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Originally Posted by Mxfrank
Ok, I'll give this one more try. There's no difference in coverage area between 2-12" and 1-16" fan. The reason is that the motor occupies about 12 sq in in the center of each fan. Since these fans will be flush mounted, that area represents dead air. So the effective coverage area is just about the same for both choices. The only variable you need to worry about is airflow. The fan's airflow will be a function of how powerful the motor is, the more powerful the motor, the thicker the fan will be. And that's the problem. If you can find a 1" condenser, that leaves you just 2" for the fan. And there won't be many choices in that thickness. you'll probably find you get around 1000 CFM in free air, which is low for this engine.
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Let's clear something up for the third time.
There will not be anything between the radiator and the engine. This means that the 3" I mentioned is insignificant as it was a measurement between the engine and radiator.
16" is the largest single fan unit I can find. And I have found units which advertise a flow of 2400 CFM.
I can, and intend on mounting the condenser as flush to the radiator as possible. I still need to choose a condenser and was looking on this site for suggestions.