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Your cart is empty.The 16 Inch Flex-A-Lite Flex-Wave LoBoy Electric Fan is a game-changing automotive electric fan with higher airflow, improved efficiency and reduced noise compared to traditional S-blade and straight-blade designs. The 16-inch cooling fan moves 3,000 cfm (cubic feet per minute) of airflow with an ultra-thin profile, making it perfect for tight engine bays. With overall dimensions of 16 x 16-½ x 3-3/16 inches, it draws 18.5 amps from a 12-volt power supply and is built in the USA with globally sourced materials. Its unique blade design sets it apart from car accessories competitors. The sine-wave leading edges move air with greater efficiency. The wave surface channels produce more airflow and reduce energy losses. Winglets increase efficiency by reducing air vortices and trailing edge variations, reducing wind noise. The Flex-A-Lite Flex-Wave LoBoy Electric Fan delivers exceptional performance and efficiency, whether used as a primary engine-cooling fan, radiator fan or as an auxiliary fan. Part number 105390; Legacy Model number 238.
sam
Reviewed in Australia on June 17, 2024
I like how powerful and quiet it is. No more overheating problems on my old car.!
J hegedus
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2023
Very powerful with huge CFM
Alpereco
Reviewed in Mexico on July 31, 2023
Muy bien, solo que si hace un poco de ruido, pero imagino es normal por el viento que jala.
n.tex.shopper
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
I bought this fan (# 238) to replace the mechanical fan (w/viscous clutch) on my '01 BMW X5. The fan blades were coming apart, and the clutch was howling, so I determined to replace it with what I trusted from prior experience: a Flex-a-Lite electric fan. The Flex-a-lite Flex-Wave LoBoy Electric Fan (Puller), 16" (238), looked like the highest CFM rating that I could fit in, and still use the original fan shroud, despite Amazon's warning that it would not fit. Though I tried using a mounting kit, the Nissens radiator had fins too tight to use the push-thru ties, so I quickly made a mounting frame (with zip-ties & thin aluminum flat bars), and the fan went in just fine. I used an aftermarket thermostatic switch, relay, and wiring kit (not tied into the factory PWM fan circuit that powers the factory auxiliary fan), and the Flex-a-Lite keeps my X5 cool just where I want it, for 2 years now. Great fan!
Kirk Collison
Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2023
The fan, along with a homemade fan shroud, has resolved the over heating issues with my Pontiac 389.
José Luis Lara
Reviewed in Mexico on December 19, 2023
Si enfría rápido, más que un ventilador de equipo original
michael
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
This Flex a lite 3000 cfm fan along with my new Cold Case radiator brought my turbo charged mustang back to acceptable temps , it held the my temps at 180 degrees which my Holley controller had the set point of 180 , tried to purchase one that was all assembled but every time is was to be shipped it was delayed , gambled and purchased items individually , same price but no hassle
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
Very Quality product...cools amazing. Just beware this fan draws 18 amps so be sure your charging system is up to the task...mine wasn’t
Joesizzle
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022
And the coneheads said it wouldn't fit. Boots on the ground tape measure in hand just like factory. Forever cooled, should go a million miles of happy Zingin'
Midwest Farms
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2021
Quieter than others but still noisy. Only complaint is mounting bungs were in different locations than last fan. (Other 16" fans we've had in the past had common spacing). Not an issue if it's a new install but could cause some headache if replacing another brand electric fan.
timothy j wagner
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
Perfect application and thin for tight areas. Cools unbelievable and not very noisy at all.
Public Name
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
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BTC
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2019
I've been buying the low cost ($35-$65) cheap fans made in China for my 8.1L Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 which I converted to two 16" fans many years ago. Those fans say they pull 3000 CFM, but few did. They last only about two years at best and most of the time failed much sooner. Because they don't pull the air that they are advertised to, I've constantly run into problems with over heating that Chevy big block while running the A/C in Dallas, TX summer heat. If that wasn't bad enough, it prevented me from pulling my 6,000Lbs travel trailer in such heat. It was just not enough air flow through the radiator, even with both cheap China fans mounted on a custom built shroud. Even when I rebuilt the shroud to be larger and to hold the fans further away from the radiator to make a larger air draw area, I only saw a light improvement. I broke down and purchased two Flex-a-Lite fans, 3000 CFM, 16" and mounted them in my newly custom built shroud. I wasn't sold on the wavy fan design being quieter or pulling 20% more air - but they work! I drove my truck to/from work over the last week (I have a commuter car I usually drive), and in 95 degree afternoon heat, with the A/C on medium blower, the truck never saw 170 degrees! I have a 160 degree thermostat in it. Plus, that jabber about these fans being quieter than straight blade fans - it's true! If my windows are up, I can't hear them. With windows down, I can hear them but barely. With the old cheap fans, I could hear the whining sound with the windows up. The only thing left to see is if these fans slow down rotation like the cheap fans did over time, and will they last more than a year or two. I did notice that all the China cheap fans had identical motors on them, but not these. The motors on the Flex-a-Lite are a very different design than those on the cheap fans. I hope this means they will last a long time.
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