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Viscous 5 blade vs Flex a lite 6 blade #1301496 09/09/12 10:09 PM 09/09/12 10:09 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 749 NY B Beep Beep OP super stock
Beep Beep OP super stock B Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 749 NY	I am currently running a Flex-a-lite ridge 6 blade with a std thermal unit. Will there be a an improvement switching to a viscous 5 blade? Does anyone have the total height of the viscous fan clutch? Is it std duty or heavy duty? Does anyone know if you can just buy the viscous 5 blade only without the clutch?

Re: Viscous 5 blade vs Flex a lite 6 blade [Re: Beep Beep] #1301497 09/09/12 10:41 PM 09/09/12 10:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 36,840 South San Francisco, Californi... MidPenMopar Looking for fun? Keep looking
MidPenMopar Looking for fun? Keep looking Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 36,840 South San Francisco, Californi...	I swapped out my flex fan for an original clutch style fan on the 383 and it seems to cool a little better now.

Re: Viscous 5 blade vs Flex a lite 6 blade [Re: MidPenMopar] #1301498 09/09/12 11:39 PM 09/09/12 11:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 511 AZ. 6 696pack mopar
696pack mopar 6 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 511 AZ.	With a flex fan it is just a matter of time before there is radiator, hood or both damage. They are junk, stay away.

Re: Viscous 5 blade vs Flex a lite 6 blade [Re: 696pack] #1301499 09/10/12 01:04 AM 09/10/12 01:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,111 Bowie, MD R Reggie top fuel
Reggie top fuel R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,111 Bowie, MD	Quote: With a flex fan it is just a matter of time before there is radiator, hood or both damage. They are junk, stay away. And that's if you're lucky. A local guy had one on his '55 Chevy back in the day and it threw a blade while he was under the hood. Here is one that went through a hood....

Re: Viscous 5 blade vs Flex a lite 6 blade [Re: Reggie] #1301500 09/10/12 09:10 AM 09/10/12 09:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	I use the Summit 18.3" plastic fan. Works very well, it's super light and you won't cut you fingers up when working around it. And it's only $16.. you will need a 1.5" spacer. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G4948/?rtype=10 [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/pui5j.jpg[/IMG] Coming soon!!!!

Re: Viscous 5 blade vs Flex a lite 6 blade [Re: Mr.Yuck] #1301501 09/10/12 10:13 AM 09/10/12 10:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,079 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,079 Niles , Ohio	I run a 18 inch Summit stainless flex on my 440.My kid runs one on the 413 also.Mine is at least 15 years old and sees 7K all the time.Had one on my Jeep also that saw probally 100K miles.Never any problems.My 65 is built to the max and street driven as is my sons.They both run stock rads and run under 190 all day even racing in the heat.Only fan I ever had break was the stock one on my 65.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

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