Which fan upgrade?

[Thom89]

ok lads calm down

Thanks for all your suggestions, i have already made up an overide switch for the fan, What i failed to mention also is that im considering planting a 1.8t in her, This is an engine demanding a lot more cooling than that of a standard 1.8 8v being a turbo'd engine etc... I have considered oil cooling also and will decide the best oil cooler for her when the 1.8t is planted. I read on one thread a member had fitted a mk3 diesel fan? Does this require much modification and does it require extra work in terms of mounting?

Thanks again guys jus remember were all on the same team here 

Unless i see you on the track 

Dirty, we use these fans on all of our race cars http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=ROAD&pcode=PCTCF22 dead easy to fit, and will give you plenty of extra space...
Tom

[Khare]

formula 1 dont have fans.

Lol, that's the first time I've ever heard of a MK2 Golf being compared with a F1!

well you have never studied mk2's in detail then

[Thom89]

formula 1 dont have fans.

Lol, that's the first time I've ever heard of a MK2 Golf being compared with a F1!

well you have never studied mk2's in detail then

VW Golf GTI F1.....
Tom

[mk2mark]

Ok simply put, if your cooling isn't up to track days it's got nothing to do with your fan, you need a better rad.

I can't put it any simpler than that.

[Dolly]

i  know you can get thermostats that open earlier and fan switches that get the fan in a little earlier from neuspeed if you havent done this already worth a thought.

[VeeDubGTI16v]

ok lads calm down

Thanks for all your suggestions, i have already made up an overide switch for the fan, What i failed to mention also is that im considering planting a 1.8t in her, This is an engine demanding a lot more cooling than that of a standard 1.8 8v being a turbo'd engine etc... I have considered oil cooling also and will decide the best oil cooler for her when the 1.8t is planted. I read on one thread a member had fitted a mk3 diesel fan? Does this require much modification and does it require extra work in terms of mounting?

Thanks again guys jus remember were all on the same team here 

Unless i see you on the track 

Dirty, we use these fans on all of our race cars http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=ROAD&pcode=PCTCF22 dead easy to fit, and will give you plenty of extra space...
Tom

does the thermostat for those fit in the rad in place of the original? think its M22 but i have no idea what the golf size is!

[Diamond Hell]

Go find a Toledo 2.0 8V - I have a set of fans off one on my radiator in my Syncro.  Instead of the rubber flaps etc it allows airflow through the whole radiator.  Mine's mounted up on a radiator from an ABF G3, which took a little work.

Next up is an oil cooler, as the Golf1 GTI doesn't fit on a 2.0 block, annoyingly.

[Uruk Hai]

The only other thing I would do is have a fan by-pass switch that allows you to switch it on as soon as your coming off the track instead of waiting for the fan to cut in by itself.