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djezlee 03-06-2019 11:19 AM
Spal Fan Install
 
I ordered the JDL Slim Fan shroud with the Spal fans, and haven't received any assistance from 86 Speed for the wiring part of the install. Can anyone advise me on how they wired their fans up? With relays to use... where to tap into the factory fuse box?

JDKane527 03-06-2019 01:14 PM
For the slim fans, you can wire them into the original fan wiring without relays because the max current they pull is below the rating of the fuses. Using the original connector is ideal, but using any waterproof electrical connector thag was support the current draw is sufficient.

I'm running the JDL shroud with the not so slim fans and have it set up this way.

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Hawk77FT 03-06-2019 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by djezlee (Post 3192732)
I ordered the JDL Slim Fan shroud with the Spal fans, and haven't received any assistance from 86 Speed for the wiring part of the install. Can anyone advise me on how they wired their fans up? With relays to use... where to tap into the factory fuse box?
86 Speedfactory are the worst at helping out with installation of things, wiring in particular.

djezlee 03-07-2019 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Hawk77FT (Post 3192908)
86 Speedfactory are the worst at helping out with installation of things, wiring in particular.
Agreed! Lesson learned!

djezlee 03-07-2019 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JDKane527 (Post 3192774)
For the slim fans, you can wire them into the original fan wiring without relays because the max current they pull is below the rating of the fuses. Using the original connector is ideal, but using any waterproof electrical connector thag was support the current draw is sufficient.

I'm running the JDL shroud with the not so slim fans and have it set up this way.

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Great! That's a perfect solution! Is there a noticeable difference with power draw?

JDKane527 03-07-2019 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by djezlee (Post 3193091)
Great! That's a perfect solution! Is there a noticeable difference with power draw?
There is not a noticeable difference. Fans work and pull air through the radiator.

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Ace23_BRZ 09-03-2022 01:16 AM
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Bringing this thread back from the dead...

So is this true?

Just asking because I am going to wire my dual SPAL fans directly into the OEM wiring myself.

Thanks in advance!

V/R,
Ace
IG - Ace23_BRZ


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