my first attempt at a fan shroud
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my first attempt at a fan shroud
Here are some pics of the fan shroud I made for the Godspeed radiator and ebay fans. I decided to use aluminum vs lexan because I could get away with a thinner sheet. Also the alu sheet was around $20. I didn't have a jig saw so I ended up using a dremel to cut everything :(
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Don't you want the shroud to be spaced off the face of the rad like 1" (with the sides enclosed obviously)? Otherwise, how would air move through the rad anywhere other than the fan openings.
I've never have a shroud on a car rad, but I've watercooled MANY pcs and my shrouds there are always space the fan off of the surface.
I've never have a shroud on a car rad, but I've watercooled MANY pcs and my shrouds there are always space the fan off of the surface.
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They look the same as mine from http://www.siliconeintakes.com/index.php?cPath=15.
Nice and cheap for 2x 10" fans and they shift the air like a twister!
I've just had my aluminum sheet arrive on Friday so I'll be making a very similar shroud very soon too!
Are you going to fold the sides in at all or leave them open? Looking at the PWR shroud there's is folded over so I might try and copy that if I can get it right - just need to get the old jigsaw out and get cutting next week at some point
Nice and cheap for 2x 10" fans and they shift the air like a twister!
I've just had my aluminum sheet arrive on Friday so I'll be making a very similar shroud very soon too!
Are you going to fold the sides in at all or leave them open? Looking at the PWR shroud there's is folded over so I might try and copy that if I can get it right - just need to get the old jigsaw out and get cutting next week at some point
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Don't you want the shroud to be spaced off the face of the rad like 1" (with the sides enclosed obviously)? Otherwise, how would air move through the rad anywhere other than the fan openings.
I've never have a shroud on a car rad, but I've watercooled MANY pcs and my shrouds there are always space the fan off of the surface.
I've never have a shroud on a car rad, but I've watercooled MANY pcs and my shrouds there are always space the fan off of the surface.
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Lowes has a pretty sweet selection of aluminum sheet. They're expensive as hell though. I get it for free from my schools lab. Otherwise you should go hit up some local sheet metal shops. HVAC places and things like that. Call them up and see if they're willing to sell scrap. A 3x3' piece of scrap isn't worth much to places like that. Even if it's not aluminum, you could just paint it.
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check your yellow pages for local metal scrap yards. I used to go to the same place the mythbusters use because it was across the street from my work (http://www.alcometals.com/). now I got nothin but mcmaster.com