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Air Conditioning Condenser Unit All Gassed Up for the Summer - Is your Thermatic® Electric Fan up to it?

One significant advance in fuel economy, emissions reduction and power train performance lies within one single area of the vehicle: the engine’s cooling system.

For more than 20 years Davies Craig Pty Ltd has travelled up to Canberra for the National Capital’s automotive extravaganza the first week of January each year! Tens of thousands of car-loving fans and thousands of entrants will either take part or enjoy the automotive carnival of varying festivities which encapsulates the entire city for four full-on days!

BUILDING ICONIC 1950’s DREAM MACHINES!

The main function of an engine’s cooling system is to ensure the engine operates at its optimum operating temperature. An automotive engine oper...

  When it comes to controlling Twin Electric Fans there are several options available. You could just wire the electric fans to run all the ti...

Who would have thought, that back in the ‘60’s two young Aussies Daryl Davies and Bill Craig would carve out a niche in Australian automotive aftermarket history with their innovative work developing Australian automotive and air conditioning electric fans?

So how do I find out which Davies Craig Electric Thermatic® Fan suits my car?

Turbochargers generate an enormous amount of heat. Heat-soak is a huge factor with turbochargers, can ‘kill’ them fast and must be brought under control after engine shut-down. Heat originates in the exhaust system and during solid use, high exhaust temperatures unload enormous quantities of heat into the exhaust manifolds, turbine housing, and turbine wheel.

The decision to build a 6-wheeler using a reversed VW Kombi torsion housing as the lazy axle and make a tray bed big enough to carry a beetle was relatively simple.