BluegrassDiesel
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Ive been thinking about going with electric fans on my pullin truck for a while, but never felt like dropping $550 for a Flex a Lite kit. I read on pirate 4x4 and on here that the late 80s and early 90s model Ford Taurus had some pretty sweet little electric fans on them from the factory. I dont have any hard data to back this up but Ive read several places that they are supposed to flow anywhere from 3500-4500 CFM. The fans are 15 inches so I think I can fit two on my truck. That would be anywhere from 7000-9000CFM, which would be a whole lot more than what you would get out of a much more expensive Flex a lite kit. I decided to try this so I went searching today. Found 2 ford Taurus' over at a salvage yard in Berea. I paid $20 each for them. I should have less than $500 in the whole setup by the time its all said and done. Im not going to worry with wiring them up on a thermostat, but just hard wire them into a toggle in the cab. I think it will turn out pretty good. We hooked them both up to a battery just to make sure they worked and they will flat get it! Here is a pic of them.