has anyone used a Flex Fan?

[1984-monte-carlo-ss]

thinking about getting one for my Monte SS. has anyone put one on a G-Body? they seem cool and sound cool also...please let me know what you think of them!

 

[chevyman454]

junk
they flatten out while your cruisin and prevent the air from flowing through

they also fly apart

 

[1984-monte-carlo-ss]

alright, so is there any good electric fan kits for our cars then?

 

[chevyman454]

check out summit

 

[Senator]

go electric, very ez setups out there, my 84 monte has the flex-lite duel electric fans when i had my 305 and i noticed a more snappy throttle responce.

if i had to do it again, i would get the singel fan and keep my original fan shroud

 

[85GPLef41]

junk
they flatten out while your cruisin and prevent the air from flowing through

they also fly apart

Have seen the damage it does when they do, a guy at work has a nice sized hole in his Malibu's hood when it flew apart..

alright, so is there any good electric fan kits for our cars then?

you can put together a nice junkyard setup for a fraction with what they cost new.. Dual fan intrepid unit's fit good with very little trimming and a Cutlass radiator hold down..." which i have some for sale" :lol: they are dual speed and work nice. There is a slew of fans to use along with your choice of controllers..

 

[1984-monte-carlo-ss]

go electric, very ez setups out there, my 84 monte has the flex-lite duel electric fans when i had my 305 and i noticed a more snappy throttle responce.

if i had to do it again, i would get the singel fan and keep my original fan shroud

where did you get the set up? and if you have an electric fan do you need a shroud?

 

[dragonmaster093]

can get most setups rom junk yard you should take measurements o rad and compair i you get whole set up they are built in to to a shroud

 

[Senator]

go electric, very ez setups out there, my 84 monte has the flex-lite duel electric fans when i had my 305 and i noticed a more snappy throttle responce.

if i had to do it again, i would get the singel fan and keep my original fan shroud

where did you get the set up? and if you have an electric fan do you need a shroud?

you only need a shroud for the signel fan as the shroud acts as a wind funnel to prevent your radiator from getting hot spots, the duel set up (like i have) doesn't allow a shoud to fit and it covers 95% of the radiator and the shroud on our cars help hold the radiator so you would have to get creative and make a bracket or find some way to hold the radiator

 

[G-Body_Vet]

Personally, unless you're trying to milk ever single once of power from your car I think electric fans are more trouble than they're worth. It's hard to beat a stock style 7 blade fan with a HD clutch set-up. I tend to look at things from a cost vs benefit perspective though. You can get a boneyard fan for $10 and a new severe duty clutch for about $60, bolt it on and be done with it.

I'm with everyone else though on the flex fans....junk. Removing the fan clutch for a spacer adds a lot of drag to an engine too.