Carbon Fiber Oil Cooler/AC Condenser Fan

Robert Linton · 10-04-2006, 03:34 PM

50% the weight of plastic.

chancecasey · 10-04-2006, 03:40 PM

Oustanding, as always! Do you guys do your own CF manufacturing or have it outsourced?

Robert Linton · 10-04-2006, 03:43 PM

Both -- depending upon a variety of factors such as customer location, labor content, machining cost, etc., parts might be made in one of several locations around the world.

Geoffrey · 10-04-2006, 03:52 PM

Hi Bob, good to see you back posting here. Did you also develop the fan frame in CF which I believe is steel in stock form?

Robert Linton · 10-04-2006, 04:00 PM

Fan frame is actually plastic but that is also is being done in carbon. Additionally, a lightweight motor with a magnesium mounting has been developed.

Wachuko · 10-04-2006, 04:11 PM

I got to tell you... some day Robert, you need to make something we can proudly install in our cars... even if it is a piece of scrap Carbon Fiber with your logo and double-faced tape.

Thank you, as always, for sharing the amazing parts your company makes!!

mbrouder · 10-04-2006, 04:14 PM

I'll take two, how much?

dfinnegan · 10-04-2006, 04:29 PM

The fan blades do not appear evenly spaced. Is that by design?

Robert Linton · 10-04-2006, 05:20 PM

By design as per Porsche.

DaveK · 10-04-2006, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Fan frame is actually plastic but that is also is being done in carbon.

Now I'm disappointed. When I saw the picture, I thought : that would look fantastic in a titanium frame.

Guess you can't please all of the people all of the time!

pete000 · 10-04-2006, 05:39 PM

Just Sick !

You kill us with this cool stuff !

chancecasey · 10-04-2006, 06:08 PM

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Seems like with all the trouble to design and set up molds or whatever "tool up" there is, you should bang out at least 10 parts of each thing, then let us mere mortals snap them up. I saw, what was it, 10 or 20 rennlisters buy aluminum valve covers at $300 a pair in a matter of 2 weeks (raw materials for those is maybe $30 tops cut and ready to machine), so I don't think you'd have any problem moving them at a price that would at least defray some of your R&D costs.

I know, there's probably an excellent reason for not doing this - I'm just doing my part to pander for the goods on behalf "joe flat-six".

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Originally Posted by mbrouder

I'll take two, how much?

warmfuzzies · 10-04-2006, 06:45 PM

As ever an outstanding job Robert.

Good that you can't see it rotating though, it might make you rather dizzy with the pattern in the CF...

Kevin

911addict · 10-04-2006, 06:48 PM

Being lighter, does it make our cars more responsive?

dfinnegan · 10-04-2006, 06:50 PM

Robert, what is the weight of your car at this point?

10-04-2006, 03:40 PM	#2
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Robert Linton Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,821	Both -- depending upon a variety of factors such as customer location, labor content, machining cost, etc., parts might be made in one of several locations around the world. Last edited by Robert Linton; 10-04-2006 at 08:13 PM.

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Robert Linton Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,821	Fan frame is actually plastic but that is also is being done in carbon. Additionally, a lightweight motor with a magnesium mounting has been developed.

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dfinnegan Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NY, USA Posts: 3,294	The fan blades do not appear evenly spaced. Is that by design? __________________ 1991 C4 Coupe, Polar Silver The hours a Porsche spends parked. You don't get those back.

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Robert Linton Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,821	By design as per Porsche.

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pete000 Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes CA Posts: 1,562	Just Sick ! You kill us with this cool stuff ! __________________ PCA Member since 1978 Current: 91 C2 RSA Look, 74 914 2.5 Previous: 77 Lotus Esprit S1, 78 SC, 77 924, 82 924, 84 944, 84 Cab, 87 Coupe, 93 Corrado SLC, 03Boxster S.

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warmfuzzies Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: colchester UK Posts: 2,257	As ever an outstanding job Robert. Good that you can't see it rotating though, it might make you rather dizzy with the pattern in the CF... Kevin __________________ http://www.encantada-vacation.com/ Our holiday home from home.

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911addict Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 1,976	Being lighter, does it make our cars more responsive?

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dfinnegan Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NY, USA Posts: 3,294	Robert, what is the weight of your car at this point? __________________ 1991 C4 Coupe, Polar Silver The hours a Porsche spends parked. You don't get those back.

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