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jaa55
02-27-2008, 06:28 PM
im not sure if i even posted this before but i put an electric fan in my car awhile back and this is what i did and used. i had too much trouble finding a mark viii fan and i didnt like they way they fit anyways....

Needed:
99-04 Jeep grand cherokee electric fan, believe they came in 4.0s and the v8s
stock fan shroud
older escort temp ground switch to kick the fan off and on with a relay (i think they used this ground switch til the mid 80s) or dont be so cheap and just get a fan controller:awsome:

There are three mounting tabs that need to be cut off the jeep fan, cut them off and smooth them. Then just stick the fan inside your factory shroud, drill holes through both the shroud and fan housing and use 3 or 4 bolts to fasten it. its almost a perfect fit, i used some extra weather stripping from my moonroof to seal the small gap between the two. the ground switch i just took and drilled a hole directly into the water that comes off the intake, you can slightly see it (brass fitting) in the second picture right behind the rad hose. make sure you take it off the car before you drill it or you will end up with metal shavings in your water! ive personally never had any problem with it regulating the engine temp, works perfect idling and obviously the fan never runs while running down the highway. The only issue i had was the ground switch will let the fan run after you shut the car off with constant power. so just throw in a relay with switched power and ground your fan to your ground switch.
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yellowstang03
02-27-2008, 08:02 PM
very clean install looks stock!

Martin0660
02-27-2008, 08:09 PM
Cool, that almost qualifies you as a 2.3 Turbo guy. Most of us have a reputation of being legendary cheap ;)

Bob Myers

jaa55
02-27-2008, 08:17 PM
haha when youre a college kid cheap and clean is the only way to go! thanks guys, if you have any suggestions on how to improve the setup let me know!

fastfox91
02-28-2008, 01:36 AM
looks very nice what cfm does that fan pull

jaa55
02-28-2008, 12:07 PM
im not sure of the numbers, people have asked me that before.........we used to pull a trailer with our v8 grand cherokee so i figured it would handle my mustang! i did look for cfm numbers but came up empty handed

blkp42e
02-28-2008, 01:13 PM
i used dual fbody fans. they pull ALOT of air