I was looking into electric engine fans and seeing as it's on the same pulley system as the water pump, I was thinking of maybe eliminating the mechanical water pump so that I can delete that entire pulley and just go with a smaller drive belt! mine doesn't have A/C so the belt would still workout great.. I'm just curious if you guys know of any electric water pumps that they make for a 93 300 i6?!

 

Also does anyone know what the air pump does on the pulley system? I was considering just switching as many things as I can from the pulley system over to electric and just getting a smaller pulley on the alternator so that it charged faster. So if anyone knows any electric steering or electric air pump or electric water pumps that I could switch to, I would be very excited to know it's possible! thanks!

 

I see where you're going with all the electric stuff. I do like the idea of electric power steering! I can see some gains coming from that. All of those setups I see on newer cars are manual racks withe the servo on the column. Not sure what's driving the servo, but I think that would make a cool retrofit.
My opinion on the rest of the stuff is that it all kind of nulls itself. The more electrical load an alternator sees, the more drag its going to create, especially if you plan to spin it faster. Going to a higher output alternator will increase capacity, but I would think the cost of power per amp would be about the same. Its too bad they don't have efficiency ratings on alternators, something gained if it took less horsepower to create amps. Also the computers are setup to compensate for lower voltage at idle... just saying.
Here's some ideas: underdrive setup for the water pump, and power steering. Eliminate idler pullies if you can. Bypass the smog pump, and see if it changes anything. The electric fan might have some benefit if its a multispeed, I keep hearing about Taurus fan assemblies.
Good luck!

 

so when you say underdrive them, do you mean use a higher circumference pulley on that specific unit?

 

There are kits out there. I'm not exactly sure what you can all get for the I6, but I'm sure you can at least find something for the crank, and water pump pulleys. If a smaller pulley is used on the crank, I would also put a smaller pulley on the alternator, and try to keep it spinning at the same rate. Otherwise there's a chance it won't spin fast enough at idle, and that wouldn't be good with an electric fan.

 

SO here is what I'm going to do as far as upgrading this inline 6 for now!

Aspiration: IN - Cervini's air ram hood kit, spectre OEM air filter, poweraid throttle body spacer.
OUT - Hooker header (6x1-5/8'' to 2x2-1/5'' long tube), two parallel 2-1/2 pipes, two flowmaster 50 series mufflers (or two flowmaster super 40 series mufflers as I'm undecided) for each pipe, then both pipes will run parallel out the side before the back passenger side tire with two exhaust tips.

Ignition: MSD A6 ignition box, MSD Ford TFI blaster coil, MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor spark plug wires, Accel brass contact distributor cap and rotor, Motorcraft copper core spark plugs.

Random: Electric engine fan swap, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, tonneau cover for aerodynamic benefits, multiple weight reductions (ie. spare tire drop, light weight rims with low pro tires, lose the rear bumper for a fiberglass roll pan, etc.)

This and some cosmetic upgrades are all I plan on doing in the next 6 months and then later down the road I plan to do a total engine rebuild and I'll completely gut the engine and replace everything. With that said I may go for a turbo, or maybe even twin turbo.. We'll see what the future has in store! heh. thanks all for the help and if there's ever any other ideas that come to mind as far as bolt on performance goes, please feel free to let me know! every little upgrade (even the smallest) helps in the long scheme of things!