Flex Fan Install

[Tynan918]

Wanting to replace my stock coil fan with an aluminum flex fan...

'84 Monte Carlo 305 SBC

I have a stock fan shroud and a long water pump...

What fan size and spacer size would I need ?

 

[scoti]

Obviously any metal that flexes can fatigue and fail but since he was going to run a flex fan regardless of input my suggestion is in my opinion run the one least likely to fail

Agreed. The info is still accurate & others MAY NOT know/realize.

 

[565bbchevy]

Now that I think about it isn't there already a serpentine system on this car

 

[ELCAM]

This is your picture of your engine, it has a serpentine belt. Therefore the water pump and fan are reverse rotation.

 

[565bbchevy]

Agreed. The info is still accurate & others MAY NOT know/realize.

I still think there's a big difference between stainless steel fatigue and aluminum

 

[DRIVEN]

 

[ELCAM]

Reverse rotation flex fan.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CN6U36/?tag=gbody-20

 

[scoti]

I still think there's a big difference between stainless steel fatigue and aluminum

There is.

 

[joesregalproject]

I think you should put a flex fan on it. I think its a great idea. Definitely go for it.

 

[Tynan918]

Sure .... An '84 car/engine with an accessory set-up from a later model. As someone who's mentioned working under many hoods in their posts, you should know you can swap parts from a '95 sbc onto/into a sbc from 1955. There are limitations for compatibility, but parts swap over; especially accessory brackets, pulleys, & water pumps.

This is my exact engine belt setup...

 

[DRIVEN]

As previously stated, that's not 1984. Order accordingly.