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Old 04-03-2009, 09:42 PM
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2004 Mustangs come stock with electric radiator fans, right? do electric radiator fans take horsepower from the engine when they run?

I am just curious because the tune I got set the fan to run at cooler temps, so the fan runs more.
 
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Old 04-04-2009, 09:03 AM
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Yes it's an electric fan. It doesn't cause parasitic drag like A/C or power steering. You'll want it to come on at a lower temp. and turn off at a higher temp.
 
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Old 04-04-2009, 02:21 PM
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Yes it's an electric fan. It doesn't cause parasitic drag like A/C or power steering. You'll want it to come on at a lower temp. and turn off at a higher temp.
awesome! just the answer I was looking for, thanks. The tune was done by Justin at VMP, so I don't feel that there is anything to worry about then.
 
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Old 04-04-2009, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JDank
awesome! just the answer I was looking for, thanks. The tune was done by Justin at VMP, so I don't feel that there is anything to worry about then.
yeah your good he knows what he's doing
 
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Yeah electrical fan is much better then mechanical as it does not take HP from the engine to run.
 
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