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    Flex fans need rpm to move a good amount of air. How old is your fan clutch? From what I've read a stock fan with a good clutch should pull a lot more air, especially at idle, than a flex fan. You can also look into stock fans from other vehicles. I'm pretty sure I've read about a fan swap before where someone found a fan with more blades from a cadillac or something and swapped it in.
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    I would go ahead and go with an electric. Seems the jeepers are always ruining a good radiator when the fan gets into it. Just not much room under the hood.
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    if you get taurus make sure you get the 2 speed as the motor is smaller and go ahead and grap a fan controller out of a volvo while you are at it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eckert View Post
    If it doesn't get over 210-215 I'm not seeing the problem?
    I am hoping to try and gain some space between my fan (clutch) and the radiator while possibly helping the engine stay a little cooler. I know 215 isnt causing any immediate damage but when im turning higher rpms the engine stays around 190 so I figured a flex fan might help both issues....

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    The mark vii fan has weird mounting brackets and will require you to get a bigger alternator. At least I had to on big nasty. Though it was by far the most awesome e-fan I have ever had.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007 View Post
    if you get taurus make sure you get the 2 speed as the motor is smaller and go ahead and grap a fan controller out of a volvo while you are at it
    what year and model of volvo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudtoy67 View Post
    Flex fans need rpm to move a good amount of air. How old is your fan clutch? From what I've read a stock fan with a good clutch should pull a lot more air, especially at idle, than a flex fan. You can also look into stock fans from other vehicles. I'm pretty sure I've read about a fan swap before where someone found a fan with more blades from a cadillac or something and swapped it in.
    The fan clutch has been on the jeep since i have had it (8 years) for all i know its original.
    I thought the idea of a flex fan is that it moves more air at lower rpms and less air as rpms increase and the blades flatten out?

    I would really prefer to ditch the clutch. I was hoping a flex fan would be a good option but if it wont be able to do as good as the stock set up than electric would be my next choice. thanks for the advise

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    ford contour fans are the way to go, they kick taurus fans a$$. look in my build thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by tommy53002 View Post
    I thought the idea of a flex fan is that it moves more air at lower rpms and less air as rpms increase and the blades flatten out?
    This is what I thought also??? Cooper has a flex fan on his jeep.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tommy53002 View Post
    I thought the idea of a flex fan is that it moves more air at lower rpms and less air as rpms increase and the blades flatten out?
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    This is what I thought also??? Cooper has a flex fan on his jeep.
    Thats what I always thought
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    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02 View Post
    This is what I thought also??? Cooper has a flex fan on his jeep.
    That is what I always thought too...I'll have to figure out where I had read/heard that. No it wasn't PBB...
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    actually i just have a normal fan on the jeep, but i do have a flex fan on the yota

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reckless View Post
    what year and model of volvo?
    I don't know but it is one unit that has two relays to control a two speed fan built in.

    I just saw it an yanked it
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    Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
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    So driving by brail is why your jeep looks the way it does eh?

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    I had a flex fan on my jeep. Not sure if it was original. After eating the radiator too many times due to too close clearance, stock skid plate, and stock motor mounts, I swapped to the electric fans from 03 chevy malibu. I will eventually switch back to a mechanical fan.

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