CarShowz

Well I want to change to an electric fan for the same reason i took off my AC compressor fan till summer. I'm not tryna gain 50HP!! removing my belts I just wanna free up some of the stress on my old ass motor. To my knowledge electric fans are also quieter n I've been pickn at stuff since I swapped in this other motor.

My only "valid" reason is that I want less noise under the hood n I wanna get rid of the giant plastic shroud that's in there so next time I have to change the thermostat or water pump I don't have to take off the clutch fan again

Fabrik8

Those are all valid reasons to do it... I was just pointing out that it's silly to do it unless you have an actual reason because the stock fan works fine. You might be able to find an aftermarket fan for that specific OEM radiator if you can't find something that will work well from a junkyard.

CarShowz

would replacing the stock pieces w/aluminum fan and shroud be just as effective as getting an electric fan? Is the clutch fan that much stress on the belt it shares with the water pump or would it just be better to get some underdrive pulleys?

Fabrik8

Fuck underdrive pulleys. They're a bad solution to just about every problem. Any belt stress caused by the fan is going to be mostly caused by load on the fan moving air, so changing to an aluminum fan isn't going to give you much gain. Slightly less rotational inertia maybe, but not much else.

If you want an electric fan, get an electric fan. I wouldn't bother replacing the stock fan with anything else of a similar type, so either keep the stock fan or get an electric one.

CarShowz

OK so from that link he said clutch fans and eFans engage under the same Load conditions and an eFan may be quieter but will strain ur alternator. Since I recently blew my 75AMP alternator fuse that makes me feel that it may be more trouble than it's worth switching to an eFan cuz it may cause me to blow that fuse regularly and the clutch fan doesn't put enough stress on the motor to worry about?

CarShowz

OK simple enough.....and I learned something. Thanks