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Let's hear some feedback from those of you already using E fans on your trucks.
It has my interest but to me it has a few drawbacks. It would be nice to have a few extra horses and a little better MPG. How about the reliability? Anyone have any mishaps or costly breakdowns due to fan failure? This message has been edited. Last edited by: Hemi Ogre,   "Let's Go Clubbin" Art by- Hemi-Pup http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3316894 U.S.A.F. 'NAM VET 66-67 Life is the leading cause of death....Stop wishin', Go fishin'. Tow, Tow, Tow my boat...with my 2004 Hemi Ram One a Da Boyz from Illinoiz   Lt. Almond Pearl Metalic 2004 QC My site. http://getdanet1.tripod.com/index.html  God bless & protect our troops.             |
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"Dave" HTC.com Man of the Year - 2008 VP Kentucky Chapter Truck of the Month April 2006  |
I wondered about how the stock alternator does in the summertime with the AC blowing cold all the time and the electric fan cycling on a lot. '05 RCSB 1500 SLT 5.7 Hemi Ram - 4" ram air from fog light hole - Amsoil drop-in filter - AirAid MIT - Taylor shorty wires - FM 50HD SI/SO 3" Magnaflow y-pipe - General Grabber UHP 295/50 20 tires - Superchips Flashpaq 3815 - Motive 4.56 gears - Detroit Truetrac differential Lakewood traction bars - PML differential cover - Best reaction time .011 @ Bowling Green Best 1/8 mile 9.28 @ Bowling Green - Best 1/4 mile 14.51 @ Bowling Green - ETs before gears, DTT, traction bars, improved ram air, and y-pipe             |
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"Dustin" President Kentucky Chapter  |
I like my fan, but if I had it to do all over again I would have went with a Flex-a-lite Black Magic fan instead of the Viper fan. The Viper Fan puts out tremendous amounts of air and has no problems at all keeping the truck cool. The only downside that I have had is the Flex-a-lite controller that came with my kit. The viper fan pulls alot of power while running. The controller that came with the fan failed after a few months. It got replaced with another unit and so far I have not had any problems with. I am running my fan on the low speed and it is keeping the truck cool. IMHO the Viper fan is overkill unless you live in a very hot area.
04 Hemi Ram QC 4x4.......Slightly Modified    |
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"Rob" VP Alaska Chapter  |
  2008 Dodge Durango 4x4 SLT HEMI and 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 SLT Quad Cab HEMI www.lubedealer.com/99705/        April 25, 2007!! |
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"Buster"  |
i have the Flex-a-lite Black Magic fan on mine for almost a year now no problems at this time to report.
 American by birth, Southern by the grace of God, hemi powered by choice. "NO POWER IN THE VERSE CAN STOP ME." well... except maybe my wife 2006 4x4 sport QC       since Sept. 28, 2009 at 0530"Whenever anyone preaches disunity, tries to pit one of us against the other, through class warfare, race hatred or religious intolerance, you know that person seeks to rob us of our freedom and destroy our very lives...and we know what to do about it. Working together to produce an ever greater abundance of material and spiritual values for all. That is the secret of American prosperity." |
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installed my Mark VIII fan shortly after i bought my truck, works great and it was almost too easy to install. if i had one complaint it would be that i didn't buy a thermostat with the screw in probe, i got the one you have to stick between the fins of the radiator, the other day i noticed it was coroded (duh steel probe aluminum radiator.... why didn't i think of that before i jammed it in) i remove the probe monthly and grease the probe and opening to slow it down but someday i will have to replace the radiator because of it.
