Explorer 5.0 Question

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Well I wanted a Mustang but needed an Explorer....so I bought an Explorer with a 302 in it. My questions are:

It does have new motorsport headers on it so I will need to stay with the GT40P heads. What work can be done to these heads and what cam would you suggest to go with?

Also what is your opinion about Spintech mufflers? I have always ran Flowmasters but would love to get away from the 2300rpm drone.


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Regarding the exhaust question, check with Mac, they offer a cat-back system for the Explorers for $249.00

 

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i had mine milled .020, and 3 angle cut on the valves, exhaust sides were really hogged out and 1.6 rockers. ill go on and tell you that the explorer eecv doesnt like alphabet cams at all, especially the E cam.

 

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ive never heard of a beefed up explorer before lol

 

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friend has a eaton blower on a '96 (i think) Mountaineer 5.0, custom headers, full exhaust, new suspension, etc.

I said he should've just bought a Mustang, since even with all of that my mostly stock Mustang beats him thanks to the insane weight difference.

 

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yeah ive got an Ex motor in a bronco 2, i weigh about 200-300 more lbs than a fox, so it still moves pretty good. i also got rid of all the DIS junk and went with fox eec with an A9P. huge difference right there.

i raced a 5.0 ex the other day in my dads dak 3.9.....owned him the whole time. kinda sad. but those ex's have a hell of a towing engine, thats for sure.

 

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Thenemesis said:

ive never heard of a beefed up explorer before lol

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Oh they are definitely out there

 

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This is a little off topic, but i have a friend who pulled the entire motor from an Explorer and put it in his coupe, put a cam and intake on the motor and runs 12s. Talk about a cheap way to make power. I believe he had to screw with the firing order and all that as well to get it firing like an HO, but i could be mistaken on that.