On Mon, 14 Dec 1998 HKUSP40578@aol.com wrote:
> Just curious but has anyone considered about putting one of the aftermarket
> high performance direct replacement metal fans on their Dakota? Some are
> aluminum, steel, stainless steel. They claim to have the least drag resistance
> to incease hp at hight rpms becuase the fan blades actually flex. These
> supposidly flow more air, designed to minimize fan noise and are more narrow
> than the stock fans, thus making them produce little drag. Just curious what
> you all thought about them.
> Kyle
>
I've heard some horror stories about the blades on these things coming
off and becoming embedded in hoods. Personally, the idea of those blades
flexing while they're whippin' around up there makes me nervous. I'm going
to go with an electric fan.
I read an article about cooling in one of the Mopar magazines, and these
fans did suck less HP than the stock fans, but electric fans were still
much better as far as horsepower gains go.
-Jon-
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