Flex-A-Lite Black Magic X-treme S-Blade

Installed this Black Magic 180 fan on my 1979 Ford F150 with a Champion aftermarket radiator. Replaced a stock fan with no clutch and no shroud. This is a farm truck I bought to pull trailers and do fence work on a mountain farm. So lots of starting, stopping, idling, and pulling. Even with a shroud on, the stock set-up would get hot. This electric fan seems to have done the trick. The included brackets worked on my radiator (must provide your own screws for the radiator side of the bracket). The included wiring was enough to do the job. I chose to wire mine so it can run after the engine is cut off, though there are instructions to wire to your ignition or a manual switch also. Has a spot to wire in your A/C to trigger it if you have A/C. Followed the instructions carefully, it was about a 2.5 hour job, off and on over an afternoon. Truck feels like it has more power (no fan blades bolted to it anymore). The fan kicks on and the motor sticks at the set temp. I have been playing with the control knob for the fan to get a good balance between running temp and how long the fan runs after I cut the truck off (right now about 5-7 minutes). The fan is a bit loud. With the windows down, I can pick out the sound even with the motor running and its a rumbly old 6.6L V8. Truck is noisy already, so who cares. Overall this thing was easy to install, and does what it says. A cool truck is a happy truck.

One of the best upgrades for an off road recovery vehicle and for Toy hauler towing, It installs easily as long as you have some basic customization knowledge and works flawlessly... It has increase my horse Power output under loads while also lowering my towing and 4x4 temps by at least 20 degrees over the stock 30lb fan.... I can't rave enough about this fans quality, construction and usefulness....Pictures shown are installed my 1998 Durango with a 6 inch lift that I use for offload recovery and hauling a camper/toy hauler into barren, hard to reach areas....I waited a year for the review just to see how well it performed under the harsh condition I would force it to endure and it more than met my expectations...

Bought this for my CJ7. I transplanted a 4.0HO into it and didn't care for the mechanical/electric fan setup. I put a Flexalite 160 on my other CJ7 with a V8 and really liked it. This fan was a success also. It fit nearly perfect behind the stock radiator and the control module works nicely. I had to modify the brackets they sent, but they sent 2 different styles, so you have plenty to choose. All hardware, heavy duty 10gauge wiring was included. I didn't need anything else. It keeps my engine at 190 degrees F and I can adjust it for summer and winter temperatures, or wheeling. I also must mention the HP I got back by getting rid of the the mechanical fan completely; the engine revs up better.

Just finished installing that kit in my Mercedes Benz e430 , 2000. The aluminum brackets included in the kit can be bent and adjusted to fit your vehicle’s structure. The wiring is long enough — I even had some left over. It works fine, although I expected it to ramp up speed a bit more smoothly when turning on. Right now it’s about 70°F, and it handles the cooling well. I think it’ll do just fine even at 100°F. Overall, I’m satisfied — finally got rid of that noisy viscous fan!

Do not get unless you have a tap, extra bolts, nuts to fit the included bolts and a welding/cutting torch. It does not have all the pieces needed for install, missing nuts, bolts, and washers, along with very poor instructions. Even though it says it fits my Durango, I had to remove a steel cross member and fabricate a new one to get it to fit. After spending 6 hours fabricating mounting brackets and new cross members to get a professional looking install, the thermocouple causes the radiator hose to leak at the radiator! What a piece of garbage! CAVEAT EMPTOR! (And yes, I did order the extra controller along with the inline radiator hose adaptor for the thermostat, but it was 1/2 inch too small for the stock hoses!)

I really like this fan. It isn't an exact fit, but it pulls plenty of air through the radiator and condenser. The only thing that I would say, would be that it needs a timer delay between when the fan comes on, and goes off......so that if the A/C cycles when using defrost, or running A/C when it's cool outside, but humid, the fan isn't constantly being cycled off and on exactly as the A/C compressor is.....yes I realize that it's not normal to cycle too much, if at all...meaning I'm running a bit low on freon. However, I like running a tad low, as I get better cooling that way....just so long as I don't wear out my compressor doing so. This thing has a gasket that forms a wonderful seal between it, and the radiator. If I could have, I would have made this a pusher, in front of my condenser, but didn't have room. Since I have a double core radiator (not factory standard), there is a bit more restriction, so less air is pulled (in the current configuration) through the radiator and condenser. But it still works well, just not perfect....sitting in 100 degree traffic for too long, and my A/C system wants to build up too much head pressure. I know this sounds like restriction in the system, but it's not.....all brand new components, and it still does this.... Anyway, this is a very nice fan that most factory alternators can support, without having to upgrade to a higher output alt, and/or battery.

I installed this fan six years ago on a 1997 Jeep Grand Cher.V8. The shroud fits over the entire radiator so cooling is very effective. I also used a Flex a lite variable controller with the sensor installed in the coolant return hose. This is the best method in my opinion. However sometime ago the rubber seal on the shroud detiorated and I was able to buy a new one. If you go this way, you will have no regrets. Fan motor can also be replaced if necessary. Update. It is now ten years since I installed this model fan. I have since replaced the rubber gasket on the shroud . I also replaced the motor and kept the old one as a spare. The fan operates as new. I have no problems with the 31163 controller. I have a copper core radiator and I am about to have it cleaned. The Jeep deserves this treatment.

This fan sucks! :) It sucks all the air I need through my radiator for sufficient cooling! Great buy, I used it to do a mechanical fan clutch delete on a 2000 BMW (not officially supported, but I got inventive). It comes on and off at the right temperature, It keeps things the engine cool better than the old belt driven fan did. The 20ish amp power draw isn't too much for my alternator or battery. The curved blades seem to move a lot of air very quietly, probably quieter than stock. The thick rubber gasket along the edge makes is easy to get a good seal, so that the air isn't pointlessly slipping through around the edge of the shroud. The rubber edge makes air HAVE to go through the radiator, this provides efficient cooling. On my 2.8 L 6-cylinder engine, in a relatively normal climate, it runs about 25% of the time when idling. I'm not sure about when I'm driving as I can't hear the fan over road noise or engine noise. For mounting I did have to get creative (with zip ties) as my vehicle is not really supported with the included drill-in brackets. Would recommend.

powerful powerful powerful this things draws air like it aint no thang cools my 350 in my blazer no problem the wireing is good the thermoes sensor works great u turn the knob till the fan comes on when u want it to and your done solid built fan quality all the way i would bye again for any other project i have

Replacing clutch fan on my 2000 Dakota 5.9 .Increase horsepower and gas mileage .

When the fan turns on, it vibrates the whole vehicle. Manufacture says sorry, it’s unbalanced. The return process is so difficult that you don’t want to bother. Amazon warranty period is only 30d. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT

Just got around to installing this Electric Fan. It DOES NOT fit as it states in the advertising. I would not buy this for your rebuild.

didn’t cool vehicle down any quicker than stock fan with broken shroud