Better to blow air into or out of the 360?

Well I recently got my 3rd 360 so withthis one I am not taking any chances >.>

I got one my dads Amplifier 12mm Pro fan that moves air like a beast and its relatively silent

so I was wondering is it better to put it in the back (were the other fans are)of the 360 to help suck the hot air? or

is it better to put it on the side vent (theopposite side of the HDD)to feed air into the 360?

appreciate the opinions and suggestions :)

I think the problem I found was that the air was going in but at the same time escaping thru the sides of the vents since apparently the fan feeds WAY to much air and the design of the 360s sidehoneycomb acts like a wall >.>Charlie2688

yep, I found this too when I tried to use my tornado pc fan (bloody loud like a jet fighter) so I opted for 2 small 5 $ case coolers. not the fastest rotating fans but their quiet and are strong enough to get the air in without it "walling".

So what do you recommend doing with that fan? moving it to the back maybe?Charlie2688

nope, moving it to the back will make the existing fans rotate faster which is not good for the system, or the bearings in the fans. keep it on the right hand side blowing air in and let the fans at the back do their thing by completing the cycle of exhausting the hot air.

I like to set my little house fan on my bed (aprox. 4 feet from 360) and point it towards the right side of my xbox so that its not overwhelming it with too much air but allowing cool flowing air towards the intake on the right side.