Radiator Question

Crosstrack16 · 11-05-2001, 01:53 PM

ive been told its best to suck air through the radiator rather then blow it trhough, but what if you had a fan on the bottom blowing air and a fan on top sucking air? would that improve the cooling ability?

Sled_Dog · 11-05-2001, 08:19 PM

It would increase noise. Hmm I will get OcP to talk to you he did this. I tried both ways on my radiator and get better temps with it blowing through so thats what I do. Try both and see what works best on yours.

OcPunK · 11-06-2001, 06:33 AM

Lots of factors come in to play, depending upon the fan and the heatercore and the shrowd u r using. I had a fan blowing throught my heatercore and added a second one sucking through my heatercore and my temps didnt chagne at all so really the only way to know whats best is do some tests.

Kevin · 11-06-2001, 04:15 PM

It is usually better to have one fan blow through the radiator. Some fans can suck well, but they need to be powerful. A fan on each side usually doesn't help too much.
-Kevin

11-05-2001, 01:53 PM	#1
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	Radiator Question ive been told its best to suck air through the radiator rather then blow it trhough, but what if you had a fan on the bottom blowing air and a fan on top sucking air? would that improve the cooling ability?

11-05-2001, 08:19 PM	#2
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	It would increase noise. Hmm I will get OcP to talk to you he did this. I tried both ways on my radiator and get better temps with it blowing through so thats what I do. Try both and see what works best on yours. __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

11-06-2001, 06:33 AM	#3
OcPunK Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Under ground cave in PA to keep PCs cool! Posts: 125	Lots of factors come in to play, depending upon the fan and the heatercore and the shrowd u r using. I had a fan blowing throught my heatercore and added a second one sucking through my heatercore and my temps didnt chagne at all so really the only way to know whats best is do some tests. __________________ www.1337info.com

11-06-2001, 04:15 PM	#4
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	It is usually better to have one fan blow through the radiator. Some fans can suck well, but they need to be powerful. A fan on each side usually doesn't help too much. -Kevin __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

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