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Old September 2nd, 2015, 1:28 AM
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Does anyone have any experience with these or is it impractical?
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From what I see on the pkg, the" blades flex at high rpms," that tells me they flatten out and don't give the same airflow as a stock fan would. I had one of these types way back in '75 and didn't notice an iota of extra horsepower or less fuel consumption! But hey, its pretty,and comes in ASSorted colors tho'!
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Maybe it is more quieter in high revs.
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Originally Posted by astrolaab
Maybe it is more quieter in high revs.
Didn't they build these into cars for a few years in the factory? It seems ro me that your still going to "BURN" energy bending the metal flat at high rpms. I have no idea if these ever did anything beneficial or not. I guess it's somewhat like a clutch fan, no?

I wanted to Edit this since the day I wrote it. I'm pretty sure I was confusing clutch fans with the flew fan when I suggested cars were built with them. Please ignore my post.

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