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Old 12-06-2009, 12:46 PM   #195 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by eco_generator View Post
That clutch may get "loose", but it is still drawing loads of parasitic power. It can soak up 5hp before the fan even begins to turn. I got rid of one on my Subaru wagon, with 95 hp and loaded with work equipment there was not a whole lot of extra horsepower to just lose in a fan. I took it off (it also has an electric fan) and the extra power was immediately noticeable.

So losing the clutch fan is a win/win. You will save gas just from not turning that clutch all the time.
5hp? Really? That is a huge amount of energy to constantly be turning into heat... 3000W!

The engine is making about 60hp to keep an XJ going at 70mph.
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