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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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LOL, thats the same damn link I just posted.....I have 2 on mine as you can see in the pic scott posted. They are wired together and when they turn on they are never on for more than 15sec before temp is down again.

How long have you had them?
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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i was thinking dual stage...maybe
plus i dont know how well either 10 or 12 would fit?
do you have picture showin how much of radiator is covered by fan?
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by neogenesis2004
LOL, thats the same damn link I just posted.....I have 2 on mine as you can see in the pic scott posted. They are wired together and when they turn on they are never on for more than 15sec before temp is down again.
yeah, these are 12", same seller, almost same price...
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Could you take off an 1/8"-1/4" from the mounts for the fans on the rad to get more clearnace for a bigger sway bar?

The FM Bar is 7/8", the RB solid is 15/16". I think the Jackson bar is also 7/8".

With the big 1 1/8" RB hollow bar I think there might be some fit issues, being able to get the fans closer to the rad would help.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jayc72
Could you take off an 1/8"-1/4" from the mounts for the fans on the rad to get more clearnace for a bigger sway bar?

The FM Bar is 7/8", the RB solid is 15/16". I think the Jackson bar is also 7/8".

With the big 1 1/8" RB hollow bar I think there might be some fit issues, being able to get the fans closer to the rad would help.
The guys with the bigger sway could get away with just notching their fans i bet.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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I have the 1" FM bar for the 94-97 Miatas in my car and these is still a small gap between the fans and the bar. You might be able to shave the fan mounts down a little but id be very cafeful because if you go to far then you will be screwed. Best bet is to get one of those slim fans off of ebay if you need more space.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...r/IMG_5152.jpg
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Looks like there is a fair amount of aluminum on the mount to remove, would also remove the need to add in weather stripping.

Guess I won't know until I get it here.
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I've had the fans on the car for half a year now. Still work like the day I got them. Its pretty hard to **** up the design of an electric fan...
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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It's not the fan design that people are concerned about, it's the build quality of the electric motor.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Its pretty hard to **** up the design of an electric fan...
You would be surprised...
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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so whats the deal with the stock fans? Do they not move enough air, physically too large, or both?
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they work fine for me.
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Stock fans are fine, they are just huge...so I paid $60 for some slim fans.
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^yup
i think its worth it to gain any space in that area under the hood
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Are these rad's available for the NB's?

I looked on ebay, looks like they dont...shitty
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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Are these rad's available for the NB's?

I looked on ebay, looks like they dont...shitty
They're testing fitment for us NB owners. Hopefully we'll know within a week.
Old Nov 9, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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we should know the fittment on the MBs tomorrow hopefully
ill keep ya'll posted
Old Nov 9, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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I'm suprised at how much extra room those slim fans give you. How do they mount up? Any kind of surround DIY'd?
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i guess you could, i was planing to make a shroud and incorporated mounting brackets out of something...dont know yet
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i used those little push through mounts..... thayre like $1 each at damn near any speed shop.



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