Tahoe electric fan questions

[Tahoe7689]

I am going to buy an electric fan from an 06 tahoe for my 03 tahoe. Do I need to buy the harness and have the "pins" activated? If so where can I get them (I heard Black Bear does something like this) and how much would it cost? Thanks for your help.

 

[tybardy]

try this out first

http://tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=12081

 

[jniolon]

try this out first

http://tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=12081

Ty, et all...

found the fan article very interesting and hope to do my '03 soon... afa the fans ??? does anyone know the cfm rating on the dual '05 fans ?? would I get better air movement with a large SPAL fan or the two oem fans ???

thanks
John

 

[r.barn]

Go with the OEM Tahoe fans over the LS1 fans. They bolt right in, in about 5 mins
using existing holes and mounting tabs.

Nelson Performance makes a VERY nice swap wire harness.
They can also send you a new PCM with fans activated and you return
your old one.

Was very pleased with their performance tune I got at the same time too.

Mine OEM Tahoe fans work awesome, ONLY way to go IMO.

 

[tybardy]

Go with the OEM Tahoe fans over the LS1 fans. They bolt right in, in about 5 mins
using existing holes and mounting tabs.

Nelson Performance makes a VERY nice swap wire harness.
They can also send you a new PCM with fans activated and you return
your old one.

Was very pleased with their performance tune I got at the same time too.

Mine OEM Tahoe fans work awesome, ONLY way to go IMO.

yes, but i can pick up the LS1 fan for CHEAP!

 

[r.barn]

yes, but i can pick up the LS1 fan for CHEAP!

Whats cheap ?
You can get brand new Tahoe fans (not used) off ebay for $250 shipped.

Nelson also makes an LS1 fan swap harness too.
Nice pieces, come with all the relays and everything wired up.

The ease of install of the Tahoe fans really cant be beat. It literally took me
60 secs to drop it in place and have it bolted into factory holes in the radiator.

Even has holes to reclip the upper radiator hose right back in place.

 

[tybardy]

Whats cheap ?
You can get brand new Tahoe fans (not used) off ebay for $250 shipped.

Nelson also makes an LS1 fan swap harness too.
Nice pieces, come with all the relays and everything wired up.

The ease of install of the Tahoe fans really cant be beat. It literally took me
60 secs to drop it in place and have it bolted into factory holes in the radiator.

Even has holes to reclip the upper radiator hose right back in place.

yes, $250 is not steep, but its still $250.... the LS1 fans can be had for around $50... im still not sold onthe LS1 fans though

 

[r.barn]

If you do decide on the Hoe fans I got mine from this guy.
Good ebay'r

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-0...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[chevytech03]

If you can get the factory harness, i would highly recomend it, the fan wires are part of the front headlamp wire harness assy, comes with relays and fuses for the factory elect fans. You will have to add 2 wires to the factory ecm connector, Also you can take your vehicle to a dealer and he can program your ecm to activate fans. I have done several of these conversions useing oem fans bought from ebay at $250 for the fans, approx $200 for the harness from gm. It is all factory, looks factory and is ecm monitored and controlled, you have high and low speeds. Codes will set if you have a problem with a fan. I have seen other types of setups and many have has many problems, I have done this on my '03 tahoe about a year and half ago, no problems at all. It's a more expensive way to go, but it is more reliable and factory.

 

[OmarR]

approx $200 for the harness from gm.

Do you have the part number?

 

[r.barn]

The Nelson swap harness is 100% OEM quality for $100 shipped
http://www.nelsonperformance.com/products.htm#fans