Which one flows better, factory 6 blade water pump or 8 blade

Thanks for the pictures. Looks great. Going to need to find an Explorer. Do you remember if it was a V8 ford ?? What size/number fan are you using ?

I don’t remember. There were a lot of slight variations in the shrouds. I bought the shallowest one I could find. I have used a seven blade clutch fan and also a six blade direct drive.

I still have not solved my idle over temp issue. Some say that the fan is supposed to be 1/2 way out of the shroud, but I have not been able to determine if that is real.