Jake Raby: Cooling system testing, reichert tuning? Options

[Aaron Cox]

title says it all, have you tried the horizontal fan system from reichert? at the autocross, saw a guy running this setup on a 2.7L type IV monster...

looked cool...but does it cool?

[Carrera916]

Reichert fan? The electric one? Do you have a website on that? I want to know more about that!

I'm not sure if its the same one but I saw an article about the electric hortizontal fan on type 4 engine couple years ago and it looked really neat but nothing close to the old 908 - 917 appearance wise.

The picture did not show the innards of the shroud (cover over the fan), just the outside. It look very much like the American car electric fan that you find behind the radiator.

I know the cooling would work, only if the design of baffles or plates that direct air flow from aft fan to the cylinder/head cooling fin are equal to both sides, then it'll do the job. What I really liked about the electric fan set up, I can use the thermosensor switch to turn on the fan when needed and probably in two speeds. This would be ideal when you want the engine to warm up faster (especially in the cold days) and keep the needed flow steady by allowing the switch to determine which speed to turn on. Just my .02 opinion.

Jakes' DTM is a fantastic one based on reading / viewing his materials and it's main function is to get the air down in middle as well split the proper amount of cooling air to both sides of the engine/cyl. head areas which I felt it could be done with the electric fan. I just like the hortizonal fan appearance like the early P racecars!

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