I don't like those black magic fans.
I also don't use underdrive pulleys on the water pump .
I also don't use underdrive pulleys on the water pump .
still runnin hot as he**.... wtf?
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No that makes sense to me, especially since the motor is spinning fairly high at highway speeds due to the 3.73s. I did ditch the underdriven WP pulley for the stock one a while back but I couldn't find a Cobra pulley which I read is bigger so I gave up. I'll have to start looking again.
Black magic fans in my opinion are.junk.
I run a Taurus two speed fan and a stock cobra size pulley and never have an issue.
Taurus fan and a controller leaves lots of cash left over for beer.
I run a Taurus two speed fan and a stock cobra size pulley and never have an issue.
Taurus fan and a controller leaves lots of cash left over for beer.
The "extreme" black magic is a little better than the original but I have been feeling like Flex-A-Lite doesn't put much testing and engineering into their e-fans. I've been thinking for over a year now about going to the taurus fan with DCC controller but I don't like how it still uses the rad temp probe even though the DCC guy says nothings wrong with it. I see flex-a-lite sells a whole new relay/thermostat box with a 1/4 npt fitting to screw into your coolant line but its like $150 by its self... screw that.
And I just did find a Cobra WP pulley at Mustangs Unlimited but they claim its smaller and makes the coolant flow faster (like you would expect an underdrive pulley to do) but they call it an overdrive pulley:
And I just did find a Cobra WP pulley at Mustangs Unlimited but they claim its smaller and makes the coolant flow faster (like you would expect an underdrive pulley to do) but they call it an overdrive pulley:
John dont lie to this nice people. I know you beat the shit out of that car lol. Get the air dam reflector in there asap. That is a big no no. The GT suffers bad from lack of air that can get to the engine. I would also suggest the cobra grill insert to help open up the front. Also get a mark VIII fan. They pull a ton of air.
I don't think I was understanding correctly. So an underdrive water pump pulley will actually be the bigger one and slow the coolant flow, correct? So I definitely don't want to go with Cobra pulley since its smaller and will speed up the water pump?
Yes, and in most cases the fox cars just suffer from low alt charging. About the best ones I ever ran were march.
I have a 3g 130amp but never put the underdrive on it. I already have the ASP aluminum set but really the crank pulley is the only one I still have on. I'll have to dig out the WP one and swap it on. Thanks for the help.
You will be ok with the 3g. It is the 75-80 amp stockers, that I am talking about.
The issue is NOT the fan if it's relatively new. I have a black magic extreme and I hold 165-170 all day long in south Florida weather. If the stat is new and the pump is new then I would have to lean towards the radiator. Has it been on the car long? What brand? It could be fouled. Is the car tuned correctly? It can also be a lean condition, also make sure your timing is set correctly.
so do I. Those things are beast.
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