turbo nasty
Turbo Dojo / MNTR
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2001
On my second set of Ramchargers/Gbody fans that the motors have burnt up in and needed another set. Couldnt swing the Spals or Flex a lites due to tight budget, so i gave these a try.
As the title states, Jegs has a set of dual fans with shroud and rubber seal, 2600 CFM that fits our radiators.
http ://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/52116/10002/-1#
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Didnt have time for pics and such so heres a "basic"/not step by step rundown.....
Install......
I have a FMIC so cant speak for fitment install on SLIC.
They DO clear the Eastern FMIC piping no problem. RC fans did not.
Had the Caspers hotwire kit for the RC fans so i reused it (cant say how they will work without the HW kit) for the Jegs fans.
Did remove the radiator hold down plate for install.
They are a tight fit between the tanks like the RC and the plus is the rubber seal to protect the core and seal better.
Best fitment for me was to figure about height wise (about 2 inches down from the top to be inline with the grill opening better) where I wanted them and put the drivers side in first and then while still holding the drivers side in place, then push the pass side in.
Took 2 trys but finally got it in, trick is to keep the fans square against the tank on oneside and that will allow the other to go in better.
Once the above is accomplished then go back along the shroud/tanks and make its pushed in towards the core.
The fan shroud has 6 holes with 1/4x 20 nylock nuts tighly held in the shroud, I used transmission cooler through radiator core mounts on the 4 outside hles for mounting.
Similar to the one in the below link. That can be found at most parts stores
http ://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/JEGS-Universal-Electric-Fan-Oil-Transmission-Cooler-Mount-Kit/763941/10002/-1
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Wiring...
Like stated earlier the Caspers HW kit for the RC gans was reused.
Simply cut off the RC connector and spliced in the Jegs fans.
Which by the way comes with nice connectors with a foot of wire to connect to.
Used the top center hole on the shroud to mount the relays to with a 1/2" long 1/4 x 20 bolt.
Back to wiring.... Used crimp on male & female spade wire connectors. Time will tell if they will work/hold up to the current, so far so good. Solder/heat shrink connections are best.
Casper harness to Jegs fans.....
Yellow to blue+ on one fan
Green to blue+ on other fan
and black- to black-on the remaining wires.
Exceptions on mine was due to the RC fans pulling so many amps as the motors were dying my factory plug had burned up and I had to put female spades on the Black w/red+ factory wire.
- Ran a dedicated ground #10 to the Battery and tied it in to the caspers connetor with a female spade connetor.
Factory harness to Caspers HW
+ Female spade on the black with Red wire, it plugs into the Black w/ red wire blade on the Caspers harness. This wire in the HW kit simply energizes the coils on the relays. No real large amps on it
Not sure if the factory harness can handle the startup/inrush/LRA current amps of these fans.
Can say that through 2 sets of RC fans my factory plug burnt up. Whether it was the fans pulling too much due to the motors dying or simply pull too many amps in general.....IDK.
I looked at my charging system volts (driving car at night) and it dropped 4-5 tenths of a volt on start up. Heck maybe the factory fan did as well...never checked.
I know the RC gans definetly pull some amps as well on start up since the lights would dim.
Results.....
With out A/C running but with a FMIC, 87' 307v8 alum/plastic tank radiator/Fbody radiator from advance (has no provision for engine oil), trans cooler in radiator in series with AUX cooler......
Car in bumper to bumper summer heat at night averaged 162-164 highest I saw was 168.
Locked horns with a built Cobra from a roll and was at WOT all the way through 2nd and about half way through third and the temp climbed to 178.
Temp stabilized to 164 within a 1/4 of a mile. They work as well if not better than the RC fans IMO.
Other tidbits and extras.....
I have yet to drive and test it during the day in traffic, will post when I do.
They have enough CFM pull to suck a plastic grocery bag against the grill from 6-8" away (with car still of course).
FWIW........Motors on Fans are made in Turkey
They sound different than the stocker or RC fans. I like the way they sound.
Disregard the typos/runons/etc through out the post. And hope this is a new alternate to use.
To the board/site owners/MODs if this is outta line due to Jegs not being a supporting vendor and its deleted I understand. My honest intentions is share a cheaper/another alternative to cooling fans with everyone.
