To begin, Remove the Negative battery cable, your throttle body cover, and intake and set them aside. Using your fan clutch removal tool, or wrench and screwdriver, remove the nut holding the fan to the water pump. On the Sport Trac it is standard right hand thread. Once it is off, be careful not let it hit the radiator, or this could cause damage. Now remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the fan shroud to the radiator. Now remove the fan and shroud as 1 piece. Once removed, there should be a nice sized gap in your engine bay.
You are now ready to start trimming the Taurus fan so that it can be “nested” inside the stock housing. This is the best way to mount the fan because it ensures that the entire radiator is still covered by the shroud, as opposed to just mounting the new fan, shroud and all. It took me about an hour to get a mount that both looked good and fit correctly. Below is a picture of my Taurus fan, before and after all the trimming was completed.
NOTE: These fans are estimated to flow between 3500 and 4500 CFM. A comparable fan like the Flex-a-lite Black Magic Extreme only flows an estimated 3300 CFM and costs $270 + s/h online, and you still have to adapt it to fit. Fans from a Lincoln Mark VIII have been rated at 4800-5000 CFM which is plenty of air. If they’re using them on 600hp supercharged Mustangs, I’m sure they’ll be fine for the Sport Trac.

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