Does anybody know if they make a bolt on kit to replace the belt driven fan and clutch with electric fans? A buddy of mine has an 05' 1500 chevy and it has dual 18" electric cooling fans stock. Can I buy that kit from the dealer and bolt it on to mine?

Thanks for the help guys,
Canoli

I think everybody pretty well agrees that there are no electric fans that can move enough air when required. In other words the clutch fan moves a boat load of air and there aren't any electric fans capable of moving that much air.

good question, i get tired of my annoying fan kicking in CONSTANTLY when i pull any type of trailer...

I don't believe that electric fans don't cool as good the mechanical fan and clutch system. I have buddies with 800+ hp mustangs that are running electric fans with no cooling issues. Also if that was the issue why does the 05 chevy gas have the elecric fans?

i think they are talking about diesels and the big loads they haul/tow. won't keep it cool enough. check out flexalite fans they even say not for use with towing over 5-6k

Also if that was the issue why does the 05 chevy gas have the elecric fans?
They don't have an intercooler for one thing.

I think it might be more important on a turbodiesel to keep SOME air flowing at all times when not moving, even if it's not hot enough to lock the clutch.

there's a fan by derale (well it was designed by g&s a company that build the electric fans for the factory cars like gm)that i know moves tons of air. hey if you are will to test the fan and give me your true feed back canoli and if you pay for the fan i will build you a shroud that will seal the fan to the radiator for free and ship it to you i have a fab shop and i have been wanting to do this to my truck just no time to take my truck apart if your interested pm me and i will give you my shop number this goes for anyone interested i will do it for 3 people so i can have a good baseline. i use this set up on very high hp cars that have had outragous over heating problems and it has solved it.

also i think a good idea would be to run 2 of these fans for extra cooling but i have to take measurments the fans pull 2800 cfm and will pull from ever inch of the rad with this shroud

Where is that dead horse Smilie when you need it?

Here ya go:

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chp777, contact KillerBee on the fans. He may want to play. He is also a little closer.

thank you rick for the input i will conact him i really would like to see how it would turn out all i hear is it won't work but no one that i can tell has even tried it so i don't think it could hurt to try
'thanks again
rob