How much would you pay.
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bullitstang1313
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It all depends on what the fan cam out of. You can by a 16in autozone special for about the same price, so it depends on how much airflow you can get.
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Yep. It all depends where you are but I got one that has worked for the past few years and moves sufficient air for about thirty bucks. The good thing is, if it doesn't fit, or doesn't move enough air, you can take it back. I don't know if the dude will give you that option 
Depending on what kind of fan is it. I have the BM fan, which pulls lots of air, but doesn't cover very much radiator. Since I am going to get a 31" radiator next time, so I am looking to get two smaller electric fans. Many newer cars have electric fans. I think it was a Chevy Venture that I was working on where it had dual fans that I was really impressed with the airflow it pulled, but I can't really remember, it could have been a Chrylser van.
Minivans are good to get electric fans out of because due to cramped engine bays and huge a/c and most now having dual a/c systems and compact radiators and such, the fans tend to be very powerfull and they dont' stick out that much. Something overlooked.
Minivans are good to get electric fans out of because due to cramped engine bays and huge a/c and most now having dual a/c systems and compact radiators and such, the fans tend to be very powerfull and they dont' stick out that much. Something overlooked.
trents99
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If you want to just straight wire it to a toggle then the fan has a ground wire and a power wire. Run the fan power wire to the toggle then the other side of the switch to a hot lead. The fan ground wire just ground somewhere. That's how mine is done, you just have to remember to turn it on and off every time. I'll be getting a DCC soon which is what I suggest for the long run.
I run a bosch 75a relay and a switchwith my sn95 fan. Use 10G wires for your fan connections and power connections to the relay. Use a 14G fuseable link between the + battery and + connection on the relay. If I remember, i'll get you the link and part # for the relay later on. Too lazy now 
I can see both Dag's and Jerry's point. Jerry, a lot of guys tend to forget to turn the fan on, which is disasterous. It sounds as though you have had good luck with using a manual only set up. I prefer controllers with manual override, but that is me. We tend to encourage folks to run a controller in case of forgetfullness, which is where Dag's is coming from.
Mike, Did you use the stock SN95 fan connector? Have you had issues with the high speed connector trying to melt? I am rewiring some stuff on the 94 and that is on my list (along with a circuit breaker on that high speed feed).
Mike, Did you use the stock SN95 fan connector? Have you had issues with the high speed connector trying to melt? I am rewiring some stuff on the 94 and that is on my list (along with a circuit breaker on that high speed feed).
HISSIN50 said:Mike, Did you use the stock SN95 fan connector? Have you had issues with the high speed connector trying to melt? I am rewiring some stuff on the 94 and that is on my list (along with a circuit breaker on that high speed feed).
No, it didn't come with a harness. I used 10G wire I had in the garage and put connectors on it to slip on the fan harness. I only use the + and - terminals.
The Fox
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I paid $10 for my fan from my friend with a camaro. It pushes/pulls some CFMs, I'm gonna just wire it up to be on with key. I'll have a strong alternator and battery so what can it hurt? And I don't have a/c, sound system or foglights robbing voltage so it should be ok?
Would anyone consider it halfass to have a fan on all the time? I really don't know if it's bad to have on all the time. Also, my fuel pump is hooked up to a switch and doesn't seem to shut off, is it supposed to. It's for a carb. It ticks pretty loud but when you start the car you can't hear it anymore due to big exhaust and lopey cam
Would anyone consider it halfass to have a fan on all the time? I really don't know if it's bad to have on all the time. Also, my fuel pump is hooked up to a switch and doesn't seem to shut off, is it supposed to. It's for a carb. It ticks pretty loud but when you start the car you can't hear it anymore due to big exhaust and lopey cam
Mike, thanks for the info.Grn92LX said:
That is a common way to do it (for the SN crowd) when our connectors melt down.
trents99 said:
This setup is certaintly not the way to do it. You have a serious risk of fire with a setup like that. Just put in a relay so the wire going to the inside is a low power/trigger wire.
As for a parts list. Get some 10 gauge wire, and a 25/75 amp relay. Then a switch for the dash wire it all up and your done.
If it was a 4th gen camaro, those fans are AWESOME! You can literally watch the needle come down when it kicks on. Otherwise it keeps temps right at the stat rating!The Fox said:I paid $10 for my fan from my friend with a camaro. It pushes/pulls some CFMs, I'm gonna just wire it up to be on with key. I'll have a strong alternator and battery so what can it hurt? And I don't have a/c, sound system or foglights robbing voltage so it should be ok?
Would anyone consider it halfass to have a fan on all the time? I really don't know if it's bad to have on all the time. Also, my fuel pump is hooked up to a switch and doesn't seem to shut off, is it supposed to. It's for a carb. It ticks pretty loud but when you start the car you can't hear it anymore due to big exhaust and lopey cam
You are wasting motor life by having the fan on all the time (like when the car is cold and the thermostat is closed). Plus that is extra load on the charging system upon starting up the car. That said, you are amongst many who do it that way.
You could wire the FP to a key-on hot wire (so the pump only gets power when the car is on). If you can have your FP on even when the car is off, I would switch to a key-on power source to the switch (I am not sure exactly what you meant, hence the ambiguity in this reply). All very easy stuff to change around though.
Good luck.
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