budtoh3zo
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They make a elec fan for a duramax. It puts out 6,000 CFM. Flex-a-lite.com model 284. Just for thoughts?
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BJS
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the high speed on the taurus fan is a high amp pull IIRC it's around 30 amps from what I remember people saying they were pulling I never checked mine. The biggest complaint people had about them was that they would burn up relays all the time and that the ones the parts stores recommended were around $50 so I believe I've found a good use for the factory GPR. It should be up to that duty cycle.
Dieselpwrdredneck
Addicted2Diesel
Fan is off, i was suprised how much better the accleration is
, i didnt realize how much drag the fan caused 
Neal
, i didnt realize how much drag the fan caused Neal
DZL JIM
Supporting Vendor
From Joat: "The nice thing about the stock fans design is you can haul it around with you for awhile and throw it on in a couple minutes if you need it."
I actually carried the fan with me to BTS in case I needed it!
I don't even know where it is right now.
Wished I'd pulled it off my other truck. That thing never warms up in the winter...
I actually carried the fan with me to BTS in case I needed it!
I don't even know where it is right now.
Wished I'd pulled it off my other truck. That thing never warms up in the winter...
mark Ekberg
Master of nothing
Those of you that run no fan in teh summer............ If I forget to turn on my fan at low speeds I push all my refridgerant out of the AC system. If I am at any speed at all it is fine.
Before I installed my electric fans (BTW The 94-96 Impala ss is running a 300hp sb 350 with electric fans. That is what I stole them out of) I got real hot sitting in traffic for over an hour idleing in 90+ heat. In 4 lanes of traffic I had to pop the hood and spin the stocker on. Boy did that upset people, lucky for them I am fast.
Before I installed my electric fans (BTW The 94-96 Impala ss is running a 300hp sb 350 with electric fans. That is what I stole them out of) I got real hot sitting in traffic for over an hour idleing in 90+ heat. In 4 lanes of traffic I had to pop the hood and spin the stocker on. Boy did that upset people, lucky for them I am fast.
Jcart
SDD Junior Member
Tortoise fans
Hi all,
Have been running the Tortoise 2 speed fans for some time now and they have worked great. I do not tow much Max 10,000lbs. I have the low speed side hooked to the AC so when I turn on the AC the fans light up via a 40amp relay. The highspeed side is hooked to an adjustible thermo switch with a temp probe in the top rad hose inlet, again ran through a different 40 amp relay. I have installed an on/off/on rocker switch on the dash so I can manually control which circut I want to us or not at all. Have desiged the fan assembly so that it bolts to the rad support so that all I have to do is undo 4 bolts and the fans come off. check out my pics at http://community.webshots.com/user/jcart44 under truck pics. I had mentioned on the other site that I would post some pics of the cardboard template I used, but I have misplaced it........
jrc
Hi all,
Have been running the Tortoise 2 speed fans for some time now and they have worked great. I do not tow much Max 10,000lbs. I have the low speed side hooked to the AC so when I turn on the AC the fans light up via a 40amp relay. The highspeed side is hooked to an adjustible thermo switch with a temp probe in the top rad hose inlet, again ran through a different 40 amp relay. I have installed an on/off/on rocker switch on the dash so I can manually control which circut I want to us or not at all. Have desiged the fan assembly so that it bolts to the rad support so that all I have to do is undo 4 bolts and the fans come off. check out my pics at http://community.webshots.com/user/jcart44 under truck pics. I had mentioned on the other site that I would post some pics of the cardboard template I used, but I have misplaced it........
jrc
95_stroker
Jefe
Jcart,
Welcome to SDD, can you provide links to your "tortise fans"? Sounds like a helluva sweet setup you have there.
Welcome to SDD, can you provide links to your "tortise fans"? Sounds like a helluva sweet setup you have there.
Jcart
SDD Junior Member
Hey 95....
The only Link I have is my sig and is shown in a number of pics under truck stuff. The "Tortoise" refers to Taurus Fans which I got used from the wreckers. They are for the HO V6 and are duals, two speed. As you will see if you look at my pix, I tossed the Taurus fan shroud and fabbed up a ladder type frame that holds the fans side by side and then mounted them to the stock Radiator frame. This allows you to remove the fans in one unit by undoing the four bolts and unplugging the wiring at the relays. Shall take some pics of the Relay location tomorrow and post on my site, will also take some measurements for others to use as reference.
jrc
The only Link I have is my sig and is shown in a number of pics under truck stuff. The "Tortoise" refers to Taurus Fans which I got used from the wreckers. They are for the HO V6 and are duals, two speed. As you will see if you look at my pix, I tossed the Taurus fan shroud and fabbed up a ladder type frame that holds the fans side by side and then mounted them to the stock Radiator frame. This allows you to remove the fans in one unit by undoing the four bolts and unplugging the wiring at the relays. Shall take some pics of the Relay location tomorrow and post on my site, will also take some measurements for others to use as reference.
jrc
95_stroker
Jefe
Jcart said:
Thanks for clearing that up.... I thought maybe someone had found a new vendor for "Tortise Fans".ropeller
WD40
Full Access Member
J-Cart. Welcome. Enjoyed reading your web pictures and your writeup about the fans and other things you did to your truck.
Come back ofter, we all learn from others.
Come back ofter, we all learn from others.
