Re: [T3] High-output fan?

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 9 Jun 2001, at 19:36, Per Lindgren wrote:

> JaransonT3@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > According to Bill Fisher's book " How to Hotrod VW Engines", the beetle fan
> > moves 1260 cfm at 4,000 rpm and the T3 fan is the same.  He also states a HP
> > required for teh fan of 3.5 to 5.5 at 3000 rpm.
> 
> But there are several different sizes type1 fans! The Doghouse style fan from
> 1971-upwards is bigger but I cannot remember how much air it moves. It could be
> something like 540 liters per minute @ 4500 rpm vs. 450 liters on the older
> non-doghouse style. 

A liter is a LOT less than a cubic foot, so your numbers are lots 
smaller than the ones John quoted. Where did yours come from?

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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