i hooked up an e-fan and then replaced myclutch fan and its working great, it pulls a ton more air im running at half temp now (was at 1/2 now 1/4) car doesnt take ages to reach idle from cold start anymore, my ac is colder and it might just be my mind playing tricks on me, but i feel a power increase. question is, i dont know of anyone else doing this and i need to know if there are any downsides? if not try it its great.
thx

 

Trust me, you're not the first to run an electrical fan to replace the stock, viscous, mechanical fan.
I've been running one for almost 10 years now.

The downside is that if the electrical fan dies (and it will), you can't drive the car anywhere or risk overheating the engine.
The electrical fan almost pulls some serious current, and I'd be if you run a voltmeter, you'd see some serious drop in voltage when it turns on.


-Ted

 

but i still have the stock one too, i have both, thats what im wondering

 

Both electrical or both your mechanical and your installed electrical?


-Ted

 

clutch fan and e fan, with the stock shroud as well

 

interesting and almost redundant

 

hm... did you put the efan to push air through your radiator or pull air? take a picture?

 

I have seen 2 ford escort fans used as a push and pull on a second gen with a large FMIC to keep coolant temps down on hot track days. It stayed at 180-190 all day but he also used evans coolant.

 

If you've replaced the clutch fan with a new one you should remove that e-fan. The stock fan is more than capable of keeping the engine cool, and if you've done a proper e-fan install with a thermoswitch it should hardly be turning on. If it is all you're doing is unnecessarily loading the electrical system.