From your original post you said your fan came from an SHO taurus which don't have the same fans as the 3.8 taurus, so your fan may just be a single speed fan. It should not be an issue as long as it moves enough air to keep your engine cool. I would only hook up one of those wires and the ground wire for the fan.

 

....yep. Whatever, i'll see how well this one works for now. It keeps the temps below the halfway mark, so i dont see an issue. I go over the hill this weekend and i'll post results after I get back.

Thank you everyone for your help and input

 

That fan only flows 2500 cfm. I believe the clutch fan does 3200 or something like that. 2500 cfm will be sufficient most of the time, but certainly not for towing or super hot days in stop/go traffic.

You're in the same boat as SilentRamAD unfortunately, except you've already bought yours. The SHO is a 3.0L engine and only has a single speed fan (roughly 2500 cfm). The small engine didnt produce as much heat and didnt require as big a fan. The 3.8L required more cfm, so they added a second speed which flows 4200 cfm (significantly more than the stock clutch fan in these rams). Also, connecting both wires wont hurt anything since it was a splice to begin with. I'd just cut out the splice...either that or buy a better fan (continue reading).

The same statement goes to both of you. 2500 cfm is sufficient most of the time, but not 100% of driving conditions. As mentioned before, if you're ever gonna do any towing or stop/go in hot weather, either stick with the clutch fan or get the 2-speed fan from a 3.8L taurus.

 

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

a simple search on ebay "3.8L taurus fan" brings up about 50 to choose from. <$50 for used, or $80-$100 for new. Id personally get a new one... MUCH more reliable (i learned the hard way)

 

how many amps dose it pull on high and low

 

30 on low, 50 on high from what i heard. startup is near 100 amps for a split second then it cools to 30 immediately.

 

Damn... yeah, i'm gonna grab a new one in a bit. All the wiring is done already, all i'd have to do is modify the mounting brackets and connect the wires to the new fan. I am however running up over the hill on friday with this fan... we'll see how it does. But i'm going to for sure pick up a brand new 3.8L fan. I'm mad, cause when I got this one there was a tarus right next to it with a good fan in it as well, and I figured the SHO would be a better performing fan, didn't know the SHO's were only 3.0L. Oh well, live and learn I guess.

 

So here's some pics for anyone that may be interested. Like said previously, it will eventually be swapped for a NEW 3.8L high/low fan... but it will essentially look the same, factory... minus a few wires on the driver's side, they are now fully wrapped in electrical tape and tucked down better.



And the wires going into the fan... see, only two = [

 

What all is needed to do this?
2 speed fan
relay
What kind of temp controller do i need?

 

You can get the flex-a-lite 180 kit from moesperformance or airram, I think moes has it for 260 once you add it to your cart. The 180 kit comes w/ everything you need, otherwise you can go junkyard fan and do it for about 130. Here is a link to the parts and wiring I used on mine http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...cfan/index.php.