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I used a 16" spal pusher on a Ford Ranger. The truck had a EFI 5.0 with a/c and the radiator was factory for a 4.0 v6. I had no cooling issues. I used a wiring kit with a relay and thermal sensor also from Spal. I called spal for a recommendation the fan and they were very helpful. I've used the wiring kits from painless wiring also and they work well too. The spal fan I had was very loud though...sounded like a shop vac, but cooled great. Definately use a puller if you can though.

Get a Lincoln Mk8 fan--available on Ebay less than $100 and pull 5000cfm

Excellent fan

Thanks guys. It has to be a pusher, because there is less than an inch between the pully bolts on the water pump, and the back side of the radiator. It can be a big pusher though. I've heard several people now recogmend spal. I'll give them a call and see what they have to say. Steve.

Talked with Spal today. These guys are very helpfull! The tech guy said with my radiator dimentions the way to go would be two 12" inch high performance paddle blade fans with the 165 off 185 on sensor and relay. This would put out 3200 cfm. I asked if having one 16" fan would be better and he said no! He said I'd get my CFM's with the two 12" fans. Glad I called them! Gonna cost a bit!

Just talked with a local hotroder with a 427 in his cobra. He had major heating issues until he went with a Zirgo pusher electric fan. He swore by it so I called the company
and wow! They make a 3630 CFM 16" fan for around 220.00. My american autowire kit has a built in 40amp fan relay, and this unit only draws 10amps! The nice thing is It will cool a larger area of the radiator than the twin Spal setups. They also seem to have a good rep, Summit sells them and says they're good units, with limited lifetime warranty. I guess now it's just save up after vacation and I'll be good to go. Thanks again for all the valuable input.

Originally Posted by stovens

He swore by it so I called the company
and wow! They make a 3630 CFM 16" fan for around 220.00. My american autowire kit has a built in 40amp fan relay, and this unit only draws 10amps!.

ONLY 10 Amps?? Maybe it's true.. but, it seems way to low for a 16" fan. IMHO! The double fan will cover more surface area and that's what you're after, right?

Originally Posted by stovens

Just talked with a local hotroder with a 427 in his cobra. He had major heating issues until he went with a Zirgo pusher electric fan. He swore by it so I called the company
and wow! They make a 3630 CFM 16" fan for around 220.00. My american autowire kit has a built in 40amp fan relay, and this unit only draws 10amps! The nice thing is It will cool a larger area of the radiator than the twin Spal setups. They also seem to have a good rep, Summit sells them and says they're good units, with limited lifetime warranty. I guess now it's just save up after vacation and I'll be good to go. Thanks again for all the valuable input.

What airflow they say dos,nt mean the airflow you'll get I'm afraid.Speaking electrically usually the higher amperage the high the airflow which relates to the more work the motor is doing

Spoke directly with company. New model fan. Hope it works, options are few, but appreciate the warnings!