As the title states, Jegs has a set of dual fans with shroud and rubber seal, 2600 CFM that fits our radiators.
http ://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/52116/10002/-1#
Remove space after http and cut/paste link to view
Didnt have time for pics and such so heres a "basic"/not step by step rundown.....
Install......
I have a FMIC so cant speak for fitment install on SLIC.
They DO clear the Eastern FMIC piping no problem. RC fans did not.
Had the Caspers hotwire kit for the RC fans so i reused it (cant say how they will work without the HW kit) for the Jegs fans.
Did remove the radiator hold down plate for install.
They are a tight fit between the tanks like the RC and the plus is the rubber seal to protect the core and seal better.
Best fitment for me was to figure about height wise (about 2 inches down from the top to be inline with the grill opening better) where I wanted them and put the drivers side in first and then while still holding the drivers side in place, then push the pass side in.
Took 2 trys but finally got it in, trick is to keep the fans square against the tank on oneside and that will allow the other to go in better.
Once the above is accomplished then go back along the shroud/tanks and make its pushed in towards the core.
The fan shroud has 6 holes with 1/4x 20 nylock nuts tighly held in the shroud, I used transmission cooler through radiator core mounts on the 4 outside hles for mounting.
Similar to the one in the below link. That can be found at most parts stores
http ://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/JEGS-Universal-Electric-Fan-Oil-Transmission-Cooler-Mount-Kit/763941/10002/-1
Remove space after http and cut/paste link to view
Wiring...
Like stated earlier the Caspers HW kit for the RC gans was reused.
Simply cut off the RC connector and spliced in the Jegs fans.
Which by the way comes with nice connectors with a foot of wire to connect to.
Used the top center hole on the shroud to mount the relays to with a 1/2" long 1/4 x 20 bolt.
Back to wiring.... Used crimp on male & female spade wire connectors. Time will tell if they will work/hold up to the current, so far so good. Solder/heat shrink connections are best.
Casper harness to Jegs fans.....
Yellow to blue+ on one fan
Green to blue+ on other fan
and black- to black-on the remaining wires.
Exceptions on mine was due to the RC fans pulling so many amps as the motors were dying my factory plug had burned up and I had to put female spades on the Black w/red+ factory wire.
- Ran a dedicated ground #10 to the Battery and tied it in to the caspers connetor with a female spade connetor.
Factory harness to Caspers HW
+ Female spade on the black with Red wire, it plugs into the Black w/ red wire blade on the Caspers harness. This wire in the HW kit simply energizes the coils on the relays. No real large amps on it
Not sure if the factory harness can handle the startup/inrush/LRA current amps of these fans.
Can say that through 2 sets of RC fans my factory plug burnt up. Whether it was the fans pulling too much due to the motors dying or simply pull too many amps in general.....IDK.
I looked at my charging system volts (driving car at night) and it dropped 4-5 tenths of a volt on start up. Heck maybe the factory fan did as well...never checked.
I know the RC gans definetly pull some amps as well on start up since the lights would dim.
Results.....
With out A/C running but with a FMIC, 87' 307v8 alum/plastic tank radiator/Fbody radiator from advance (has no provision for engine oil), trans cooler in radiator in series with AUX cooler......
Car in bumper to bumper summer heat at night averaged 162-164 highest I saw was 168.
Locked horns with a built Cobra from a roll and was at WOT all the way through 2nd and about half way through third and the temp climbed to 178.
Temp stabilized to 164 within a 1/4 of a mile. They work as well if not better than the RC fans IMO.
Other tidbits and extras.....
I have yet to drive and test it during the day in traffic, will post when I do.
They have enough CFM pull to suck a plastic grocery bag against the grill from 6-8" away (with car still of course).
FWIW........Motors on Fans are made in Turkey
They sound different than the stocker or RC fans. I like the way they sound.
Disregard the typos/runons/etc through out the post. And hope this is a new alternate to use.
To the board/site owners/MODs if this is outta line due to Jegs not being a supporting vendor and its deleted I understand. My honest intentions is share a cheaper/another alternative to cooling fans with everyone.
