.html

The O/P is picking up this one:

http://www.ffdynamics.com/FFD3600B.html

[kalib0y]

^ I actually pick up thier "upgraded" version of that with aluminumized blades 3600ext. It fit behind the front valence fine, I could have just banged a little bit on the valence a bit to get it to fit fine without cutting anything but the OCD in me thought, what if it touches the motor and I can feel the vibration, so I did some cutting but you cannot see it from the outside (yay run-on sentence)

oh and the fane is very quiet. All you hear is the air rushing through. Its so much air that it actually turns the 10in fan when its not on lol.

FFD FTW!