240sx Radiator and Fan Test

[ILikeMy240sx]

Found this browsing the net... I haven't seen this anywhere on NICO so her it is.

http://home.satx.rr.com/nissan...t.htm

[slow s13]

that was made by some members of Freshalloy

[Sky240PWR]

thats a good find!!....I have a over heating problem myself, but i have a RB25. I have a Koyo aluminum radiator and a 12 inch fan, I was going to get the FAL twin fan but after reading, I might get the altima fans...if there's room(might be a issue)........anyone have the Koyo+altima+RB combo???

[hannibal]

Good info!

[hek1620]

damn that was very informative. eventhough i drive an overheating ka, the problem is the same. crappy air flow design. i shimmed the hood and took off the rubber seal that lies on the cowl sandwiched between it and the hood this weekend and it didn't do anything. i'm making that panel today out of cardboard and i'm going to look for altima fans asap. i'll get the aluminum koyo when i have the money. thanks for making this thread.

[912.0turbo]

LOL! that was done here in SA by my friend Brad and his friends (I wasnt there). It was really hot when they performed these tests. This should be stickied in the SR forums as well!

[Clatch]

What is the point of a cooling cover, the hood fills that spot with and indention anyways.

[ILikeMy240sx]

it directs more air to the radiator instead of letting the air go right into the hood

[Clatch]

I am so pissed, I spent the better half of the day trying to make that ghetto cover and found out the hodd would not close with it on. That indention at the top the S13 hood seals that gap when closed so all air is directed into the radiator. I felt up there and could not feel a gap anywhere above the radiator, hence I do see why this cover would help at all. I'll post pics of my troubles later.

EDIT: On second thought, this device would only be useful on an aftermarket hood without an indentation like stock.
Modified by Clatch at 2:45 AM 8/17/2005

[Dookie]

i got permacool....and it sucks

[574-240sx]

good information

[hek1620]

i made the getto cooling panel yesterday. it did take some trimming cuz it didn't fit the first time. u have to make sure u cut out the holes so those round black rubber nobs can go through. the hood rests on those. also bringing the latch up a tiny bit made it easier for it to catch the hood since theres a thick *** piece of cardboard there. its just 3 bolts (12mm). those aftermarket ones must be very thin. next up is a set of altima fans. since i already have an elec. fan(with relay and crap so it turns on with ign.), all i have to do is disconnect the old one and connect to the new ones right?

[st33f]

i seen this a while ago... best thing ever :P

[st33f]

make sure btw u get the right altima fans.. 95 Altima!

[SloS13]

awesome read!

[rico05]

This popped up in CA Specific and started a great convo over there. I plan on picking up a set of Alty fans and a rad panel from eBay.

You guys who made crappy ones: Do an eBay search...rad panels go for like $15-$30 on eBay all the time.

[Sky240PWR]

so which fan in the pic is the 95 altima fan??...............and will it fit in a 91 240 hb with a RB25(with Mckinney mounts)

[D-UNIT]

What is the point of a cooling cover, the hood fills that spot with and indention anyways.

Cooling panels do work , very well I might add. My temp needle normally stays on that white dot in the middle of the gauge. After I installed a cooling panel from Signal Auto the temp needle stayed about 2 mm below the white dot. They work. Just watch the fitment around the flip up lights. Mine rubbed on the panel slightly.

[GripR]

thanks for the great read...

i was curious to know, i have an sr and running stock radiator... i can hear my fan clutch going out. i've tracked my car (road racing and gymkhana) and even long drives my car never over heats.

-should i get an electric fan like Flex-A-LIte 220 Electric Fan or Oem Altima Fan and continuing using my stock radiator?

or

-should i get aftermarket radiator plus electric fan?

[grimple1]

my vote is for koyo brass/copper radiator and keep the mech fan. Copper is excellent at dispersing heat.

[GripR]

my vote is for koyo brass/copper radiator and keep the mech fan. Copper is excellent at dispersing heat.

sounds like a pretty good idea... do any of you guys use this?

GReddy Radiator Breather Tank 8mm Type S

[hek1620]

i just put in a set of alti fans. didn't go in as easily as some said. but its jammed between the frame rails. friggin fans almost took off my finger tips. but no more overheating. the fan on the battery side rubs sometimes. i might need to trim it.

[Sky240PWR]

i just put in a set of alti fans. didn't go in as easily as some said. but its jammed between the frame rails. friggin fans almost took off my finger tips. but no more overheating. the fan on the battery side rubs sometimes. i might need to trim it.

on which car?? and what motor do you have?

[GripR]

can't believe a brand new fan clutch cost $203 at the dealer... is the ka fan same as sr fan? i know it's kind of a noOb question but just wanted to be sure...

[D-UNIT]

how do you know it is the fan clucth?

[GripR]

how do you know it is the fan clucth?

because my fan makes a weird noise when i rev, plus i let the car run and shut off, fan continued to spin, also there's a lot of free play clockwise and counter clockwise... but that's my guess.

[D-UNIT]

well the reason I ask is because when my fan clucth went out my fan was constantly on. When I would rev it the engine would sound like it does when it first starts up. U know the loud whrirring sound. Anyway the fan puts tremedous load on the engine. So after I noticed I was only getting 180 miles per tank , I noticed the fan noise. Upon inspection with the engine off the fan was immovable , no free spin at all. That is a broken fan clutch. Free spin is good , as long as your KA is not overheating. That weird noise might be your timing chain tensioners (rolling rocks in a bucket). So I went to the junk yard , found one with very smooth free spin ( when the engine gets hot the fan clucth "locks up" hence the clutch part , so if it locks up when it is cold , its broken) for $25 bucks. Pls bear in mind that thing is a beehive to get on and off so don't mis- DG. Good luck.

[Fenvy]

what do they mean by oem under panel?

[Sky240PWR]

make sure btw u get the right altima fans.. 95 Altima!

just that year or what?

cause It looks like the 93-97 are the same!

http://search.stores.ebay.com/...ofpZ0

and here's another, does this fan look complete?

Modified by Sky240PWR at 4:04 AM 9/28/2005
Modified by Sky240PWR at 4:05 AM 9/28/2005

[hek1620]

i have an '89 hatch with a kae. and stock size radi.