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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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anyone know what what an ls1 or any lsx radiator fan cfm is...
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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If you are thinking of "upgrading" to an aftermarket fan, I'd strongly advise against it. Having working for two OEM companies in powertrain cooling, I'll assure you that you wont find OEM quality in aftermarket fans or radiators. Just looking at the aftermarket radiators makes me laugh.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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nope. i have a buddy with a big block truck. and he is looking for electrical fans. he thinks the ls1 fans would fit his truck, but he is wanting to know what the cfm is.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Hey Trey, how long should our OEM original LS1 fans last with a manual fan switch(running in stop and go or city traffic)?
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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If you're in the market for an aftermarket fan my suggestion would be Spal, or nothing at all.

Hey, that rhymes....
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Originally Posted by andereck
If you're in the market for an aftermarket fan my suggestion would be Spal, or nothing at all.

Hey, that rhymes....

Nice catch phrase there.
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Originally Posted by gun5l1ng3r
Hey Trey, how long should our OEM original LS1 fans last with a manual fan switch(running in stop and go or city traffic)?
They should last a really long time. Then again "should" is a word I use frequently when discussing GM electrical components.

I thnk those fans are delphi, I didn't work for delphi nor was I on F-body stuff. I was Sigma stuff (CTS, STS, SRX + V series)
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well this is all great, but not answering my question.... whats the cfm... thats all
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Nobody knows the cfm of the fan. Okay?
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well then why am i getting **** about not going to after market. and then i say this, why is this thread being hijacked by crap. and what is with your attitude...

thou i do not have a high post count, that does not mean i dont know what im talking about or am ever on this board.

lastly, e85 sucks! ha ha.....

ok so please, if you dont know what the cfm is, please dont reply...... thank you
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Originally Posted by spanky_55amg
well then why am i getting **** about not going to after market. and then i say this, why is this thread being hijacked by crap. and what is with your attitude...

thou i do not have a high post count, that does not mean i dont know what im talking about or am ever on this board.

lastly, e85 sucks! ha ha.....

ok so please, if you dont know what the cfm is, please dont reply...... thank you
I was looking into using aftermarket fans and I think someone told me 2,600 cfm combined. Not sure though. I found a single fan that was like 3,600 cfm, but I wanted two in case one failed.

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ummm.... thanks. at least that leads us in the right directions... thanks
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