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Old 06-16-2009, 11:46 AM   #1
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Electric Fans

I am switching to a CSR electric water pump on my strip/street car and want to upgrade from the stock single electric fan. What are you guys using for aftermarket fan setups. What's are the best high cfm, low amp electric fans that fit in a third gen with a sbc and a 31x19 Griffin rad. Thanks.
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Old 06-18-2009, 05:32 PM   #2
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Re: Electric Fans

How much cooling do you really need up there?

If you want to go dual, the GM units work OK. Duals
are intended to have staggered trigger temps, so the
control function can be a bit of a hassle. This is the
route I'm taking down here in hot S-Tex. I have a Dakota
Digital fully adustable controller, and the GM dual fans.
If those fans aren't enough, I'll get a pair of 14"
units from Summit, about 1300 cfm & $100 each.

If you want to go single, the control function is much
easier, i.e. single sensor/power relay, with some variety
of operational range sensors available. For a single
unit, I'd want at least 2000 cfm cabability.

There's a direct correlation between CFM & amps. So plan on
a relay circuit.

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Old 06-19-2009, 04:43 PM   #3
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Re: Electric Fans

I ended up picking a Flex-A-Lite 420 eh. 2500 cfm and 22amps. I will just put it on a switch like my old setup...the car is mostly just for the track but is street driven (the street out to the track...). http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLX-420/

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Old 06-19-2009, 05:16 PM   #4
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Re: Electric Fans

Good to go, eh.

Check out Kevin McClelland's column in the Aug. issue of
Chevy High Performance magazine, re. cooling fan current
draw. I don't know what kind of switch you have, but
check the rating of over-the-counter switches.
22 amps @ 12 volts is a good bit of power, needing
at least 12 ga., preferably 10 ga wire. Relays are
really cheap, compared to electrical fire repair.

Okay, I checked out the link -- high end DUAL fans,
on a single switch. You sure suckered me in on that one.

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Yeah,my electronics are are all wired through relays.
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22 amps! holy crapnuts! I have a pair of perma cool fans, 2950cfm each under 10 amp draw.
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22 amps! holy crapnuts! I have a pair of perma cool fans, 2950cfm each under 10 amp draw.
that cant be right.
the factory single fan is 25 amps IIRC
22 amps sounds about right to me.
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that cant be right.
Hmm...
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Yuze guys, eh.

Hoser must be sittin up there drinkin beer, and thinkin
"What a buncha moose-heads eh."
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Re: Electric Fans

Don't know about stock factory single fan, but the Autozone/Advance replacements are only 11.5 amps
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