got my e-fans installed
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got my e-fans installed
well yesterday i finally had some spare time so i installed a set of troyer performance electric fans in my truck. first impressions: extremely good quality, fit, and finish. i was very impressed with how well thought out everything is. and even a rookie like me had no trouble understanding the instructions. there's a noticeable amount of power gain, especially off the line. will report back if i see any fuel economy improvements.
BUT... I went and washed my truck at the local car wash and when I got home one of the fans kept running after i shut the truck off. so i started looking around and where the wiring harness plugs into the fan controller, there was some water down in there. so i pulled things apart and dried it all out and it works fine now. Do you guys think i should put some dielectric grease in there? would that seal off against water?
Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should install one of these kits. I love the way it all went together and looks almost factory.
BUT... I went and washed my truck at the local car wash and when I got home one of the fans kept running after i shut the truck off. so i started looking around and where the wiring harness plugs into the fan controller, there was some water down in there. so i pulled things apart and dried it all out and it works fine now. Do you guys think i should put some dielectric grease in there? would that seal off against water?
Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should install one of these kits. I love the way it all went together and looks almost factory.
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My friend just picked his '09 up last week and the first thing I noticed when we opened the hood was they are now installing electric fans from the factory and did away with the huge clutch driven model. It will be interesting to see if you get any fuel milage improvments from this. I was wanting to do the same on my '05 but haven't had the cash or the time as of yet.
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My friend just picked his '09 up last week and the first thing I noticed when we opened the hood was they are now installing electric fans from the factory and did away with the huge clutch driven model. It will be interesting to see if you get any fuel milage improvments from this. I was wanting to do the same on my '05 but haven't had the cash or the time as of yet.
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I remember on certain models of vechicals (mostly cars) with e-fans, that when you turned the ignition off, the fans kept running for awhile. I'm not sure if that is still true with todays e-fans.
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I have an 89 camaro and it has factory electric fans and when you turn the car off the fans shut off.
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Some do some dont. depends on wiring and what the engineers have programed in the ecu. I know I will have mine wired to stay on after the truck is shut off just so it will cool at the race track. Im going to use a CTS to shut it off.
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if you follow the instructions that come with the kit, you will wire the "permission wire"(Troyer quotes) to a key- on wire in the harness by the PCM. this makes it so the fans will only activate when the key is on. I thought about wiring a separate switch in there so I could manually shut the fans off for racing, for it wouldn't be hard at all to do.
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