RE: Electric & Viscous Fans

From: Downing, David GS-13 (DowningD@constellation.navy.mil)
Date: Wed Apr 23 2003 - 12:49:44 EDT


>Well, of course I CAN, but is it a good idea? Is the viscous drive fan
>just a backup? Would it improve performance at all to remove the
>viscous fan? I wouldn't think so if it's just a backup...probably just
>freewheeling all the time.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris

The electric one is actually the backup, it turns on whenever the A/C is on
or when the temp hits 210. A few guys on the R/T list have pulled the
viscous fan and are just running the factory electric fan without any
problems (one of them is Scott Q on his blown 408, and he's in SoCal). I
think what most of them are doing is just wiring a manual switch and turning
the e-fan on whenever they're sitting in traffic or when they see the temp
rising. It's also good if you race, cause you can switch on the e-fan while
you're waiting in the staging lanes without turning the engine on.

-Dave
'02 FR RC R/T
'03 BS CC 4x4...coming soon!



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