I would use it man..what pisses me off the most is that A. the HHR fits perfectly in there and B. I even bought the OEM connector through amazon to make my setup look super clean/moisture free. I guess if I go to the junkyard though and get a taurus fan I can steal the connector with the fan

 

You can get the connector, take a small socket set, phillips, flathead for prying just in case, razor knife just in case, and a pair of dykes.

The model years for the two speed fan are 90-95 (maybe before, but 95 is the cutoff date) and it has to be from the 3.8 v6. It can be from a Sable, or a Taurus, or a Taurus wagon.

There's also the Mark 8 (VIII) fan, which was dual speed for a limited production run in mostly Canadian lincolns, otherwise it's just a single speed fan. It's a bigger fan, the redesigned blades pushed more air, and it was quieter, with the same motor.. though it draws more amps and the Taurus already pulls a ton of amps. It's shroud is also oddly shaped compared to the Taurus fan, much more square whereas the t-fan is much like our radiator, just smaller.

 

I don't know if this applies to you, but hard launches in 4wd on dry surfaces can make the engine lurch forward up to an inch since the front diff and engine share the same mounts. So if you end of having very little clearance, even if it doesn't touch, it may touch when in 4wd so find all the room you can. I also don't remember how much room was up front with the 4.7... but I have less than .5 inches

 

I remember people on here went with HHR or Mark VIII..true though that the Mark fan drew a lot of amperage. I don't really care about the multiple speeds all that much, I just need my temperature to stay DOWN. I will throw this thread in my favorites for now. thanks man. Oh and I never do 4wd launches haha only if I were to get stuck in mud or snow

 

I have mine wired into the cab with a switch now, but I don't like it because the wires are too far from line and load, so it loses power from the wires resistance, which also warms the wires up a bit... But, running low on dough and the clutch fan wasn't cutting it without a shroud in place and the stock one doesn't fit anymore. It works for now until I decide on a real controller setup.

 

But here's an exhaust vid I took after installing the switch, revs up pretty good without a fan there, drive belt area is quieter too. Still a little bearing noise from my ac or alternator. Only used stuff on the whole motor.

 

Sounds great. On your Taurus fan, what colour is the low, high and common wires?

 

I don't recall the low and high, but the common was the darkest one, pretty sure it was black. The one I didnt use it shrinktubed up, but I may be rewiring it today so I'll let ya know the other ones. On a related matter, I've been looking into another solution from rx7club.com, they are really liking this setup that uses a relay pack from a Volvo, and a SPDT thermo switch from early 90s Audi and Volkswagen. It shouldnt cost me more than 20 bucks at the scrap yard today if I can find them, and replacements are easy at napa.

I think this will be a good way to go because it will lessen the wiring done in the engine bay, keep it a little neater than brewing my own.

And here's some fun schtuff, I have some videos of my night at Rocky Mountain Raceway, rmr for short. The whole night the coolant temp didn't even go past the 180 point. And here's me ruining my tires... I have more vids but I'll put them in a new general thread after I edit them a bit.

 

2300 at 85... I miss that. I hit 2300 around 55 in my F250. But I can pull a cruise ship with it.

 

If I can swing some new gears+install, it won't be that way for long. I was thinking 4.10s, but maybe I'll go with the ever popular 4.56s