At 09:29 PM 6/14/98 -0000, you wrote:
>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
If ya find anything out on the fans , let m eknow . I was thinking of
electric for my R/T .
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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