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Originally Posted by Agent Mike
Hello Folks,
I have a 1973 450 SLC 84K original Miles. I live in the desert area of Southern California near Palm Springs. Cooling system tries hard to keep temps in WNL range during summer months, so I have considered removing the stock fan set up and going to an Electric Fan to assist. I am also having the exhaust Manifolds Ceramic Coated(Coating is being done as I write this)
I am looking at dual Electric fan set up, my question is, has anyone else gone to this set up with the 450 SLC and if so : Did it help? and finally
I plan on using the bolt holes on the radiator that the plastic shroud bolts on to. Has anyone purchased a dual Electric Fan kit that will bolt up to or is very close to the bolt pattern that already exists on the Radiator/oil cooler?
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Agent Mike, I'm also in the Palm Springs area and I have tried several different e-fan mods to combat our high summer heat. Unfortunately I have not found one that I like yet that does better than the stock set up. I even ran four 10-inch electric fans at one point. I have a 190E 2.6 and so my engine bay is really tight. Not sure about the R107 engine bay. But I am determined to put in an electric fan from a newer MBZ and fit it in my engine bay. Here is a short video of a Spal puller fan, which is pretty good, they also have a much stronger one, but they would not fit in my engine bay. This is a puller and because it wouldn't fit in my engine bay I tried to use it as a pusher by reversing polarity. The blades weren't really optimized for pushing so I sent it back.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzESTTCx-sQTOUtMaV9SanNfeHc/view?usp=sharing
Also, if you move to electric fan, you may want to upgrade your alternator and the postive wire for it to something a bit more beefier. I am running a 120 amp alternator on my 201 from a 95-96 S600. I see a lot of people going with the 140amp, but the 120amp is more than enough and definitely more than my stock 80 amp. I also invested in a Bosch AGM battery.
This is the fan that I am hoping to eventually fit to my 201. Its 600 watts and probably moves as much air as the stock clutch set up when its at speed.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzESTTCx-sQTeERHTkt0clI4ak0/view?usp=sharing