 that is my fault not the fans, i would install an e-fan again in a heartbeat, but i would buy the thermostat with the thread in probe.06 QC 4X4 Hemi Ram Custom Cold Air Intake, Electric fan conversion, Custom catch cans, Bully Dog Power Pup, 3" Body Lift, Kicker 10" sub, Kicker 500.1 amp, custom sub enclosure, custom adjustable towing hitch......more to come will weld for food |
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"Al"  |
I've had my Black Magic & 180 T-stat on for over a year without any issues. That includes sitting in traffic w/ the A/C on. This includes
VERY HOT days here in Florida. The controler they supplied w/ it works Great!! I can't complain about the extra horses or fuel mileage either. That's my $.02 worth. Speed Safely, AL My AMSOIL Site '06 HEMI Mega Cab 1500 4x4 All AMSOIL Fluids HTC Branded No Mods Listed For Security Reasons.    |
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Thanks Mr.H for making this a "Sticky"
"Let's Go Clubbin" Art by- Hemi-Pup http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3316894 U.S.A.F. 'NAM VET 66-67 Life is the leading cause of death....Stop wishin', Go fishin'. Tow, Tow, Tow my boat...with my 2004 Hemi Ram One a Da Boyz from Illinoiz Lt. Almond Pearl Metalic 2004 QC My site. http://getdanet1.tripod.com/index.html God bless & protect our troops. |
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"Mark" Forum Manager Former Hemi truck & Hemi SUV owner  |
Thought it would be good info for those thinking about doing this mod...______________________________________________________________________________ HTC.com web site HTC.com store HTC.com calendar HTC.com National map After smoking a pack a day for 30 years, I quit cold turkey. Here's how I did it...  2003 Ram 5.7 Hemi - Supercharged. 520 HP, 14 mpg... traded in for a 2006 SRT8 Grand Cherokee - bone stock 6.1 Hemi - 420 HP, 16 mpg... traded in for a 2007 BMW 335i - twin turbo. 330 HP, 33 mpg       |
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No trouble after about a year.Easy to install and the truck seems to idle smoother.
2005 QUAD CAB 4X4 3RD STRIKE CAI BANKS MONSTER EXHAUST W/TURN DOWN FLEX-A-LITE 180 E-FAN DIABLO HELLWIG REAR SWAY BAR |
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"Rob" VP Alaska Chapter |
Which one did you go with???
2008 Dodge Durango 4x4 SLT HEMI and 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 SLT Quad Cab HEMI www.lubedealer.com/99705/ April 25, 2007!! |
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I had a Mark VIII fan on my truck and it worked fine driving around in town (and its real hot in Yuma, summertime gets up to 115 degrees and up). The only time I had a problem with it was when my brother in law had used it to go to Flagstaff, AZ. and it started to overheat going up hill when pulling a 26ft. toyhauler. And then eventually the fan motor seized up but that was way after the time it overheated so I went back with the fan clutch.
2003 dodge hemi 2500 quad cab slt. cai, superchip, 35" pro comp mud terrians, leveling kit. at3030xl, jba headers bilstein 5100 |
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"Rob" VP Alaska Chapter |
I think I am going to stay with the factory fan. I do not think that it would work the best where I live with the extreme cold.
2008 Dodge Durango 4x4 SLT HEMI and 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 SLT Quad Cab HEMI www.lubedealer.com/99705/ April 25, 2007!! |
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why do you say that?
2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Reg Cab Short box 4X4 Inertia Motorsports 6.1 Intake Manifold Conversion, Mopar Performance CNC Ported 6.1 Heads, 'Custom' cai, Ceramic coated longtube headers, Full dual exhaust with X pipe and no cats dumped, Comp Cams XFI-268, Comp Cams beehive valve springs, McGaughey's 2/4 drop, Triple pillar pod with wideband air/fuel, nitrous pressure, pyrometer, 175HP 2-Stage Nitrous system, Bottle heater, purge, and remote bottle opener, NGK 4306's, 3400 stall Edge billet torque converter, Diablo Predator, EGR system removed, Electric Fan, 4.56's, FAST transmission control unit, Lucas oil, and 24 inch wheels. Clarion in-dash DVD player with 7" flip up monitor, Clarion GPS, Satellite Radio, Audison 4 channel amp, Focal speakers, DRL's changed from headlights to foglights, Stainless Mopar nerf bars, Mopar tonneau cover, Line-X Spray in bedliner, Stainless fender trim, Chrome door handles, SRT-10 hood, sport/rumble bee lower air dam, Billet door lock pins (wow!!) Stuff that's sitting at home waiting for me to eventually install - TransGo shift kit, and Autometer transmission temp gauge. 0-60mph 4.20 sec 1/4 mile 12.6 @ 105.2 full weight, street tires RACE WHAT YOU DRIVE track prep is great for people who like to brag about a time they can't hit on a daily basis weight reduction is for fat people and slicks are for racecars |
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I used a Mark 8 fan. The only complaint I have is that it draws a TON of amps. It requires a heavy duty (expensive) controller. The E-fan swap in a whole is a decent way to free up some power.
04' Quad Cab-SC,E-Fan,CAI=14.5  |
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