Its probably in the A or B/RB section of the catalog.
TonyC
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From: jon@dakota-truck.net <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
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Date: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:00 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: Viscous Fan
>
>"Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>: Not compared to a FIXED fan like we had in the old days. Those were
power
>: robbers.
>: TonyC
>
>
> Precisely. I haven't seen the listing for the fan in the Mopar
>Performance catalog - are they saying it is a power improvement for
>a Dakota? That wouldn't make much sense - seeing as how they come
>stock with a clutch fan.
>
> I've got a Mopar Performance fan sitting on a shelf about ten
>feet away, actually. :-) Ordered one a little while back for the
>Cuda to replace the suicide device the previous owner had installed
>(flex fan). The viscous device lets it slip, unlike a fixed fan
>which is just the fan mounted directly to the water pump pulley.
>(really drags down the engine at high rpms)
>
> As far as HP goes, from robbing the most to the least, the
>progression is generally fixed fan, clutch/viscous fan, electric
>fan. If I'm not mistaken, a clutch fan is better than a flex fan
>as far as power goes, which makes me wonder why someone would
>want to install one of those things in the first place. :-)
>Anyway, IMHO, aftermarket electric fans are problematic, and it
>would cost me a heck of a lot more money than a viscous fan to
>cool down my 440. Throw a 30 year old 60 amp electrical system
>into the mix, and you can see why you don't find many electric
>fans on muscle cars. :-)
>
> The MP fan is a good unit, certainly better than a fixed fan,
>safer than a flex fan, more reliable and generally less hassle
>than an electric fan, but save your money - your Dak already has
>one. :-) AFAIK, it is intended for older applications - if they
>are marketing to the Dakota crowd, well, I'm not sure what to
>think! That'd be strange.
>
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>
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