Yesterday I answered a post in the other aftermarket section on electric fans and stated that the installer who put in my fans had to make a custom bracket. Today I get an e-mail form Flex-a-lite asking me about the problem. Service like that is very unsual. Their product is super and obviously they care if the buyer likes the product. They are very highly recommended.

WarEagle

 

Was your flex-a-lite the 270 model? They are supposed to be a direct replacement, correct? I wonder if they have fixed or figured out why you needed a custom bracket? thanks!
Jason

 

I bolted in the 270 last weekend, and their instructions are awesome too. Fit perfect.

MK

 

ELKTAGAZ,

Yes it was the 270. They said they had tested it on the F150 and it fit. They said the instalation could be difficult but the supplied bracket would work. It could have been my installer. The fan is great, I recommend it.

WarEagle

 

Did y'all use the supplied temp sensor. I looked at the instructions on their website and it shows a tube mounting in the upper hose. I was wondering if that worked as good as a sensor that is mounted in a fiting somewhere on the engine.

 

Stephen_T,

Yes, I used the supplied sensor in the upper radiator tube. No problems to date.

WarEagle

 

how much?,where from?.

 

Thanks War! I'd like to get one too. Where was the best price you all got? thanks again everyone!
J

 

Hey Elktagz

You puttin in this year? The numbers are way down. Gonna be tough.

 

ELKTAGZ,

I got it thru Automtive Engineering which was the only place I could find that carried it. If I remember about $250.

WarEagle

 

Hold on, you will not find a Flex-a-lite #270 Dual fan for $250.
You may find a #210, which is a dual 12" fan, with a temp. sensor that goes into the coolant hose.

The #270, has dual 15" fans, the control varies the fan RPM with temperature from 60% up to 100% fan speed. The temp probe for this fits between the cooling fins of the rad. core. And it has brackets designed specifically for 97-02 F150, including Lightning with resevoir bottle.

This is a new part #, many shops will not know about it.

 

The only place I can find one (so far) is Truck Performance. It's NOT $250. WarEagle, If you found if for that, let us know, NOW!

I'm not sold on electric yet either though. It sounds good, but how much power does this plastic bladed fan really kill? I could see it being significant, but maybe not. And does the electric really cool well?

(questions to spark conversation. I found a Diesel site talking about them and some were towing up to 12k with good results)

 

Hey Cooler good to see you posting! I am looking into do this mod for my truck, as I believe the stock plastic fan weighs in the neighborhood of 12lbs (+ or -), and should help reduce at least some of the parasitics caused by the stock fan. Will I need a new serpentine belt though? I already have a Goodyear Gatorback in the stock location...

 

That's an easy one. I was at a dyno when they dynoed an F150 with a 5.4 and then installed the fan kit. It raised his horsepower 12 HP. Not bad for a fairly inexpensive part. BTW we weighed the stock fan and it weighs 8 lbs. That is a lot of rotating mass to have on the front of your engine not to mention air resistance while rotating. I have the Flex a lite kit on my truck and it rocks!! The kit is rated at a conservative 5500CFM. Awsome cooling power.

 

Thanks. I think that's the first time anyone has been able to put something concrete on fans like this! Whether that's worth the $500 for the Flex-a-Lite #270 or not I'm not sure, but it's good to see results!!