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yeahmag
post Apr 11 2011, 02:34 PM
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Just curious... Why did Porsche use horizontal fans on some of its race cars?
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yeahmag   Why horizontal fans...   Apr 11 2011, 02:34 PM
mepstein   Just a guess but - even cooling, lower profile, ea...   Apr 11 2011, 02:42 PM
SirAndy   even cooling :agree: Equal amount of air to al...   Apr 11 2011, 03:01 PM
Tom_T   Added & more effective engine bay cooling prim...   Apr 11 2011, 03:01 PM
mepstein   Added & more effective engine bay cooling pri...   Apr 11 2011, 03:15 PM
JmuRiz   Added & more effective engine bay cooling pri...   Apr 11 2011, 07:15 PM
Racer Chris   Anyone make a horizontal fan for the 911 motors? ...   Apr 11 2011, 07:35 PM
URY914   RE: Why horizontal fans...   Apr 11 2011, 04:43 PM
Dr Evil   I need a wet-wipe   Apr 11 2011, 04:46 PM
URY914   RE: Why horizontal fans...   Apr 11 2011, 04:52 PM
Gint   If you think about it, what better place to put a ...   Apr 11 2011, 05:17 PM
URY914   The 917 had a shaft coming off the crank. I think...   Apr 11 2011, 05:28 PM
SLITS   Corvair had it and used a belt drive.   Apr 11 2011, 05:51 PM
Racer Chris   Corvair had it and used a belt drive. Hmm, Porsc...   Apr 11 2011, 06:24 PM
dlee6204   :) 917 engine... [url=http://www.pbase.com/917c...   Apr 11 2011, 05:55 PM
Krieger   Just curious... Why did Porsche use horizontal fa...   Apr 11 2011, 06:27 PM
URY914   RE: Why horizontal fans...   Apr 11 2011, 06:39 PM
904svo   How about a type 587 fan on a type IV engine.   Apr 11 2011, 07:34 PM
WLD419   How about a type 587 fan on a type IV engine. ...   Apr 12 2011, 03:33 AM
904svo   How about a type 587 fan on a type IV engine. ...   Apr 12 2011, 08:07 PM
Dave_Darling   I believe that some of the 935s also used horizont...   Apr 11 2011, 11:06 PM
Type 4 Unleashed   :barf: .... :wttc:   Apr 12 2011, 02:11 AM
nsr-jamie   Not sure why, but I love this look so much !...   Apr 12 2011, 08:50 AM
Scott Schroeder   Here are the parts for the 911 set up (less the al...   Apr 12 2011, 09:27 AM
Dr Evil   Here are the parts for the 911 set up (less the a...   Apr 12 2011, 09:24 PM
Rob-O   I think on the 917. it also made sense to pull the...   Apr 12 2011, 07:31 PM
Jake Raby   No.   Apr 12 2011, 07:38 PM
Rob-O   Ah, what the hell do you know! :D I was t...   Apr 12 2011, 08:12 PM
Sleepin   I liked Darrell Zipp's hand built Type IV cool...   Apr 12 2011, 08:53 PM
1970 Neun vierzehn   I always liked the story (urban legend, or in this...   Apr 12 2011, 09:20 PM
URY914   RE: Why horizontal fans...   Apr 13 2011, 06:06 PM
URY914   RE: Why horizontal fans...   Apr 13 2011, 06:07 PM
URY914   RE: Why horizontal fans...   Apr 13 2011, 06:10 PM
URY914   :beer1:   Apr 13 2011, 06:11 PM
Dr Evil   That looks light :blink:   Apr 13 2011, 08:40 PM
rohar   That looks light :blink: I'm thinking it...   Apr 13 2011, 11:47 PM
r_towle   BMW motorcycle rear 90 degree shaft drive unit. Bo...   Apr 14 2011, 08:58 AM
Dr Evil   Still way to heavy. Why are these things so heavy....   Apr 14 2011, 09:39 AM
r_towle   needs to be high speed I found a few industrial 90...   Apr 14 2011, 09:49 AM
Woody   I am considering upgrading the cooling system on m...   Apr 14 2011, 10:13 AM
r_towle   I dont know cooling temp numbers nor cost comparis...   Apr 14 2011, 12:01 PM


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