E-fans in SC400's?
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E-fans in SC400's?
Anyone done this? Or suggest parts i should consider buying for a swap? I dont know if this has been posted before, and im sorry to repost if it has. How reliable is the stock fluid fan assembly?
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I was at the Toyota dealership talking to a service tech about this the other day. He claims that by doing an electric fan swap that one may gain 10-15 horsepower.
I have been toying with the idea for a while now, but am closer to just buying an OEM fan from Carson. In the future if I decide to upgrade my car with any high performance modifications I may go with an e-fan.
If you have a daily driver thats naturally aspirated, I'd just stick with an OEM fan, as you won't gain much by doing so.
If someone can convince me otherwise, I'm game for it, as I'm up for anything to fix my squeak coming from the pulleys.
I have been toying with the idea for a while now, but am closer to just buying an OEM fan from Carson. In the future if I decide to upgrade my car with any high performance modifications I may go with an e-fan.
If you have a daily driver thats naturally aspirated, I'd just stick with an OEM fan, as you won't gain much by doing so.
If someone can convince me otherwise, I'm game for it, as I'm up for anything to fix my squeak coming from the pulleys.
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Yes I wiuld agree that HP gain from electric fans is a myth. Also the hydraulic fan coos extremely well. I am doing it to clean up my engine bay and mostly to look cool. There could be some weight savings but not enough to justify it.
Mine will look cool!
Mine will look cool!
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