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nonstop · 04-27-2018, 12:34 AM

Okay, so here’s the backstory in a nutshell. My mileage sucks. I realize my truck has a 454 and 4.56 gears and mileage will never be good, but I found that my severe duty clutch fan on my 454 is not disengaging. I figure this is a good time to experiment with electric fans (been kicking around the idea anyway). I’ve used Crown Victoria fans before on other cars with good results and they are 2 speed.

So that leads me to this. I have upgraded a few Ford cars to 3g alternators (130 amp and readily available in the junkyards). They seem to have similar dimensions to the 12si which is currently on my truck, so has anyone put one of these on their trucks? If so, how did it work? I have searched, but couldn’t find anything on it.

Thanks,

Nick

04-27-2018, 12:34 AM	#1
nonstop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Northern California Posts: 422	Ford Alternator Okay, so here’s the backstory in a nutshell. My mileage sucks. I realize my truck has a 454 and 4.56 gears and mileage will never be good, but I found that my severe duty clutch fan on my 454 is not disengaging. I figure this is a good time to experiment with electric fans (been kicking around the idea anyway). I’ve used Crown Victoria fans before on other cars with good results and they are 2 speed. So that leads me to this. I have upgraded a few Ford cars to 3g alternators (130 amp and readily available in the junkyards). They seem to have similar dimensions to the 12si which is currently on my truck, so has anyone put one of these on their trucks? If so, how did it work? I have searched, but couldn’t find anything on it. Thanks, Nick