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GT40Pony

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Hey all. I was wondering what cars would have a suitable electric fan I can put on fox. I have a '02 escape dual fan but I don't know if it will work right. Any help would be awesome!!
 

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lots of guys using the ford contour or for taurus fans,the one you have i dont know,have to try it i guess,i have a flex-a-light and it works decent enough ...if you do a search in here think theres already some threads on it...also,you should upgrade your alternator also if your switching to electric fan...
 

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Taurus and Cougar/Contour Fans are probably the most common to use for a conversion.
 

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Taurus/Sable/Contour
Lincoln MKVII
SN95
There is a writeup in the tech section. I have a Taurus 2 speed with a FAL 33054 controller.
 

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All the fans mentioned are good viable options. Theres a guy over on the Corral that sells trimmed and ready to install at a reasonable price
 

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I scored a new dual Contour/Mystique/Cougar fan for $48 on Ebay. Cheapest best E fan set up I have got for my Mustang. And it fits and looks like it was made for it.
 

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larrym1961 said:
I scored a new dual Contour/Mystique/Cougar fan for $48 on Ebay. Cheapest best E fan set up I have got for my Mustang. And it fits and looks like it was made for it.
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Awesome. DO you have a picture of your setup?? How did you wire it up?? Thanks
 

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GT40Pony said:
Awesome. DO you have a picture of your setup?? How did you wire it up?? Thanks
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No photo yet, but I can do one with my current set up possibly tomorrow and post. I am currently using a Flex-A-Lite veriable speed controller, but I have a DC Controller on order. I need something a little more consistent on when my fans come on. After I get the new controller I will photo it with that set up.
 

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Do you guys think a Single 16" fan would work or should I custom a dual 10" fan setup??
 

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the escape fan you already have will do nicely as well. you just need a minimum of 2500cfm to cool your engine, and the escape fan will do that easily.
 

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Awesome. I was going to do something really simple like a stand alone switch set up. I dont have the know how to convert to an electric from a clutch. So i figured a simple switch circut would work
 

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Pick up a variable temperature controller. FAL has a nice one, i forget the part number, maybe 33054
 

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rbohm said:
the escape fan you already have will do nicely as well. you just need a minimum of 2500cfm to cool your engine, and the escape fan will do that easily.
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That's awesome!!! I found a single 16" fan on ebay for $40.00 that flows 3000 cfm
 
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Lincoln Mark VIII fan. Thats the one I used... Listen to Madspeed on the controller. I made the mistake and got a cheap one and it cost me a set of head gaskets.
 

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Would it be a bad thing to just wire it up so it runs the whole time I am driving??
 
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Potentially, under certain conditions your car might not warm up properly. One of the things your ECU does is use the ECT sensor to set fuel and timing curves based on engine temp. Just depends, a fuel injected car it would cause issues, but a carbed car shouldn't matter as much.
 

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Ok. Well i could kick the fan on when the car gets above 180-200 Manually. Would that work just until the car cools? My car is Fuel injected. I dont know how to wire up a controller. I guess that is my issue
 

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use this instead;

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-890015/overview/

the switch is separate from everything else. and you mount the sensor in this;

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hre-3436/overview/
 

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madspeed said:
Pick up a variable temperature controller. FAL has a nice one, i forget the part number, maybe 33054
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That's what I run with my Taurus fan. FAL33054 The instructions are easy to follow. The only tools you need for wiring this are

Wire strippers
Wire crimpers
16 g wire- I would get a package of red and black
Soldering gun and solder
Electrical tape
Heat shrink
Optional- wire loom

Can't remember if the kit comes with it, but you also want a HD blade 30 amp fuse in between the fan and the starter solenoid.

My controller is mounted below the CAI on the passenger frame, and the fan is held in place with some L shape brackets on the bottom and radiator zip ties on the top. The fuse is in the driver shock tower under the coil cover.


There's a good install article on this site and the Corral with pictures and step by steps. I would not advise an E fan unless you have a 130 amp alternator first.
 
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