Flexilite electric fan- opinions?

[Braxus]

Just wondering if anyone is using the single fan 18 inch electric Flexilite
unit #175 which has an integral shroud and all parts needed. What are your
opinions on its cooling quality especially when the motor is idling away in
heavy traffic? I'm running a 351W so it runs hot when its sitting idling
away. I don't want to go dual fans because of current draw, and I like the
integral shroud it comes with. Any opinions? I want to keep amp draw low as
well as I already am taxing the alternator (100amp) with a stereo system.
Therefore I don't want to consider the Mark 8 fan because of current draw
and extra parts needed = high cost to run it.

[B2723m]

I installed a Black Magic "5.0" fan kit in my '89 last week. So far so good.
Installation was easy and it works as expected. I *may* need to install a 130
amp. alternator because, with every current drawing item on, I'm losing
voltage, but then again, this car was not set up from the factory to have
electric fans.

Brad

[Kyle]

Check out the October (it think, issue w/ the excessive car on the
cover) issue of MM&FF. They installed a new Police edition fan and
clutch which is whatg i have and i love it. Its silent and keeps the
engine cool also.

Kyle

[Mark]

This is what the Flexilite Trimline 16" looks like in my '70 Mach:

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=162746&a=1423484&p=30554788&Sequence=0&res=high

It's suspended from the AC evaporator mounting holes in the radiator
support by 1/8" x 1" aluminum cut to length in order to center the fan
motor behind the hood latch bracket--which it just barely clears.
This wouldn't be possible in a car with AC. Works great so far &
doesn't seem to be a difficult load for my stock 65 amp alternator.

Mark

On Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:07:41 -0700, "Braxus" <bra...@uniserve.com>

[David Lyons]

In article <97122287...@neptune.uniserve.ca>,

"Braxus" <bra...@uniserve.com> wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone is using the single fan 18 inch electric
> Flexilite unit #175 which has an integral shroud and all parts
> needed. What are your opinions on its cooling quality especially when
> the motor is idling away in heavy traffic? I'm running a 351W so it
> runs hot when its sitting idling away. I don't want to go dual fans
> because of current draw, and I like the integral shroud it comes
> with. Any opinions? I want to keep amp draw low as well as I already
> am taxing the alternator (100amp) with a stereo system. Therefore I
> don't want to consider the Mark 8 fan because of current draw and
> extra parts needed = high cost to run it.

When dealing with electric fans, one needs to know how much current
they draw, and how much cfm of air they move.

I recently bought a Griffin radiator with dual Spal fans mounted. They
move 2900 cfm or air and each draw 12-15A.

I've upgraded to a 130A alternator on my '88 5.0. And I bought a
VariFlow fan controller from http://psm1.com

My car is still in the shop, so I don't know how it'll sound or work.

But I'd highly suggest going to Pep Boys, Autozone or wherever and get
yourself a 130A alternator. There are even 200A alternators available -
I saw them in a Mustangs Unlimited catalog. However, they cost
between $300-$400.

You can also contact http://powermastermotorsports.com They have 200A
alternators, but I don't know if they have any for Mustangs. So like I
said, contact them to find out.

--
David Lyons

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Before you buy.

[Max Wedge]

By all means let us know if it's worth the $100, I have the adjustable
one from Perma-Cool, which is just a relay. The variable looks great if
it works as well as it looks.