just wondering if theres a electric fan setup that someone makes for a 06 ranger 4.0... Im lookin to try to get a lil better gas mileage and think a efan might get my a mile or 2 back... i want a setup that i dont have to worry about the truck overheating

 

http://www.jusnesmodified.com/store/...roducts_id=530

 

get yourself a Taurus electric fan and a controller.....the Taurus fan/shroud will cover majority of the Ranger radiator...

 

Here is what I did to my 2006 FX4

My e-fan webe page

 

is that a flexlite kit??? .. also that jusnes modified kit looks pretty nice... what kinda mileage increases could i see with this and lets say a FPIK and a underdog pulley?

 

The Jusnes kit is a better bang for the buck in several ways. First Bob is a R-F member and you can talk to him. He's a good guy and has a better price. There are also more folks here that have his kit and can give you specific tips.

Having said that.. I bought my fan and controller back before I had the ranger. I've used thier products on several other cars because IMO it's a top quality product line.
I bought the largest flex-a-lite "S-Blade" fan they have and their controller kit through summit. I think it was right at $200 or so when I got it about 4 years ago.
The fan is very quiet and smooth. Most of the time I can't even tell it's running. (no joke) That's why I put the blue LED light on the left side of the radio bezel!
Thier controller is a very very nice piece. It allows you to fully control the fan as well as run the fan at slower speeds to reduce the power consumption.
When the fan kicks on because of heat, AC, or in cab control it ramps up speed based on need. Only drawing 17amps max. It only runs at 60% to begin with and will increase in speed as needed.

As far as mileage.. IMO unless your towing and/or in the south you won't really see a increase from the e-fan. I didn't. It does however make the motor a bit smoother.

The underdrive pulley IMO is the second best bang for the buck on a ranger. Most definately worth the money. Better power and better MPG with out a doubt. My pulley web page

My K&N web page

Best bang for the buck in power and MPG is a X-cal 2 programmer.

Rich

 

I've heard nothing but problems from people with the Jusnes kit an Bob is never on the forums anymore so... I'd get the Taurus fan or just do what Rich did and get a Flex Lite.

 

I have a proform on my mustang. It went on pretty well. And seams to work good once I relocated the temp sensing bulb into the fins near the water return on the radiator. I haven’t driven it since I put the fan on because I did the fan and some other things during some down time while the mustang was getting repaired after the wreck way back in June 2004.

I did do some checking when I bought my Proform. Flex-a-Lite either makes the kit and sells them to proform or vice versa. Because they used to be identical to each other. Even the instructions were the same. Flex-a-lite's mustang one now looks different. I would rather have it than proform's for the mustang, but its too late now.

My only foreseeable problem is the AC wire connections. I don’t know how it’s going to work. With the air off I understand, and with the air on Max Air I understand but I don’t understand how it will work under non-max air conditioning. This is when the compressor cycles on and off. If its hooked up to the clutch power wire then the fan will cycle with the compressor. I think it would work better if it were on the whole time regardless of clutch activation.

But that’s just me and again I haven’t even driven the car in like 4 years so I haven’t stumbled across the issues to have them ironed out.

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Rich, didn't you say at one time that it will overheat with the e-fan if you idle for awhile?

 

And I don’t know Bob Personally but I must assume that the kit he sells he doesn’t produce himself. Your link to the fan page on his site says that what he sells is the Proform. So if there are problems its not because of him but rather Proform. Just like Wal-Mart. They don’t make the products they sell but rather they resell. Thus they are resellers or retail outlets.


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With my underdrive pulley and the e-fan... on a 96F day it took about 45-50 minutes of me sitting still w/AC cranked for it to overheat.

So yes it will. Buuuut IMO traveling 100ft in 96F temps w/the AC cranked on max is not a normal situation. *If* I did that regularly I'd switch the one 18" fan to twin 16" ones instead. I'd also go back to the stock pulleys.

That particular situation has only happened to me about 2-3 times in my whole life. And the "fix" is very easy. Just turn the motor off and sit in the heat for a little while.

Rich

 

Your situation could easily happen in rush-hour traffic in the summer!!

Bottom line, you can't beat the stock mechanical fan/clutch setup, it's designed for the cooling capacity required!!

 

Ehh... I'm thinkin about runnin twin 16in fans... Get with power and mpg and quiet the engine bay down, by getting rid of the fan that plows around a bunch of air!