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Originally Posted by PaulProe
Have you considered going to a double pass radiator? When I got mine, PRC said it would make a major impact on cooling. Apparently the longer path the coolant makes dissipates much more heat? Still a little confused why you're having the problem and the other Hurricane big block guys are getting along OKPaul
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I guess I don't know enough about radiators to even know there was such as thing as double pass. I'll call Shawn at PRC tomorrow and visit with him; he wanted to know what I discovered on this anyway. I agree, I don't know why I am having this problem and other Hurricanes have not.
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Originally Posted by undy
That SHO fan/shroud combo looks like the real deal. From what's shown it appears to have good adapability potential. I'm always open to more CFM myself. What's the measurements on the shroud?
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Shroud is 22x17x5, and based on the pics, it looks like there's room for trimming. When it shows up I'll post pics. The one I bought was used but tested, price was $78 including wires, relays, and shipping.
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Originally Posted by Garage10
I bought a 1997 taurus fan and its dimensions are 22" Wx 16" Tx 5" deep. I hear the Lincoln Mark8 fan is bigger and pulls even harder. something like 5500cfm if that would fit your application.
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From what I can tell, there are three fans from 1991-1999, the high output Taurus SHO fan, the high output Lincoln fan and the standard V-6 Taurus/Sable fan. You can tell the two high outputs fans from the standard fan as the standard has one corner of the shroud cut at an angle. The other two have the same rectangular shroud, but the SHO fan has small swept blades like a SPAL fan and the Lincoln monster fan has large chopper blades. Do some searching on eBay and you can find Ford and Dorman numbers. I don't know if the aftermarket fans deliver the same cfm so I would be careful there (which is why I bought a used Ford instead.) Guys that are selling these know a lot about them so you can educate yourself pretty well by perusing the auctions. I am also a member of the
Pirate 4x4 forum and there are dozens of threads about installing and using these fans there. You have to sign up to search but if you are thinking of doing this, its well worth it. And do a Yahoo search on "Taurus fan install" and you'll see how widely used this fan is.