electric fan mounting

[p24-1953]

okay, so it looks like a electric fan is in my future, so here are my questions.

(it only overheats with the a/c on in standing traffic) due to the size of our stock 6 blad fan and shroud, i can not install a electric fan in a puller config, so should i :

a: install a 1500 cfm puller and remove the stock fan completly? (is that enough cooling by itself?

b: install a 1500 cfm puller on a thermostat control and a el-cheapo flex flan (since it is shallower it will fit with the electric fan i think....) would the flex fan help add to the cfm rating?

c: install a smaller 10" fan pusher fan rated at 900 cfm, off center in front of the a/c condensor, i can not center a larger fan in a pussher config due to the hood latch brace.

d: other ideas? i have been toying with the secondary heater core mounted in a remote location.... would that help

[windsor8]

My opinion:

Remove the stock mechanical fan and install a puller fan (as large as possible) with a full shroud.

Does the car puke when it gets hot?

I run my fans (on 3 cars) with a manual switch.

[Guest bewillie]

Cooling components with a thermostat the only way to go. Pulls 2700CFM

[chopt50wgn]

Use a Spal fan....they have the least static loss pressure of most any fan out there. Spals are rated at around 2700cfm and when attached to the radiator they have a 2350 cfm pull.

The company I work for tested a brand name 3000cfm fan and when attached to the rad, the fan only pulled 1100 cfm. The electric fans today are rated at a specific CFM but what they don't tell you is the drop in cfm when attached to the radiator, which is static pressure.

[Captain Neon]

Were I you, I'd install an electric pusher fan to supplement your stock fan, but that is just my opinion.