Electric Fans
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Burning Brakes
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Electric Fans
I am considering installing electric fans on my stock 77. I have heard I should get about 10 to15 horsepower by doing this. I price some at Advanced Auto (Imperial Brand). I guess my question is will I notice any extra zip, will they cool better and is Imperial a good brand?
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Re: Electric Fans (Bullyj)
I installed electric fans on my 81. I changed to a Be Cool Aluminum radiator at the same time. I installed the dual Flex lite fans from Flex lite. I ordered it from Summit racing. You can also get them from Jeg's high performance. They come installed in a nice fan shroud with wiring and relays. I changed the fan switch in the passenger side head to come on at 195 degrees and off at 180 degrees. You able to remove the old and bulky radiator shroud. I did not notice any great amount of performance put the engine stays alot cooler.
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Re: Electric Fans (Bullyj)
The only brand that I'd suggest using are Spal dual 11" fans. They flow more air than Flexlite or any other brand I know of. I'm not going to slam Flexlite's as some people are having good luck with them, but I know the Spals are the best (and the most expensive) and in my opinion you don't want to go cheap when you're talking about the cooling system.
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Re: Electric Fans (Bullyj)
I am considering installing electric fans on my stock 77. I have heard I should get about 10 to15 horsepower by doing this. I price some at Advanced Auto (Imperial Brand). I guess my question is will I notice any extra zip, will they cool better and is Imperial a good brand?
:cheers:
Olivier
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Re: Electric Fans (Bullyj)
Dunno about the electric fans ... but Imperial fan clutches sold at stores such as Autozone & Advance are manufactured by Hayden. I've found that Hayden's Bruce Stone very open & honest when answering my questions.
bstone@haydenauto.com (Bruce Stone)
bstone@haydenauto.com (Bruce Stone)
