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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 09:17 AM
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IIRC the main fan is 13" diameter and a/c fan 12".
Old Jul 22, 2015 | 09:27 AM
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So the shroud is something like 14 x 15?
Old Jul 24, 2015 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Leafy
A good ecu should be able to do this with the IAC valve.
For reference, here is a screenshot of my IAC settings:

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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 11:10 AM
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Well there's the problem right there, it's supposed to be set on pac-man, no wonder your idle sucks
Old Jul 24, 2015 | 11:38 AM
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Not enough processor for Pac-Man.
Old Jul 24, 2015 | 12:04 PM
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I got a Vic-20 in the closet I'll sell ya cheap.
Old Jul 24, 2015 | 12:15 PM
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he needs to upgrade to nintendo
Old Aug 29, 2015 | 01:08 PM
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While I was making the new fan shroud for my 949 Supermiata radiator and FM spec SPAL fans I took the opportunity to collect some relevant data to compare the 12" EBAY fans that I had on my old EBAY radiator to the smaller and bigger SPAL fans that are specced for the FM high air flow fan kits.

I hooked each fan to my battery charger, used a model airplane power/amp meter and Magnehelic gauge to measure the DP across the radiator with each fan.

Small Spal fan (3010.1522) 0.48" H2O, 9A, 11.3V
Big Spal fan (3010.2029) 0.50" H20, 9.5A, 11.25V
EBAY 12" fan, 0.25" H2O, 5.5A, 11.6V

See the pictures below of the measured DPs.

These SPAL fans were bought used and I have had the EBAY fans on the car for a few years so I am not comparing a new SPAL to a used EBAY fan. No matter how you slice it, that is half the DP which equals half the flow for the EBAY fan versus the SPAL fans. The SPALs make a ton more noise too and it is easy to tell they move more air.

I wish I had the time to dig up my factory fans and hook them up for a comparison.





EBAY


Big Spal


Small SPAL
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