I've done back to back testing and picked up a pretty nice gain by removing the fan and going to underdrive pullies. So, I can't agree with this. Initially, I bought "Black Jack" with underdrive pullies, took them off for stockers, and then was forced to concede that the difference was worthwhile and put them back on. You can read about that in Black Jack's progress thread.Electric fans really don't offer a foxbody anything more than clearance.
There is almost no power to be had (even if you remove the whole damn belt, the gains are minimal).
96-02 if I remember . 6 cyl fans . I had that black tragic and ditched it for the contour . Best move I ever made.What year Contours have the dual fans that work good on our cars? I have a spare aluminum radiator I may want to try out with the Contour fan setup. The goal is to shed some weight. The Black Magic rad and fan combo is very heavy, especially the radiator.
I made the mistake of not buying the integrated overflow with my Ron Davis Radiator. I don't like the way my canton overflow has to be positioned, at the moment.I do agree the stock setup looks much better. Never been a fan of my overflow setup at all.
96-02 if I remember . 6 cyl fans . I had that black tragic and ditched it for the contour . Best move I ever made.
Being we are speaking about over flows . I used this eBay jammy . I don’t think it looks to badI made the mistake of not buying the integrated overflow with my Ron Davis Radiator. I don't like the way my canton overflow has to be positioned, at the moment.
Being we are speaking about over flows . I used this eBay jammy . I don’t think it looks to bad
Yeah I was on the dyno with the last engine I had. I didn't even unstrap the car....I just removed the whole factory fan setup. It picked up 11hp at the tires.
Good question, but a few points:
- If you're at a track and disable your fan for a pass, then it will place no electro-magnetic load on the alternator.
- If you're on the highway and air moves through the radiator sufficiently at speed, same deal... you save fuel economy
- Even at full load, a 200 amp alternator at 14v to be safe is 14*200 = 2,800 Watts. 1 hp = 746 Watts. So, that's less than 4hp at 100% efficiency. Even if you double or triple that to account for alternator inefficiency, it only brings you back to equal with the mechanical fan. (This link
- Your point about why Ford didn't go with electric fans on the V8s doesn't account for SN95 and beyond mustang V8s, including the 302W.. It doesn't account for the V8s we're pulling these OEM fans off of. Ford did a lot of things with the 5.0s that left plenty of room for improvement, which is part of what made these cars so rewarding to work on.