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Engine Fan Swap

Reply #15 –
A Taurus fan will be plenty.There's a write up on the whole swap on the FordMuscle forumThey said the fan was even good enough that one of the guys uses one on his supercharged 5.0.They tested it in some wicked extreme heat and let it idle with the a/c for quite some time for a real world test.I have two of them in my garage along with a Mark VIII fan.I grab them when I can.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Engine Fan Swap

Reply #16 –
Alrighty, I got mine at advanced auto I guess. its 26 bucks and part # is 226206. It has a pre-set thermostat that will kick the fan on automatically, but, like Vinnie, I wired a switch to mine to make sure it is on all the time.
brian

Engine Fan Swap

Reply #17 –
Just a though but......I still have the clutch fan. I replaced my stock clutch with a HD (police spec) type. Really it works quite well. When it's 90* out and I have the A/C on 70* the temp never goes above 4 bars. If you can find a HD clutch for the 3.8 (the one I picked up for my 5.0 was ~$45) you might be surprised at how well it works. I also still have the stock 2 core radiator. I'm wondering how well it will work with a 3 core:D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Engine Fan Swap

Reply #18 –
Quote from: atariman;173183
Alrighty, I got mine at advanced auto I guess. its 26 bucks and part # is 226206. It has a pre-set thermostat that will kick the fan on automatically, but, like Vinnie, I wired a switch to mine to make sure it is on all the time.
brian

Yea, on one of the MarkVIII write ups they show you how to put a key on ign switch trigger in. :hick:
I went the the advance website and entered the item number, It came up with: "Imperial Radiator Fan Motor part#226206 - $35.99" is that the correct part?

Quote from: thunderjet302;173229
Just a though but......I still have the clutch fan. I replaced my stock clutch with a HD (police spec) type. Really it works quite well. When it's 90* out and I have the A/C on 70* the temp never goes above 4 bars. If you can find a HD clutch for the 3.8 (the one I picked up for my 5.0 was ~$45) you might be surprised at how well it works. I also still have the stock 2 core radiator. I'm wondering how well it will work with a 3 core:D

Hmm i'll look into it, thanks.

And does anyone know how much air this:

moves? are it if it moves more or less than a single taurus or MarkVIII assy or has better circulation?

It's the Taurus SHO shroud fan setup, The little fan almost looks reversed?... I should head up to the junkyard and see if that '89 SHO is still there.
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

Engine Fan Swap

Reply #19 –
Hows a '96 Mustang Electric Fan compared to a taurus? would it even fit?
A red 96 Mustang just showed up in the yard, wayyyyy before its time. :punchballs:

The SHO was gone~sent off the the crusher.
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~
 

Engine Fan Swap

Reply #20 –
Well i picked up an E-Fan, No clue if it can get it to fit/work... But it was so beefy and tempting. :hick:

As i was getting kicked out of the yard (closing time lol), I passed that 94 Ford Probe i got the spoiler off of last time, Someone had been playing around in the engine and the Electric Fan was hanging over the  side of the engine bay... And  was that a badass looking fan... I quickly grabbed it up.

I'm not sure if it's aftermarket or not, The car had alot of performance stickers and a few aftermarket engine parts.

But it looks just like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93-94-FORD-PROBE-DUAL-COOLING-FAN-TWO-SPD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33600QQihZ004QQitemZ140158355040QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Anyone know if i should even bother getting this work in my 'Bird?
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~