You are correct. When the fan is running, it does draw a lot of amps. A
lot of my experience is from the Impala SS world. The electric fans do
NOT run all the time. You CAN wire them up to run between rounds and
cool the engine down when not racing. The Buicks (Roadmasters) and
Caprice Wagons with the towing packages get the mechanical fans. They
consistantly produce less HP than the Cads and Caprices (Impala SS) with
the electric fans. Most of the HP gains, by the way, is due to the fan
setup, and not to ANY computer programming, as might be expected.
I hope to come up with a factory-looking (and therefore not too difficult
to install) electric fan setup on our R/T. I KNOW there is some HP to be
found there. This is not a flame, just an observation. I will post if I
find anything worthy.
Gene Beaird
98 Dak R/T CC Flame Red
95 DGGM Impala SS
89 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
83 Impala 5.0
>
>That may be when the fan is not running. I had looked into them at one time
>but the guy at the speed shop where I check told me that the clutch fan was
>the better way to go as the Fan draws lots of juice when running and loads
>the
>Alt which causes ya to lose what ya thought you'd gain. He has a dyno and
>flow
>bench and has done a lot of testing with soup up stuff and tells it the
>way it
>is. Just like the MSD I bought from him, he told me before I bought it that
>the stock ignition was adequate for my set up and that the aftermarket
>ignition was a waste of money but he said he would be willing to sell it
>to me
>if I wanted it. I bought it and he was right.
>
>My 2 cents worth of info.
>
>Bill
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