Adding a pusher fan.

Never said it it was impossible. All I said was it's less efficient. And it is. No matter where you mount that pusher, it is disrupting the incoming air. Maybe not enough that it's causing you to overheat, but you can't argue with the laws of physics. Your mechanical fan and radiator would work better without the electric fan disrupting the incoming air. Your electric fan would work better without the mechanical fan disrupting the air it's pushing through the radiator. If running both is working it just means you have enough cooling capacity when the car is moving at speed that you can sacrifice some efficiency without overheating, because that is what you're doing. And that makes sense, since you don't have a fan clutch on your mechanical fan you're spinning it all the time, so you probably do have some extra cooling capability at speed. Of course, you also have unnecessary parasitic loss, because you're spinning a mechanical fan that you don't need in that situation.

Not to mention the added complexity and weight of running two fan systems, instead of just running one that has the right capacity and capabilities for your car. If you're going to add an electric fan, you might as well size it so you don't need the mechanical fan. Same for the mechanical fan, if you're going to run one you should make sure it has the capacity to cool the engine. And that means the right shroud, fan spaced correctly, fan clutch so you're not wasting horsepower when you don't need to, and a fan that pulls enough air. Otherwise you're just running two undersized fan systems, sacrificing efficiency and bumping up your parasitic losses.


I don't know a lot about laws of physics or about all the other complicated lingo that some of you guys come up with on here but I can tell you this. I am running a slightly modified 440 that had some heating problems with an old radiator. I have no gauges on it other than the factory gauge in the dash. Don't trust it. I just replaced the radiator with a Champion 526 and I replaced the thermostat with a new 180* just because I wanted to know what I have. I am running a factory 7 blade fan, no clutch and it has a spacer sitting about 1-1 1/2 " off the radiator. It cools fine running. Sitting in traffic, it climbs some. How much , not sure as I have no temp gauge. I purchased one of those infared thermometers that some on here suggested and it doesn't tell me much so I am going to put a 16" pusher on the front of this radiator just because it makes sense to me. While running down the road I don't think that the pusher will impede much at all because of the space it blocks on the front. And when you are in traffic, if you set it to come on at about 195*, it will keep it from running hot. I don't think anyone on here can dispute this because it is common sense to me. With a factory fan pulling and a pusher fan pushing, it has to cool. As far as a shroud goes, I am not running any. Why, because a reputable radiator shop told me that a shroud will do you no more good IF your fan is no more than 1 1/2" away from the radiator. He told me if my fan is sitting within 1 1/2" from the radiator a shroud will not help me. I was going to spend the money and put one on. So Cleary67, I am getting ready to do the same thing you are talking about. I just need to get the time. I plan on running this car in a parade later this year and that is the only way I know to do it. 72bluNblu, I don't know where you get complexity and weight of running a 2 fan system. It isn't complex and the weight of an electrical fan is minimal. Not to mention that I would never consider running just an electrical fan on a car. If the electrical fan goes out or blows a fuse you are screwed. At least if you keep the mechanical fan on the car you have a way to get home or some kind of cooling.