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Re: flex fans



I had a friend that got him arm cut severely when a flex fan
'exploded' while he was leaning over the front of his car. I stay FAR
away from them.

Speaking of which, my 65 Coronet currently has a solid 'flex' style on
it that I want to get rid of ASAP. What came on the car from the
factory? This looks like it could be original.

Bill M
65 Coronet 500 'vert


On 4/17/07, Earl H. <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sean,

I will have to dis-agree with my learned friend. First let me say I hate
flex fans. At low speed, they might scoop more air, but at high speeds
they flatten out and don't flow as much air. In fact I have seen them effect

high speed flow adversely. The best combo IMO is the good old Mopar
7 blade air conditioner fan on a thermo clutch. Nothing sucks as much
air as a stock Mopar 7 blade air conditioner fan at low speeds.

My truck has a special shroud I build with a long tunnel and a 7 blade
fan and direct drive. If your in front of the truck and I rev it to 3 grand,

it will suck you into the grill. Just kidding, but almost.

Earl


Sean,
I believe a flex fan scoops more air, creating more drag, and thus reducing
HP.
Gary Pavlovich
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>
> Will a flex fan make more power than a fixed radiator fan?
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> Thanks
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