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Originally Posted by LS short box
Kind of disagree on the electric fan statement. You would be hard pressed to find a mechanical fan on a current daily driver. Anything with AC will have either two fans or a single two speed fan.
The key to making a electric fan live a long life is good wiring and quality relays. Also a quality fan maker. I always buy Spal fans. Never had a failure.
Just got done plowing the driveway with my 98 Wrangler with a LS6 swap. Did the swap 12 years ago? and the fan is still working like a champ.
If you think you might have a failure buy an extra fan assembly and keep it in the car/truck. I do that with the 255 fuel pump and never had to use it.
Just my.02.
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I'm not here to argue which one is better, but every Chevy truck with an LS engine up to 06 or so only had one engine driven clutch fan, and they all had A/C, and all worked fine. The main reason. They don't use them anymore isnt because an electric fan is any better, its for fuel economy, plain and simple. Its not even a noticeable amount either. I was just stating that a clutch fan won't burn out on you in the middle of nowhere like an electric fan can. Not saying it will. I too carry a spare fuel pump, but in the car I drive the most, there's not a lot of room to be hauling around a lot of spare parts. The fans I use are quality parts, but I have 100k plus miles on my swaps, and things don't last forever.