1952-59 Ford Which Electric Fan. . .

for a '56 Fairlane? Not sure if it's been discussed here before. But I'm looking to put one in mine. Prefer a "pusher" front mount dual fan in front of the stock radiator. I looked around, there seems lots of them available but just wondering if anyone has had any experience with kits, brands etc. Thx.

 

From what I've read, pusher fans are more inefficient than pullers. There are many thin puller fans for limited spaces. I have a Cooling Components puller on my flathead. It is built into a shroud and the car never runs above the switch set point.

 

Is there a reason for not using a stock mechanical?

 

I was thinking the same think, stock or a bigger aftermarket metal fan? HRP

 

Never been a big fan of pusher fans. I run a 16" SPAL puller fan on my '54 (although I have a bigger rad). I chose it because it's only 2" deep, covers my rad well and has over 1200 cfm....
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/spu-ix-30100400

Check SPAL's website. They list all the pertinent dimensions and info on there....
https://www.spalusa.com/products/fans_acc

 

racerron…If it’s a space problem because you swapped engines if would be nice to know before some of us make suggestions with stock or electric fans. There are many of us who fought different problems with cooling and space..

 

I have a pusher in my V8 Pinto because there is no room but when you look at pusher specs non of them flow as much as a puller fan. I only use Spal, they last forever, they also make a 16" pusher that should fit.

 

installing the fan is preference. Thanks for the input.

 

I am using a Spal 16" in my car, a pusher and it works fine on those instances where I'm at a crawl or stopped. I bought the whole kit on eBay, a better deal than Summit had. It came with the mount kit, relay, temperature sensor, etc.

 

This is an older article we posted long ago, since a lot of members used Mustang radiators with SBF swaps, check out the fit seen in the picture. Notice that this puts the water pump shaft location between the two fans to gain clearance. https://www.fordmuscleforums.com/threads/junkyard-upgrade-dual-electric-fans.482048/#post-1465764

 

Two thumbs on on Cooling Components, thin, quiet and cools my Big Block all day in 100 degree heat zero issues. (no other fan installed).

 

Cooling Components fans used them on all my cars work great

 

To add, there is several junk yard fans that could work and move a ton of air. Taurus, Contour and Lincoln Mk 8. Youtube is a great source for information on this topic.