if you wish to remove your clutch fan and replace it with a upgrade electric, go ahead, just remeber they work off of a 40/45 amp fuse.this will draw a lot of power from the management control box. so if you are running aftermarket component, stero, amps, ect. you may need to upgrade some wires and things.but as far as the clutch fan goes. mostly used in stop and go traffic, on the highway very rarely unless you are standing on the throttle all the time. most people that tow go with the electric, it gives them a little more umph when getting up and going

 

Well the thing is is that you put a thermometer in the radiator and it kicks on when you reach the operating temp (essentially doing the same thing that the clutch fan is doing) that you want to be at so the only thing is as said above you are drawing more power from the battery. If you are really concerned about power loss go with a heavier duty alternator and get an optima yellow top. This is a great mod for people who's clutch driven fan is on it's way out or is already shot (like mine), what's an extra $150 for more mpg and performance gains.

 

What's an optima yellow top?

 

It's an amazing battery.

I'm going to eventually need one, and a respun alternator for my system I'm running. :-)

 

ooo i cant believe its taken me this long to ask! what kind of sound systems do you guys have and HOW did you get them? i relly miss my dual 12" 1000 watt subs from my old car...all i have now is alpine speakers...and even they barely fit. is this gonna cost a fortune in custom work?

 

Haha.... currently I am building a box to house my JL 13w7 and my Orion amps.

I'm gonna eventually buy some Boston Acoustics Pro50s and my truck will be running approx. 1800RMS. :-)

 

i think my problem is its a quad cab so i cant just throw stuff in the back i gotta find tight spaces behind the rear seats or something

 

could anyone help me with a model number on flexalite fans? i dont care about power consumption because i am uprgrading battery and alternator for future things... so i want something thats the most powerful that will fit...preferrably dual... any one know?

 

I measured the radiator it's around 23x18 Flex-A-Lite makes the 180 Black Magic Xtreme,I have a Proform 15 inch that very similar to the Black Magic 150,I haven't installed it yet but here's the links for both,I'm not sure if they have a dual setup that fits our trucks.http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html...c_x-treme.html,,,,http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/black-magic.html,,,,,,,,,,Here's a pic of my Proform set up.

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I visited those links for the Elec Fans and nothing says anything about Gains of HP or Torq.
How much of a Gain are we talking about here?

These fans http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/black-magic.html seem to be for a 5.0 Mustang so all the mounting hardware will be for a 5.0 Mustang,.. How does this all play into the 2005 Dakota?

Do you have to then worry about the Serp Belt? I mean if you remove the Fan wont the Belt be to Big then?


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