Electric fan or Pully debate

[rookieshooter]

There been a lot of talk lately on elec. vs. belt drive. With that said there is a good article in this months Off-Road Adventures On electric fans. I have not decided on a type of fan yet on my B11 project, but after listining to u guys and reading this I think I'm going electric. See Manufacturer Profile.

 

[Cali' Explorer]

Well, I can certainly attest to eletric fan's performance. I ran a Black Magic fan in my 2000 Ford Ranger 3.0 and it made the ranger come alive. I haven't yet put on in the X, but due to the larger size of the fan on my 5.0 X, I can only see good performance coming from that type of swap.

The only thing you have to make absolutely sure of is that you get a fan that pulls enough air to keep the radiator cool. Again, I personally recommend the Black Magic series of fans, huge sucking power for all the power your X can muster.

In addition, if you do a lot of towing, you can look into adding an Aux. Tranny cooler with an electric fan, nice and cool, hehe.

 

[rookieshooter]

I'm going to check out their dual fan Monster series for full size trucks to see if it will fit on my radiator. Or the knew single X-treme fan. I like the idea of dyno proven HP gain of up to 17 and torque by 20 pound -feet and the adjustable t-stat so it will come on at cooler temps when you first start on a crawling along trail ride. Not to mention you can shut down the fan in deep water.

 

[Cali' Explorer]

That looks like a very hefty setup. The reason I suggest the Black Magic series is they tend to pull way more CFM than any other setup.

One suggestion I will make if you are planning on using this for off-roading though. On the fan I received way back when in my Ranger, the power and signal line hookups all used blade style connectors. The problem I ran into was that during heavy off-roading, the tabs would actually fracture from the forces put on it by the wiring. I ended up having to re-solder all my connectors in place. This is not necessary though if you fill the connector area with a clear silicone. The silicon will insulate it from shock and keep it from moving, but still allow you to later remove the silicone and pull the connections if you need.

 

[Rhett]

and the adjustable t-stat so it will come on at cooler temps when you first start on a crawling along trail ride. Not to mention you can shut down the fan in deep water.

Those are two big concerns with an electric fan for an offroad truck...
vs a clutch fan