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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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I have a 2000 Sonoma 4.3L I want to put the LS1 fans in it so I can get rid of the Clutch Fan, how do I wire fans into this truck, where to put relays etc also how many relays etc and whats a good temp sensor that say comes on @ 185 and goes off @ 170
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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You can alway go standalone.. SPAL (and others) makes some fans controller or thermostats Kits to turn on fans at 185 or 195.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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Why not go with a Flexalite Black Magic 160, since you're just cooling a 4.3?

Cheaper, probably easier to install, and readily available.

http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html...c_s-blade.html

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I already have a set of LS1 fans so I'm not gonna mess with the above.....but thanks anyways
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You would need 2 relays (one for each fan, since I am pretty sure that the LS1 fans will draw more than 30A). You would want to wire them up as a single speed unit.
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If you need a pair of adequate fans, I have some fans I bought on eBay that I'm not going to use. They're out of a '97 Iroc, one is newer than the other, but both are functional.

I can take pics if the interest is there. I was going to wait until my swap was done before selling off all my spares (I have lots of other crap to go also).
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