Flex Fan or Clutch?

[Macs Stang]

Ok, I was thinking about tossing the clutch fan. would it be benefical for me to pick up a flex fan or should i take the route of electrics, or should i just stay with my clutch fan?

[Vibrant93]

I am a big fan of the electric route. Flex fans are pretty loud and imho I think they look kinda funny in the engine bay. I dont know that a flex fan would draw as much cfm as the stocker anyway. I went with the Mark VIII fan and wonder to this day why I didnt do it sooner. You pretty much have to run a 3g alt with this fan (which is a good upgrade anyway) and you have to do some wiring, but all in all its pretty easy to do. You wont ever really have to worry about cooling issues if you get that fan.

[Macs Stang]

what would i have to do in terms of wiring for the 3g alternator? I don't have any cooling probs as of right now. when you were saying that the flex fans were loud, do you mean they sounded like a blower when the motor was reved up? or did they have the annoying whooosh sound when the car was reved?

[Vibrant93]

Originally posted by Macs Stang
what would i have to do in terms of wiring for the 3g alternator? I don't have any cooling probs as of right now. when you were saying that the flex fans were loud, do you mean they sounded like a blower when the motor was reved up? or did they have the annoying whooosh sound when the car was reved?

If I recall I think I got my 3g kit from PA performance. The kit comes with all wiring needed and great instructions. Its a cake walk to put in.
Yeah, those flex fans make that woosh noise until they flaten out. My dad has one on his car and I just dont like it. Wait until you put some more mods on your car, the cooling bug will catch up with ya in the long run

[Macs Stang]

i suppose when i throw some heads on my car it will heat up a little more then it does now. that is the only bolt on mod besides the fuel system that i haven't done yet.

[mnstang]

tim, i have a flex fan, and the right size spacer for it.... that came of my car just a couple weeks ago (in place of electric)
and at least on my flex fan, there was no noise to it.

[Macs Stang]

how much $?

[mnstang]

cheap! make offer

[Macs Stang]

$10?

[mnstang]

sold
i'll bring it home with me this weekend.

[Macs Stang]

Originally posted by mnstang
sold
i'll bring it home with me this weekend.

does that come with bolts?

[mnstang]

mmm, i might have tossed the bolts out, but actually the bolts it came with i didn't use anyway because they were grade 5.
i went to the hardware store and bought 4 grade 8 bolts for them.
if i remember right, they are 5/16" X18
probably 2 bucks in bolts.... but i can look around for them if you really want them.

[Macs Stang]

yep, i want the bolts. i think the only time i will be down at uni this weekend is friday. i am going to the twins game on saturday. maybe if we can't meet up on friday, i can meet you somewhere during the day on saturday? maybe at MAS or something.

[Vibrant93]

Does that flex fan fit with the stock shroud? What made you swap it out for an electric?

[mnstang]

Originally posted by Vibrant93
Does that flex fan fit with the stock shroud? What made you swap it out for an electric?

yep, it fits. i have a shroud for sale now too that you bring it up
well i think electric fans just make everything look cleaner, and plus, now i can shut it off to gain maybe 2rwhp!!! woohoo!
but i mostly got it to save room and make my engine compartment look like less of a cluster f%ck.