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Sounds like a tornado under the hood

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Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/3/13 5:54amMessage 1 of 11
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I finally got the new exhaust hooked up and it sounds great.  However, the fan is incredibly loud.  It's so loud it's almost comical.  Not the original fan but a flex fan.  Looks like I'll be changing it over...
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/3/13 7:32amMessage 2 of 11
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Aluminum or fiberglass flex fan? I have an aluminum fan and it hardly makes a sound at all.
   

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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/3/13 8:01amMessage 3 of 11
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Hey Dan, aluminum.  Doesn't make much noise at idle but when I get it up in rpm's, maybe 1600-1700 (not sure how high as I'm out of the car), hold onto your hat!
 
Just to let you know this much louder than any other vehicle I have rebuilt.  This is the first time I have used this flex fan.
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/3/13 12:20pmMessage 4 of 11
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Just did a double check on my fan, it's a Flex-a-lite 17" with steel hub and flexible stainless steel blades.
   

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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/3/13 1:08pmMessage 5 of 11
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dads2vette said: I finally got the new exhaust hooked up and it sounds great.  However, the fan is incredibly loud.  It's so loud it's almost comical.  Not the original fan but a flex fan.  Looks like I'll be changing it over...

Ya know, Dave, you could just tell everyone that it's the blower you put on the engine. Wink LOL Really impress everyone with that.  Thumbs Up  Tongue 
 
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/3/13 2:25pmMessage 6 of 11
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Yeah Larry, till the get up and go doesn't match the start up and growl!LOL
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/4/13 9:24amMessage 7 of 11
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Just a thought could the fan be backwards. I have a similar one and it is quiet not sure why it would be real noisy.
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/5/13 9:46amMessage 8 of 11
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rraider1 said: Just a thought could the fan be backwards. I have a similar one and it is quiet not sure why it would be real noisy.



Very polite of you to ask that way...The first thing I said to my self was, "you idiot, you got  the fan on backwards".  Then once I checked and saw it was on right, I thought crap THAT would have been an easy fix.
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/5/13 8:40pmMessage 9 of 11
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Re: Sounds like a tornado under the hood

Posted: 7/6/13 7:58pmMessage 10 of 11
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My '73 BB with the stock clutch fan sounded extremely loud too.  So I replaced it with a DeWitts dual electric setup.

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