So El ... the fan ended up being the Taurus 3.8 unit, like mine only OEM?? Where did you get your info that the aftermarket ones don't put out like the OEM unit? I'd read various related threads on different boards and hadn't come across that.
When are you going to start the install? I'm wondering ... should you/I/we start a new thread, "Mariachi's marvelous Taurus cooling fan install"?... or sumpin like that
Keep us posted on the install, I'll be watching carefully.
I did some more measuring yesterday evening and came to the conclusion that there's no way I could stuff that MK VIII fan behind my radiator. There's just not enough top to bottom along and fore to aft clearance. With the air that this Taurus unit moves compared to my old one I see no benifit in the MK VIII fan anyway.
Dave