dibbons
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Most were green but I used the red "performance" model on my '65 Bracket Valiant. Anyone have a picture of one installed on a motor back then?
Remember the original Flex-a-lite?
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MOPAROFFICIAL
Oogliboogli
Have a new one, 19" blue w/ shiney blades.lol had worked fine now for 9 years.
dibbons
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Moparoficial, do you mean you have the 100% fiberglass/plastic model i was talking about or the newer version with metal blades?
Marcohotrod
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I have 1 on today, blue/green, said to cost 20 horsepower, no pics today, was on my vintage 340 from 1975
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Oogliboogli
Metal blades, the fiber glass version disintegrated yrs ago. It was 15+ yr old!
dibbons
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Thanks, that's what I thought. I was asking about the red fiberglass ones (horsepower saving), that's what I installed on my car back in the '70's. I guess they did not hold up forever.
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Oogliboogli
Yeah it was the green one, it came with a bunch of parts. I threw it on and ot worked good probably because I never rev'd that one over 5k. The ends started to go. Once the glass is cracked...the fiber gives.
ssba
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Found a NOS flex fan for my project.
dibbons
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That is weird (but patriotic) with three colors.
ssba
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I believe it was made special for the bicentennial.
Package was dated 1976.
Package was dated 1976.
dibbons
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Very appropriate to post that on January 20th.
Marcohotrod
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well my fiberglass unit has been holding up at 7000 rpm since the mid '70s, but I have a small Moroso lower drive pulley. advertised as horsepower saving- but a dyno test on a 500hp engine=flexalite 1018 lowprofile flex fan -25hp, 418 one piece plastic -30hp, clutch fan -6hp
Hmmmmm......I spent about 20 min. in the lot at National Trails Raceway soldering up the rad. on a 340 challenger for a guy that drove it from SW PA to the venue.....w/4.56's!
The rad. wasn't the only victim, the 'glass hood had a nice corresponding hole through it as well.................................
The rad. wasn't the only victim, the 'glass hood had a nice corresponding hole through it as well.................................
Ironmike
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Those fans scare me. I use the Flex a lite 1 piece fiberglass. Probably no safer but makes me feel better.
Marcohotrod
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I bet most of the ones that break have been abused by gorillas, I am careful and take my sweet time when I work on my chit
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