robbie Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I did some extensive reading about fans vs. electric fans awhile ago, and from what I remember there's some debate about which is better. I took away the conclusion that putting in a larger fan blade is about as good as putting in an electric fan as far as moving air and cooling. (Am I mistaken?) So I was going to shop for a used Quest fan (which I thought was bigger) but now I'm reading that it's an electric fan. Which fan do you recommend to just simply replace the pathy fan with? Or should I just go with the electric fan mod? I'm confused now from all the posts about fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Nevermind. After reading more posts on electric fans I caught the bug again. I'm doing the mod. When the weather warms up and I have some money. But I would still like to know if anyone knows of a bigger fan blade that can be easily swapped with the pathy's. (or if this is even recommended.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 id say a bigger blade would be way harder than the e-fan mod, partly becasue then you have to do all sorts of cutting on the shroud housing or the removal of which will cause loss of airflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Not to mention a larger fan will be harder for your engine to move which is why you want to swap it with an electric one anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 The stock fan moves a pretty generous amount of air - more than (almost) all of the electric fans available. And more than a pathy should ever need. If you are overheating with stock fan, I would start looking at other causes. An electric fan is not going to help. Radiator in poor condition? Water pump worn? Head gasket leak? Blockages in block or hoses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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