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Topic: Electric cooling fan question?
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thumpin cat
Gearhead Posts: 458
From: Santa Barbara, California
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-24-2003 01:23 AM
  
I am looking for an electric cooling fan that will suppport a 450 horse 351w.
I found a perma cool fan that works at 2950 CFM would this be enough to support my engine or do i need a better fan?
please let me know thanks
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Hemikiller
Gearhead Posts: 606
From: Killingworth, CT
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 06-24-2003 12:19 PM
I rember that fordmuscle.com had an article on using a Taurus fan. Considering they are dirt cheap at a boneyard and replacement parts are available at your local parts store, you might want to investigate that route. I've never been impressed with any aftermarket cooling fan, too much money, poor quality, poor performance, poor engineering.
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 5855
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 06-24-2003 12:57 PM
I have also heard that the taurus fan is the one to use. The bone yards are full of them and until they figure out that everybody will eventually be looking for them buy a couple of them now and you are way ahead of the game.
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 2060
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 06-24-2003 01:08 PM
Understand that a Taurus fan is fairly "thick" when compared to most aftermarket fans, so make sure you know how much room for a fan you can fit between your waterpump pulley and the radiator fins........ Good Luck!
Ryan
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6098
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 06-24-2003 01:45 PM
Also you need to remember the Taurus fan is a power robbing pig (electrically). Most aftermarket fans will use less than 1/3 the mount of current that the factory fan will use. Personally, I like my PermaCool fan. I have owned 3 of them, and have never had any problems with any of them. The first one I bought and used for 7 years is currently on my buddy's car and still works great.
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 8826
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-24-2003 08:50 PM
The perma-cool fan should work fine. But, I'll bet the Taurus fan moves more air on high speed and about the same on low speed. On low speed it probably uses about the same amperage too. I could be wrong, but I got two Taurus fans for $10 each. SteveW
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Glens67
Gearhead Posts: 477
From: Petaluma
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-25-2003 12:09 AM
I gots an extra tarus fan if you need it. Can't beat the 1/2 off Pick-an-Pull. You will need about 5" of clearance. the shroud could be trimmed some to reduce the higth. I used a fan from a Probe GT it was off set to the left side. The 428 doesn't have a lot of room.------------------
Glen
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2751
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 06-25-2003 01:55 AM
Run Alky and you don't need a fan 
I have one on my car for looks, not sure what brand but I like it. I think its a Dearle.
JS
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