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AU Falcon Thermo Fans

Started by _heppy_ss_76_ , Mar 10 2007 05:42 PM

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#1 _heppy_ss_76_

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 05:42 PM

Hi,

Just wanted to know, what are best thermo fans to put on an lx torana without butchering the inner guards?

are AU falcon ones the best?

what mods are involved in fitting them?

any help greatly appreciated,

Cheers

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#2 _rorym_

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 06:37 PM

NOS told me they are the go..move more air than anything evidently...there is a link here on trimming them to fit an LH I am told.
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#3 dattoman

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 07:11 PM

http://www.gmh-toran...wtopic=8782&hl=

http://www.gmh-toran...12301&hl=thermo

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#4 _heppy_ss_76_

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 07:37 PM

cheers, thanks for that datto,

so i gather that AU fans are the best you can buy?

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#5 _rorym_

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 08:00 PM

Got a new set off Ebay for $60.
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#6 gtrboyy

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 02:42 AM

Yes,I reckon the au fans are great value for money & they can even look nice in the engine bay too.

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#7 TerrA LX

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 02:48 AM

is there much difference between the cheap aftermarket ones and the factory fraud ones?

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#8 _rorym_

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 09:19 AM

is there much difference between the cheap aftermarket ones and the factory fraud ones?

The cheap aftermarket ones are...cheap aftermarket ones?
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#9 _2wild4u_

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 10:28 PM

and apparently the flow 3cfm less than the genuine ones

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#10 TerrA LX

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 10:40 PM

is it hard to pick the difference between genuine and aftermarket, like are there tell tail signs like different looking motors etc?

Edited by ALX76, 11 March 2007 - 10:43 PM.

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#11 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 07:07 AM

Those thermos flow a whopping 3000cfm!! i got some on my torrie and they are amazing... ford sure did make alot go good shit! :spoton:

im sure they (ford owners) wouldnt use any holden gear haha

i have ford paint
ford themos
and a ford diff

:rolleyes:

Edited by UC_CHEV, 12 March 2007 - 07:09 AM.

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#12 _@milco@_

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 11:26 PM

dude just buy a ford......... lol your half way there ! lol

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#13 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 11:24 AM

The "original" EL fans were Bosch...though Ford may have used other suppliers later on, afik, the specs of the fans remain the same....some shroud changes through the models

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#14 _rorym_

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 03:53 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com....1QQcmdZViewItem

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#15 _Chamois hatch_

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 09:50 PM

AU fans are awsome, and its possible to fit them without trimming any metal. and they seem to be getting cheaper and cheaper.......got mine for $80 genuine ford, from a wrecker (mind you pick 'n' pay less, wanted $200, f$%king dreamers, think ford sells them new for about the $230 mark, dont quote me on that tho)

cheers

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#16 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 19 March 2007 - 12:03 AM

Hmmm. Little brother works for Ford, so I ( he ) gets staff rates on everything, including new vehicles. Must call him one day...

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#17 _brett_32i_

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Posted 19 March 2007 - 02:36 PM

i have ford paint
ford themos
and a ford diff

well i have ...

ford paint
ford thermos
ford diff hat (watts)
ford front and rear rotors
ford stud pattern
ford offset
i think thats it.

everything else is nissan.

not much holden left at all

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#18 _brett_32i_

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Posted 19 March 2007 - 09:22 PM

by the way, each fan draws about 7 amps when running.

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#19 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 05:39 AM

by the way, each fan draws about 7 amps when running.

^AU fan 7amps? only if there is serious problems with the connections.

Edited by devilsadvocate, 20 March 2007 - 05:40 AM.

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#20 _brett_32i_

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 09:09 PM

yep, 20 amps each for about a second and when running they are less than 10 amps.

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#21 355LX

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Posted 20 March 2007 - 10:42 PM

Yep that's what I measured as well brett, or a near as dammit. Mine are genuine fans too if that helps.

I run the fans as two separate circuits in case a relay or something fails I still have some cooling at least on one side.

From the factory AU's had a single 60amp fuse, and the fans rarely if at all ran at full speed.

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#22 makka

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Posted 21 March 2007 - 10:10 AM

^ thats what I did, a single 30A fuse and relay for each fan, wired seperately to each other

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#23 _brett_32i_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 11:45 AM

after hunting around for a better controller than the shitty davies craig unit with the capillary tube, i found this....

http://autospeed.dri...77/article.html

i probably wont have it done this side of easter, but i'll let people know how it goes....

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#24 _1uzbt1_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 12:41 PM

^^^^^looks good,or,get a sender of required temp soldered in the radiator or get a sender soldered into a peice of brass pipe and slice it into your top hose.All good reliable ways of switching fans besides those poxy davies craig junk.Do they make any thing good??

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#25 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 03:57 PM

Had a look at the link for the device, not sure its suitable for cars without an ECU. It mentions the ecu being connected to the temp sender and that the device will look for a voltage of 0-5V, but these will be higher if running direct to a normal torrie temp gauge. What does the kit(not assembled) cost.