flex-a-lite fans
10-24-2006, 10:13 PM
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RE: flex-a-lite fans
ok maybe i need to clear this up. I have a 3 row aluminum radiator and a black magic fan... sorry for the confusion.. So, my mechanic is telling me to discard the black magic and return the the fan clutch...
10-24-2006, 10:19 PM
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RE: flex-a-lite fans
A fixed fan has no ability to "give" under sudden acceleration or to not "engage" when not needed. Your engine does not always need to have additional cooling - cool nights, cruising down the highway at part throttle and various other situations don't really require the fan to be engaged and spinning 100% of the time. The added drag of having to spin the fan when not needed takes horsepower away that could be used to push the car forward just to thrash at the air.
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10-24-2006, 10:22 PM
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RE: flex-a-lite fans
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A fixed fan has no ability to "give" under sudden acceleration or to not "engage" when not needed. Your engine does not always need to have additional cooling - cool nights, cruising down the highway at part throttle and various other situations don't really require the fan to be engaged and spinning 100% of the time. The added drag of having to spin the fan when not needed takes horsepower away that could be used to push the car forward just to thrash at the air.
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A fixed fan has no ability to "give" under sudden acceleration or to not "engage" when not needed. Your engine does not always need to have additional cooling - cool nights, cruising down the highway at part throttle and various other situations don't really require the fan to be engaged and spinning 100% of the time. The added drag of having to spin the fan when not needed takes horsepower away that could be used to push the car forward just to thrash at the air.
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But electric is still better than a clutch fan
10-24-2006, 10:45 PM
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RE: flex-a-lite fans
Yea, I have the S bladed fan, the $285 one or whatever right? FLX-185 that part number from summit right? Like I said tho gets warm till the fan clicks on. I don't know how the straight bladed fan compares to it, but the S bladed one covers more area, has a higher rpm and blows more cfm than the regular one. But it draws 18 amps vs 14. Fits real nice trouble free installation. I really like it.
10-24-2006, 10:47 PM
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RE: flex-a-lite fans
Scout2232 Date 10/24/2006 8:45:18 PM
Yea, I have the S bladed fan, the $285 one or whatever right? FLX-185 that part number from summit right? Like I said tho gets warm till the fan clicks on. I don't know how the straight bladed fan compares to it, but the S bladed one covers more area, has a higher rpm and blows more cfm than the regular one. But it draws 18 amps vs 14. Fits real nice trouble free installation. I really like it.
Yea, I have the S bladed fan, the $285 one or whatever right? FLX-185 that part number from summit right? Like I said tho gets warm till the fan clicks on. I don't know how the straight bladed fan compares to it, but the S bladed one covers more area, has a higher rpm and blows more cfm than the regular one. But it draws 18 amps vs 14. Fits real nice trouble free installation. I really like it.