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Offline Mozman68

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Re: fan ford
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2010, 08:50:09 AM »
2-speed one.
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Re: fan ford
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2010, 09:02:56 AM »
The other ones are $50 more!!

The 2-speed one should work great, right??  What would be the advantage of the more expensive ones??  Start-up??   :confused:
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Re: fan ford
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2010, 07:49:43 PM »
Less draw on start-up and it only spins the fan as fast as needed to stay cool, so no wasted draw ever.
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Re: fan ford
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2010, 08:32:36 PM »
I'm probably going to go with a computer controlled unit as the shutter from having the fan kick in and the alternator spool caused vibrations which caused the monolith inside the cat to break apart.   :brick:
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Re: fan ford
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2010, 09:32:35 PM »
I'm on CAT #5 in 200 K miles, are you sure that's what did it?  :biggrin:

I like the muti speed idea as well , just for quiet and effiency sake....

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Re: fan ford
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2010, 10:23:15 PM »
Quote from: dwtaylorpdx on March 12, 2010, 09:32:35 PM
I'm on CAT #5 in 200 K miles, are you sure that's what did it?  :biggrin:

I like the muti speed idea as well , just for quiet and effiency sake....

Dave


Yes, it was the fan/alternator.  It really shakes when it turns on and it beats on the exhaust.  I had no problem when I was running the fan 24/7.  My Jeep doesn't eat cats.  I'm on #3 as I thought #2 was bad but it turned out to be the muffler.
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Re: fan ford
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2010, 11:15:57 PM »
I have noticed that if the tail pipe can rattle against anything it seems to trash the cat in a hurry.

My random tech cat has outlasted the other stock style ones by a lot so far....

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Re: fan ford
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2010, 11:07:40 AM »
Quote from: dwtaylorpdx on March 12, 2010, 11:15:57 PM
I have noticed that if the tail pipe can rattle against anything it seems to trash the cat in a hurry.

My random tech cat has outlasted the other stock style ones by a lot so far....

Dave
Yeah, which is a problem since there is a dampener at the front of the cat.  When I replace the cat in the summer I'll probably order a DCC box as well.  I would probably get around it by removing the dampener but then I might run into another problem.  So a variable controller is probably the better way to go.
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Re: fan ford
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2010, 10:39:20 PM »
Order now if you want the DCC controller by summer ;)

Well worth the wait, but I hope he's updated the lead time on his website.
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