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Budget E-fan setup, will it work?

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Old 01-23-2011, 12:32 PM
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Default Budget E-fan setup, will it work?
Will this setup be adequate for my 96 ram 1500 5.2 4x4. I know it seems pretty cheap, but Im on a college budget. I think I should be able to keep the shroud as well for washer and overflow mounting too. The most weight that I tow is my Jet ski.

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It's Chinese, but everything is these days. Why do you need an efan?
 
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My fan clutch is going, and I also want to squeeze out every MPG I can with as little money possible.
 
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Replace the clutch.
 
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may work just fine. dont know if that is were i would risk saving $'s on tho?
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+1 on replacing the clutch but y not spend and extra 50 and get on from summit racing that you know will work.
 
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Maybe I should look into a new clutch and lighter wieght fan blade then??
 
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Just replace the clutch. Spending money in the attempt of gaining mileage out of a dinosaur V8 is a terrible idea.
 
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I thought it was proven that switching to an e-fan will gain an extra 1 mpg or so. That adds up for me.
 
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The Tornado fuel saver and Electric turbochargers are also proven.

 
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