[Tigers] Correct Maverick Fan?

[Owain Lloyd]

i see your point.   to save the water pump and alternator, i remove
the fan for track style events and in the winter.  it's only required
in hot weather stop and go traffic.  over 20mph i've never had a
problem maintaining the thermostat temperature in any weather, with or
without the fan.   (even with a 180 thermostat!).   i understand those
of you with original 260's seem to have a tougher battle though.

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:
> Owain
>        A problem that can arise from the flex fan is that at high speed it
> flattens out and become an air block instead of an air mover.
>
> I'm not totally convinced that this happens all the time with all flex fans
> but real time data is minimal.
>
> Let us know how you like the fan and whether or not the coolant temperature
> changes at highway speeds.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Owain Lloyd
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:29 AM
> To: Thomas Witt
> Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Correct Maverick Fan?
>
>
> is there any reason this magic fan is better than a new $30 flex-a-lite fan?
> i bought nice one from summit - 13" six blade i think.  draws a massive
> amount of air at idle.  steel center with
> stainless blades.   didn't take much tracking down.   i did however
> have to carefully drill out the centre hole to 1".