Electric fans

[Sammy]

To start off I have always used a shroud for any V-8 application in the past. Now my question is this is it really necessary to install a shroud on an electric fan? Look at most every chevy pontiac V8, V6 even 4 bangers now days. They mount the electric fan against the radiator in a flimsy plastic thing not even close to a shroud. Even some aftermarket ones are held on with quick ties with nothing more than a rubber insulator for vibrations. Also I know a board member with a very high quality nice truck that had a shroud custom made that claimed he had to remove the shroud and put 3 or 4 large 3 in diameter holes to allow the air to freely pass thru because of overheating which resolved his dangerously high temps in mid summer. I may try it without the shroud to test this theroy. Appears to me that this shroud thing may be an overkill if your fan is sucking thru the rad at a efficient rate.