I had a set-up on my '79 Magnum GT with the E58 360 with two fans built
into one housing side by side . It worked great even if it did sound like a
vacuum cleaner . The thing is that the radiator on this truck doesn't look
as big as the one that was on the Magnum .
Thanks for the info though , I did not know that .
At 01:28 PM 6/15/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I posted a bit on this topic earlier (not through yet) but, I dont reccomend
>the pusher puller type arrangement. You will be unduely restricting the
>central air flow at speed since 80mph through your grill flows a lot more
>that a fan can. additionally, you wont be "doubling" your airflow with both
>fans running but essentially "luffing" (non engineering term) one of the
>fans due to the negative back pressure caused by the one in front. Two fans
>side by side are much more effective. This comes from personal experience
>on my 440 powered interceptor. The previous owner had but a fan on either
>side of the radiator and I sure hated stopping @ idle for very long. All of
>the current draw and little cooling to be had.
>BKBridges
>At 02:58 PM 6/15/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Thats what I can't really decide. It may be a one or the other type thing.
>>But if I could do both, it would be nice to do it all at once. Less
>>downtime and all. Still hoping to find someone who has already succeeded
>>in doing something of this nature....Also thought about the dual fan setup
>>(pushing and pulling) but until I can determine the cfm of the
>>original....is there a formula to compute cfm of a given fan? Would my
>>dealer be able to tell me?
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: W. Jack Hilton III <hemi@mindspring.com>
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 2:51 PM
>>Subject: Re: DML: Power Pulleys for 98....+ electric fan info
>>
>>
>>>
>>>But if you do the fan , do you really need the pulleys ?
>>>
>>>At 02:12 PM 6/15/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>Well, I had thought of the extra draw as well, but I figure the extra draw
>>>>would never use as much HP as the stock fan. I also have thought about
>>>>going with one of the lighter, aluminum flex fans to free up HP, but the
>>>>electric just seems like a cool idea. Now I might have some problems if I
>>>>went with power pulleys and the electric fan (with the alternator having
>>to
>>>>work a lot harder to pull the fans also) but I figure my RT has the HD
>>>>alternator, so I might be OK.
>>>>
>>>>My main question is what flow I will need. I have no idea what kind of
>>CFM
>>>>my original fan is capable of, but expect the electric would need at least
>>>>that amount.
>>>>
>>>>BTW, installed my 180 degree thermostat today (even if some on the list
>>say
>>>>the engine produces more HP with hotter combustion chambers (kinda makes
>>me
>>>>wonder why draggers allways want to cool down between runs though)) and
>>the
>>>>gauge shows noticeably cooler.
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: W. Jack Hilton III <hemi@mindspring.com>
>>>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>>>Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 1:22 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: DML: Power Pulleys for 98....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I was thinking about the fans for my R/T as well , but I guess my main
>>>>>concern is the the draw from the fans .
>>>>>
>>>>>
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Jack Hilton
'98 CC R/T "Black Death"
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