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Old 08-30-2005, 07:16 AM
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ok here we go......

I have the Flex-a-Lite 220's, while getting the turbo installed by a buddy of mine I received a call saying "you need new fans they are touching the turbo". I was like "you are kidding right!?!". well I am back in NY and I went to the shop last night and the darn turbo is touching the center of the plastic shroud. mad.gif

has any one else encountered this problem? what fans are you using?
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Old 08-30-2005, 07:51 AM
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ive heard of swapping the fans to the other side of the radiator
and reversing the polarity turning the fans into pushers instead of pullers
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some people put them on the front side and reverse current through the motor so that they push air through.
Old 08-30-2005, 08:00 AM
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that puts the turbo FAR too close to the radiator for safety. I would definatly make sure that your engine mounts are in excelant shape. Looking into the YaYa mounts.. you do not need the turbo hitting the radiator on a hard shift and punching a hole in it.
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in order to put he fans on the other side will I have to get rid of my AC (?) or will there be enough room?
Old 08-30-2005, 09:06 AM
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What manifold and turbo are you using?
Old 08-30-2005, 09:21 AM
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I have Tim's log style and a T3super60 Turbo
Old 08-31-2005, 01:57 PM
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You'll need slim fans man. Not the Flex-A-Lite fans. Sorry.

The slimline fans don't have the shroud (they don't look as nice either) so they are smaller. You can also position them lower or higher depending on your application.
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I thought the 220's were the slimline ones. now I'm confused wtf.gif confused.gif
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the flex a lites are slim fans, its just that they are the stock size. those other crappy slim fans arent the correct size and will not perform as good as the flex a lites.



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