Just wondering if the fan and alternator off of my 96 taurus is the right one to bolt into the stang. My taurus died tonight so Im going to yank the fan and 3g alt if they are the right ones. Thanks
anyone?? im pretty sure these will both work, just making sure. Also what else would i need to install them? I dont really want to go DCC for the fan, i know I should but what other options are there.
Depending on the year they should work...my 3g is off a taurus. Had an alternator shop reclock it, but that was all that needed to be done. do a search fo the 3g install or maybe someone has a link to help confirm what you have will work with your application.
you could probably search and find if a 96 would work. My fan is from a 93 3.8Lv6. Do a search and you'll find write-up's on that install. With the alternator, you'll want to upgrade the wiring for sure. I think www.paperformance.com has a wiring kit, but you might search around for info on that too. It would be a good idea to run either a fuse or circuit breaker on your alt wire, too; I run a circuit breaker on mine.
I know you don't want to, but I would really recommend a DCC unit. However, if you go that route, order a couple weeks before you plan to install because it may take a couple weeks to get there depending on his waiting list. Most say it's well worth the short wait (in the long run). There are massive benefits to using the DCC such as: no voltage spikes & a temperature-controlled fan, among others. I would recommend the little $10 light he offers as well. It tells you when the fan is on and how much it's being used by varying shades form green to red.
Alternatively, if you choose to not use a DCC unit, you can get other controllers at autozone or other auto parts stores. Some even use a toggle switch, which I wouldn't recommend if you plan to drive the car in the city very much at all unless you want to constantly leave the fan on or have to turn the fan off and on a lot. Just me, though.
I'm happy w/ my DCC. Often times, you get what you pay for.
Not sure of the CFM rating on that one, but the "popular" Taurus fan is a big single unit with (11 I think) curved blades. One of the less popular types (from the 3.0 Taurus's) only has like 6 blades, and they aren't as curved.
well the car is a 3.0 v6. I found out the alternator is a 3g but I dont think the fans are going to work, they are two seperate fans and everyone I see that runs the taurus is one big nice one. So ill just do the 3g swap and buy a fan. Thanks for the help guys
i run the taurus alternator and had to hacksaw off the back ear(mounting tab) and make a spacer out of a thick plastic tube for it to fit..but it did work and i believe is a 95A unit, i also put my stock pulley on the 3G to spin it a little faster and line up better