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Re: [GMCnet] Bought that new electric clutch for the engine fan. [message #324377 is a reply to message #324375] Tue, 26 September 2017 05:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Richard Denney is currently offline  Richard Denney   United States
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Yes, I'm saying that.

Rick "noting the sometimes big difference between theory and reality" Denney

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 5:17 AM John Phillips
wrote:

> Richard,
> Are you saying that your fan comes on while you are climbing at speeds over
> 30 MPH?
> 30 MPH should get should give us close to 8,000 CFM which should be more
> than what the fan can deliver while stopped.
>
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Matt Colie wrote:
>
>> SONICJK wrote on Mon, 25 September 2017 17:25
>>> Does anyone have on of these in hand?
>>>
>>> I'm curious why they went to the trouble and expense of including the
>> fan? The factory fan is very effective, so why not just make an adapter
> kit
>>> for the clutch?
>>> Would be much less install trouble and more cost effective I'd
> imagine...
>>> Looking again it looks like its one unit. Disregard previous post!
>>
>>
>> Justin,
>> The neolithic fan that is the stock part is very loud. It is good at
>> moving noise and absorbing horsepower. That is about the sum of it.
>> This new fan has aerodynamic blades and that makes a big difference. I
>> really wish I still had access to an ASHRE tunnel, because I would like
> to
>> know just how much better it is.
>>
>> Warning, if you have one of these fans and are checking the transmission
>> fluid, do not bump the switch. You may have a problem getting the stick
>> back
>> in the tube.
>>
>> Matt
>>
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