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Old 05-21-2012, 08:32 PM
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electric fan setup

hey guys. on my 84 camaro, i was wondering if it would be better to set up my fans to push in air, or the pull the cool air in? a couple people told me to push the air in wouldnt do any good because of how the front nose of the car is.
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If you're going to use electric set it up with a puller fan(s).
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Old 05-22-2012, 12:40 AM
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fan blades

if your worried about cooling
you can use a dual fan set up
straight blades move more air but are noisier
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With electric fans, whenever possible, you want to use puller/s.

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Old 05-22-2012, 08:01 AM
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Ditto to all of the above. Using a shroud will double the effiency of the puller by drawing air in across the entire radiator.

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Thanks guys! I will set up the fans to pull! Much appreciated!
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Old 05-22-2012, 10:54 AM
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Is your spoiler under the front still in place, absolutely necessary when moving ?
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Is your spoiler under the front still in place, absolutely necessary when moving ?
Yes it's still there.
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I made a box shroud and placed two fans on it to cool my 86 Camaro.



And cobbled up a new air dam.


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Wow that looks really good, man. I might have to try something like that.
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Yeah, if that is cobbled up I would really like to see your "good" work.

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Old 05-24-2012, 07:30 AM
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98 and up Intrepid fans work great, and are what a lot of V8 S10 guys are using. Here's a shroud idea a lot of folks can use: Baking Pan/Cookie Sheet Fan Shroud
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