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Topic: Lincoln Mark 8 Elec. Fan
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Barry70Stang
Gearhead Posts: 306
From: West Monroe, La USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-16-2006 04:16 PM
 
Have any of you fellows taken an electric fan out of a Lincoln Mark VIII and put it in your Mustang? I've found one, also the alternator for $120, is it worth fooling with? How many HP will I gain by swapping to an electric fan?Thanks,
Barry
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 48752
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-16-2006 06:06 PM
There is horsepower to be gained if you are swapping from a standard fixed fan. There was a magazine a while ago, either Hot Rod or Car Craft I think, that did a dyno test and found the least horsepower drag was with a clutch fan, with the electric fan not too far behind. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
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Barry70Stang
Gearhead Posts: 306
From: West Monroe, La USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-16-2006 06:14 PM
Do you ever check out Fordmuscle.com Steve? They have a tech article that goes into some detail about getting this fan out of a 93-98 Lincoln Mark 8 and putting it into a Montego. I just don't know whether it will work in my Mustang. I'm fixin  to find out though, I bought it site unseen  Barry
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Barry70Stang
Gearhead Posts: 306
From: West Monroe, La USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-17-2006 07:13 AM
It's going to be a perfect fit, I've got me another winter time project!
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rmousir
Gearhead Posts: 1124
From: Amelia, Ohio
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-20-2006 04:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
There is horsepower to be gained if you are swapping from a standard fixed fan. There was a magazine a while ago, either Hot Rod or Car Craft I think, that did a dyno test and found the least horsepower drag was with a clutch fan, with the electric fan not too far behind.
not 100% sure on this but I think the electric fan frees up the most hp, more so than even the clutch fan. I have the article at home somewhere. Electric fan is the way to go to free up the most hp. Again, not 100% sure but I think so. Richard. ------------------
rmousir
'66 Mustang Coupe
Ford Blue & white stripes
95 roller 302, C4 Auto
Offy 360 intake & Holley 4 bl carb
grab-a-track 620s, 4.5 leafs, 1.25" drop blocks
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