drdan Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 has anyone ever tried it to make the banshee cool better by adding a cooling fan onto the radiator for trail and desert riding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentvalve Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 im going to try it. it looks like you could use the cooling fan off a real motor cycle. it looks like you could put it on the back side of rad to pull air through. i will post up pics when i find something.. don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 has anyone ever tried it to make the banshee cool better by adding a cooling fan onto the radiator for trail and desert riding? yep do A search there are a bunch fan searches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 im going to try it. it looks like you could use the cooling fan off a real motor cycle. it looks like you could put it on the back side of rad to pull air through. i will post up pics when i find something.. don it will have to be on one side or the other (L or R) the steering stem is to close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I tried it last weekend,. as mentioned above,. the steering stem is like an inch off the centerline in the back. I put 2 computer fans in with an inverter and stuck on a dang ole thermometer on the radiator and made 3 hard as hell wot passes in sugar sand once it cooled back down to 95 after doing it with no fan and it didnt make any difference in temp. The only feasible way I see to do it is build a shroud with an offset duct and a small blower motor suckin air and Im not turning my bike into a frikin escalade. So Im going the billet impeller/noss head/engine ice route. If it still gets hot Ill get an aluminum radiator,. and it it over heats after that,. its too lean doin 50 donuts wot in 1st gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd398 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I put a large computer fan with a brushless motor on mine a while ago that was hooked up to the high speed wire of the fan with an on/off switch that I ran to the handlebars. I initially thought that it was doing something but if so it was very minimal. I have to say though that with a Noss Head, Billet Impeller, and Engine Ice, I never really get over 190F at the highest on my temp gauge and the temp usually sticks around 170F....and that's with temperature in the 90's outside. Now I realize that somehow installing a larger motorcycle fan with a shroud would be the only way to see any difference. IMO a fan is really worthless unless you're riding very slow woods trails that don't get too much air passing through the radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I put a large computer fan with a brushless motor on mine a while ago that was hooked up to the high speed wire of the fan with an on/off switch that I ran to the handlebars. I initially thought that it was doing something but if so it was very minimal. I have to say though that with a Noss Head, Billet Impeller, and Engine Ice, I never really get over 190F at the highest on my temp gauge and the temp usually sticks around 170F....and that's with temperature in the 90's outside. Now I realize that somehow installing a larger motorcycle fan with a shroud would be the only way to see any difference. IMO a fan is really worthless unless you're riding very slow woods trails that don't get too much air passing through the radiator. yep thats when you need it or if you do alot of donuts :biggrin: I put A 6 or 7 " fan on the outside of the factory rad cover & it worked great but it was ugly as hell...got the head, impellor ect. didn't help much, its air flow that it needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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