I am looking to buy a dual electric fan conversion for my '90 V12. I'd like a nice one that pretty much drops in without much trouble. I've seen a few priced around the $500 (US) range. Before I pull the trigger can anyone advise me on their experience with them and is one better than the other? Any recommendations where to buy one from?

 

You'll get lots of replies but I've often wondered of the dual fan from a "X300" XJ6/XJ12/XJR would work? They come up on Ebay all the time for just $100-150

Cheers
DD

 

I have thermo fans on all my V12's, and have so since about 1995ish.

I use the Australian Ford Falcon twin thermo fan pack.

They basically slide straight in, after 2 side lugs are removed with a hacksaw.

I wire the LH fan to the a/c circuit, and the RH is thermo controlled using the existing thermo switch in the water pump inlet spout.

A friend fitted the same fans to his 1990 in Manila. He had them shipped via the seller on ?bay. No concerns when I last spoke with him.

Your market has items we dont know anything about, so people in your area will be better informed than me down here.

Basically any late model car has a very efficient thermo fan setup, and the fitting is where the imagination kicks in.

You wanted straight forward, well that is not always possible, but as I said, I use the Falcon fans with great success, and I consider them EASY to fit.

Here is a snap found via "google" and I hope it works.

 

Grant, you oughta buy up some of those Falcon fan set-ups and sell 'em to us Yanks. The income will help offset your Jack Daniels/Jim Beam expense


Cheers
DD

 

Is this one of the ones you've looked at? Just wondering. There are 3-4 choices out there as I recall.

The CatCooler Jaguar XJS V12 Very High Flow Twin Electric Cooling Fans System from V12 Performance

The "....pretty much drops in without trouble" is what you're paying for, mostly. That is, someone has already done all the experimenting and fabricating for a good fit.

Before buying from any vendor ask if they actually have product in stock and ready to ship. There is at least one, maybe a couple, who apparently wait several weeks till they have xxx-number of paid orders and then have the parts made up, assembled, and shipped

Cheers
DD

 

Isn't that the guy everyone says Do not buy from as he takes the cash and never ships ??

 

I dunno. I think he operates under a couple business names.

Thus my warning about checking first


Cheers
DD

 

"Brian Welker" is the guy you're thinking of, I'll bet, who has a bad reputation....although, personally, I've had no problems the few times I did business with him

His name escaped me for a moment

Cheers
DD

 

This XJS Performance place is where I intend to purchase it from. However I was a bit skeptical. Seems for good reason.

 

I bought my "growler" intake/air cleaners from him. Based on his "rep" I simply called first, inquired as to stock and purchased over the phone, I had zero issues and received my intakes in about 4 days time. Also bought get the uprated banjo bolt the same way, again, no issues.

 

This is pic of ford falcon duals, same as Grant mentioned and simple brackets needed to fit it. Size of this assembly is perfect for the Jag.

 

With a bit more fiddling you could install a fox body radiator and fans for the price of those custom XJS fans and the cooling potential would blow the stock radiator setup out of the water.

 

Thats an interesting concept. Have you tried this conversion? Would you mind elaborating more on it? Thanks in advance

 

Would one of my Aussie friends be willing to send me the size of the Falcon fan setup? I found nice 3100 cfm fans from Summit for half the cost, there are a few sizes to choose from. It would be nice to know what works best.

 

V12 performance is the one that many have said they never received the product... Buyer beware.

 

Ripoff Report | V12performance.com Complaint Review internet, Select State/Province: 1118518

 

Yes I looked him up, he is a scammer

 

funny, I had zero issues with him AND its against forum policy to blast vendors here (not a mod just friendly advice) I have no stake with the vendor just had no problems, unsure why people have trouble picking up a phone and ordering the old fashioned way. If the website looks dated I always call to order, saves a lot of grief.

 

I appreciate the advise, Its not hard to find the issues with Mr Welker. It seems he has as many satisfied customers as he has unsatisfied. Many people on this forum have had issues with him and there are a LOT of claims against him. I have spoke with him via telephone in the past and he seems like a nice guy and is very knowledgeable about the XJS. I contacted him earlier today and asked if I could do a local pickup as I have good friends in the Dallas area willing to make sure I have a safe transaction. He had no problem with that and did not dispute the shipping concerns I have.....see they are all over the internet. If you want to report me to administration for confirming a vendors poor behavior be my guest sir. If this forum is against the security of its users then it is no good to me. Have a nice day.

 

Here ya go.

It is a bit dated as I stopped looking when I found the Falcon fans slid straight in.

Radiator fan size chart.doc