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Old 08-19-2008, 06:55 AM
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I am going to buy a electric fan and was looking at a Tauras fan. My question is; could you buy the Flex-a-lite black magic fan relay and thermostat combo kit and get it to work on the tauras fan?
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Old 08-19-2008, 06:58 AM
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the tauras fan on initial start up draws alot of current from the factory the taurus fan was fused with a 60-80 amp fuse so you'll need components capable of handling that type of load
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Old 08-19-2008, 07:10 AM
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I have heard the taurus fan pulls up to 130 amps for a split second on the initial startup so you may want to look into a relay/fuse combo that can handle that. Imperial and Bosch are usually what alot of people use.
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Old 08-19-2008, 08:24 AM
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the autozone fan i bought was more than enough fan. 100 bucks for fan, relays, and wiring all included in that price. 25amps max start up
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Old 08-19-2008, 09:25 AM
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for low speed option ^^^^but I believe the high speed draws alot more
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Old 08-19-2008, 09:40 AM
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there is only one speed at 1700cfm
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Old 08-19-2008, 11:18 AM
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i am using the tauras fan and i am only using the low speed on it with a 40amp inline fuse and i have never blown it not once and i have been using it for over 2 years now. when i flip the switch i do how ever see my volt meter jump real high and back off but never had a problem i also have a bosch relay on it
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Old 08-19-2008, 04:49 PM
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This might come in handy. http://www.dfwstangs.net/tech/markvi.../markviii.html or http://www.r1200gs.info/howto/relay.html

and just so you know, i have a taurus fan i would be willing to sell that is in good shape. pm me if you're interested.
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Originally Posted by FivePointOhh
there is only one speed at 1700cfm
yeah low
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Old 08-19-2008, 08:54 PM
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lol that is a little low i know on the slow speed on my fan its more than 3500cfm and high is somewhere above 5000
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