Hey,
Allow me to start by saying I *HAD* electric fans in my car. I hated it, they were wired to a switch that triggered them on full blast all the time. Car would almost overheat anytime I drove it, I would pull over and pop the hood and the temps would drop. I was sick of this, so I looked at my options. First and foremost, I thought bigger electric, but then realized I'll kill my alt if I have them full blast all the time. Then was the hydro. My car didn't have any wires run for it, so I didn't wanna dive headfirst into that. Then I thought 2jz fan/clutch assembly. I had heard that you would have to modify the FMIC piping to get it to fit, whcih didn't bother me too much surprisingly. So I picked up the clutch and fan, and dove into it. My car already had the 2jz waterpump so I was ahead of the game. To get it on, I needed to pull my radiator. This is an absolute given, I have no idea how else you would do it. That was simple, then it bolted right up, and I didn't have to touch my FMIC piping. This probably has to do with the fact that I'm single, not on stock twins. On the twins I could definitely see having to mod it. Bolted it all up, fired it up, and it worked. Sweet, now the moment of truth, the test drive. My gauge started to climb up as the car got to operating temp. Then to my amazement, it stopped at about 160. WTF? Drove around a little more in low speed traffic, temps DROPPED FURTHER. Wow, this is working great. Took out the car later with my friend (didn't feel like boosting hard, but he wanted to cruise I guess), did multiple 3rd gear pulls winding out the gear, temp got to about 170, TOPS. Granted it was cool today, but it's already showing signs of promise. Oh, and this was all WITHOUT a fan shroud, as I'm still looking for options. All in all, I think that this is a great option for those without the hydro fan, and don't want electric. I never used the hydro, so I can't comment on how this compares to it. Thanks for reading my drawn out post.
-J
Allow me to start by saying I *HAD* electric fans in my car. I hated it, they were wired to a switch that triggered them on full blast all the time. Car would almost overheat anytime I drove it, I would pull over and pop the hood and the temps would drop. I was sick of this, so I looked at my options. First and foremost, I thought bigger electric, but then realized I'll kill my alt if I have them full blast all the time. Then was the hydro. My car didn't have any wires run for it, so I didn't wanna dive headfirst into that. Then I thought 2jz fan/clutch assembly. I had heard that you would have to modify the FMIC piping to get it to fit, whcih didn't bother me too much surprisingly. So I picked up the clutch and fan, and dove into it. My car already had the 2jz waterpump so I was ahead of the game. To get it on, I needed to pull my radiator. This is an absolute given, I have no idea how else you would do it. That was simple, then it bolted right up, and I didn't have to touch my FMIC piping. This probably has to do with the fact that I'm single, not on stock twins. On the twins I could definitely see having to mod it. Bolted it all up, fired it up, and it worked. Sweet, now the moment of truth, the test drive. My gauge started to climb up as the car got to operating temp. Then to my amazement, it stopped at about 160. WTF? Drove around a little more in low speed traffic, temps DROPPED FURTHER. Wow, this is working great. Took out the car later with my friend (didn't feel like boosting hard, but he wanted to cruise I guess), did multiple 3rd gear pulls winding out the gear, temp got to about 170, TOPS. Granted it was cool today, but it's already showing signs of promise. Oh, and this was all WITHOUT a fan shroud, as I'm still looking for options. All in all, I think that this is a great option for those without the hydro fan, and don't want electric. I never used the hydro, so I can't comment on how this compares to it. Thanks for reading my drawn out post.
-J
The helper fans I might eventually put in, but as it stands the koyo sits so close to the driver's side FMIC pipe, I might just mock up something for a shroud and leave it with the single fan. It's FAR surpassing my expectations as it stands, plus I don't have A/C so the extra fans would be just a small bonus. Sorry folks, I'll get pics soon, they should answer anything else.
