Electric Fans

[NateLightning]

Whats the best electric fan(S) to get and how much are they? Also can I get some part numbers too. Thanks.

 

[Brian Baskin]

Flex-a-lite FLX-210 dual electrics, around $200 from summit racing.

 

[Chip93L]

yo brian wus sup. its chip. i talked to u at the track 2 weeks ago. i ended up running a 14.8. what did u say the average gains were becuase of the fan?

 

[Brian Baskin]

Hey chip! You got a good run in, I wheelhopped out to a 15.088@92.38 (2.472 60'). The other Red Gen1 pulled a 14.65, he told me, wish I knew how

Anyhow, the fans should give you about 1/10, and I got about .8MPH out of them. I also picked up about 15 more miles per tank of gas. A lot of gain for not a lot of money.

 

[NateLightning]

Do you think the fans, with the pullies, K&N 9" cone, and 14deg timing will put me in the 14's? I ran a 15.302 stock last year.

 

[Nater]

Should be no problem with those mods. :tu:

 

[Brian Baskin]

The pulleys will definately help, but with those, you should be in the 14s, absolutely As long as you don't screw up every launch like me

 

[NateLightning]

I hope I'm in the 14's this year. I dont care if I break out first round I just wana improve my times.

 

[Chip93L]

im running a 14.8 only with a pully set, chip , custom intake, and custom exhaust. the pullys should give u almost a .2 second increase. i ran a 15.0 last year without the pullys and on a single exhaust flomaster. i took the flowmaster off and had some guy build me a custom dual exhaust to bolt right up to the flange on the cats. and i put the pullys on and i am runnin .2 seconds better. you should be in the 14s with no problem. i just hate those dam one leggers.

 

[Chip93L]

also what does the 14 deg. timing mean and do.

 

[sstock]

Guys,
Was at Turbo Tech this weekend for dyno wars and a Representative from Flex fans was there installing a dual fan setup for one of the guys. They did before and after dyno tests and the flexfans freed up 11 RWHP. Not bad!

Later
STeve

 

[MO351]

How about the $60 electric fan from Autozone that HotRod's using? Wouldn't it do the same? Just $140 cheaper . Rod, if you read this what fan is it and does it come with the stuff to turn it on (thermostat deal, etc.)?

 

[Brian Baskin]

also what does the 14 deg. timing mean and do.

14 degrees timing is the point in the combustion cycle at which the fuel is ignited (hoping I'm not wrong). You can change the degree at the distributer, which varies the timing of the ignition. Stock, the engines are set at 10* (degrees), although there are a few that are as low as 6*. You can pick up a bit of power just by increasing the timing to 14-16*. However, upon doing so, you also have to run higher octane gas. The higher your timing, the higher the octane you need. I run 14* and need 93 octane (91 might work, but they just sell 93 here).

 

[Moonshine-'94SVT]

I was checking out the SummitRacing website for the FLX-210 fan and found it. The technical notice in the part says "Works with V8 engines up to 250 HP without AC to 200 HP with AC" Since our trucks have AC and most have over 250 HP, they would be operating at their max capacity. Is this still a good idea ?

 

[Ghost]

Has anyone ever thought about getting a stock electric fan from the junk yard?

Wouldn't it be alot cheeper and just as efective? Fans at the yard only go for 20 bucks!!

You would just have to make sure the shroud would cover most of the radiator and figure out the wiring which shouldn't be to hard I think there is usually only three wires.

Maybe a Taurus or some other family car......actually it wouldn't even have to be a Ford....just a thought.;t

 

[NateLightning]

I know you can take one out of a Crown Vic and put it in a 97+ F-150.

 

[K_WALLS]

I have a buddy that stole one off a Cadillac and put on his Dakota and never had any cooling problems.I think he had about 30 bucks tied up in it.

 

[Brian Baskin]

I was checking out the SummitRacing website for the FLX-210 fan and found it. The technical notice in the part says "Works with V8 engines up to 250 HP without AC to 200 HP with AC" Since our trucks have AC and most have over 250 HP, they would be operating at their max capacity. Is this still a good idea ?

Good point, but think of how long do our trucks go above 250HP? If you have a 300HP truck, you're puttering around all day at 150-200 of it. It's not until the few seconds at WOT that you hit your max. Now, if you had an engine that could push 250HP during highway cruising, I would be worried, but I don't fear the fans doing their jobs at all, no matter how much power you have. At 250+HP, hopefully you're booking along anyhow, so you have enough airflow to help reduce temperatures.

 

[Moonshine-'94SVT]

That makes sense. I just got to remember to take my foot off the floor every once in a while

 

[Black Lightning]

Does anyone have pix of a Flex-a-lite fan installed? what do you use for a radiator hose? and shrouded? and how hard are they to install?