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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 03:10 AM
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Hey guys.

I just got my SLP fan switch, and was wondering... why not wire the fans, so that they are just always on with the car? Would that be bad? Any pro's/con's?

I figure once the 160 thermostat is in, having the fan always on with the car would be ideal.

Would love to hear opinions.

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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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If you run it on all the time you will burn up your fans in no time. I wonder if there are aftermarket fans we can put it that will handle it.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:13 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dom:
<strong>If you run it on all the time you will burn up your fans in no time. I wonder if there are aftermarket fans we can put it that will handle it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Burn up? I wonder how many times they turn on during a regular drive in stop and go traffic. I'd guess they're on 70%+ of the time anyway...

anyone know?
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There are two levels, high and low. They are probably on low during those times. High is what you don't want to run consistently.
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