BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6469 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Best heater fan?
What heater fan makes the best, easiest, and most airflow replacement for the stock fan?
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lawnvett PJ Lenihan Winston-Salem, NC (477 posts) Registered: 04/29/2009 11:37AM Main British Car: 74 MGB-GT 3.4 V-6 crate, 5 spd |
Re: Best heater fan?
Fierro is a bolt in, the windscreen would demise twice as fast, and the unit cost is half of a new one from Moss.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6469 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Best heater fan?
It's not a bolt in PJ, you have to cut the opening larger. There has to be something from a newer car with a powerful motor. Fiero is 30 year old tech.
Jim |
mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2463 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Best heater fan?
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6469 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Best heater fan?
That looks really good, and being up north and knowing Graham I'd expect that to work really well. I sent him a PM asking if he'd found out what the donor vehicle was, some model of Hyundai. He also had hooked it up as a single speed, I wonder if he found that to be acceptable in the long run but didn't think to ask.
It does appear the hole had to be enlarged. Might be a "shame" to mod the box, but pulling and reinstalling the heater is not a joyful experience. We do need a mod that improves it without all that. Jim Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/08/2013 03:02PM by BlownMGB-V8. |
cruiseman Richard Woodley Ameliasburg, Ontario, Canada (32 posts) Registered: 01/21/2010 02:51PM Main British Car: 1972 MGB GT Rover 3.5 |
Re: Best heater fan?
I have the heater fan from a Hyundai Pony, mid 80's I think. You have to cut the box a bit, about 1/2 inch around but the fan is much stronger than the original and it's a two speed. I paid $10 at the wrecker.
I have attached two photo's, one showing the old fan and the Hyundai fan and the second shows the piece you need to cut out. Richard |
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denvermgb Brad Carson Aurora, Colorado (104 posts) Registered: 03/10/2008 12:45AM Main British Car: 1975 MGB 350 SBC bored 0.040 over |
Re: Best heater fan?
I have Magnaflows right under each seat, gets the floor pan pretty warm! Not a blower fan, I know, but had to throw in my .02.
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cgill Chris Gill Salmon Arm, British Columbia (129 posts) Registered: 08/13/2009 12:06AM Main British Car: 1979 MGB roadster Buick 300 stroker with EFI |
Re: Best heater fan?
Jim, the guy doing the SBC swap on MGE is using a squirrel cage from a 2004 GTO. It's pretty big but it appears to fit with some serious trimming. I might give it a try with a spare heater box because I bet is really moves some air!
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hirot Ian Hart Ashbourne UK (88 posts) Registered: 06/01/2011 05:15AM Main British Car: 1971 MGB GT (conversion) Rover 3947 R380 gearbox |
Re: Best heater fan?
Whilst on the subject of heaters anybody know if you encounter problems mixing metal types as I wanted to make the connection between my heater....which is the larger one sold by Moss and may be hotter but the fan is useless....and engine in copper pipe so that I can put an air bleed valve in the top heater outlet.
Only ask as having lived on a boat I used to get a little twitchy when mixing metals in salty water because of corrosion and electrolosis. Or am I better off having it made up in aluminium. Ian |