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[alfa] Mechanical vs electric fans - was single row timing chains



Whilst I'm more concerned with originality, I have wondered what the True hp difference between running a mechanical fan and the additional drag on the alternator from running an electric fan is. I'm guessing, on average, about 1 to 2 hp difference.

Yet, once again I have to agree with Brian Shorey in that whether one is sitting in the hot pits or a traffic jam idling away in, say Crawford, Texas, in the summer, you want full fan power at idle. Obviously once underway the person on the race track kills the fan.

Biba
Irwindale, CA USA
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