Highest flowing CFM electric fan that ACTUALLY fits?
I currently have a Champion 22" aluminum radiator and a duel fan set up .the snout of the water pump barely fits in the space between the 2 fans...problem is they don't flow very high CFMs....
It runs 200+ in traffic and or more on the highway.
If I manually turn the fans to full blast (I have an override switch) if does cool down to a nice 185.....
That honestly doesn’t sound like you have a fan issue. If the fans can cool it down to 185 on manual control then the fans are fine.
The other thing is that 200* in traffic is fine too. I wouldn’t be worried at all as long as it stays under 220. The original thermostat didn’t even open until 190. My 340 is much happier at 200 than anything else.
If you still feel like it’s running too hot in certain situations but the fans can cool it to 185 it sounds more like an issue with your fan controller.
Will a 26"fit?
I thought only the stock 22" was supposed to fit....
Jeff
26" will fit. I run a Champion 26" 3 row in my Duster. It originally had a 22" radiator. All I did was drill 4 new holes on the radiator support.
The A-bodies that came with 26" radiators from the factory had a wider opening in the radiator support, but you don't need to change that. I didn't. Only the very edges of the 26" core are behind the support, and the fans pull air across the whole core when they're running. And if the fans aren't running, it's not an issue anyway.
The 95-2000 Ford Contour fans will fit a 26" radiator too, they're more than enough cooling. Low speed is like ~3,500 cfm, high speed is ~5,000 cfm. The high speed has only come on a handful of times on my car, mostly when I managed to get stuck out in 110°F weather in traffic.
