Explorer GT 40 intake

[black95gts5.0]

OK you all have most likely answered this more times than I could imagine but what years were the explorers that had the good intakes?? and are the heads better than my stock 95 gt? if I can get a whole engine is it worth it to pick everything up? thanks everyone.

 

[wytstang]

any 5.0 explorer has the cobra/gt 40 intake. If you buy the whole motor buy the 97-01 explorer motors they have the gt40p heads. 96-older have the gt40 heads (same as cobra).

 

[OrangeMustangGt]

the lower intake dosent flow as good as a real cobra, sadly. and yes, you can make good power with the setup like that,
My car made 280~ rwhp with an explorer engine and a different cam. people with better intakes make ~295.

 

[SeventyMach1]

any 5.0 explorer has the cobra/gt 40 intake. If you buy the whole motor buy the 97-01 explorer motors they have the gt40p heads. 96-older have the gt40 heads (same as cobra).

And to add to that, the '97 year Explorer/Mountaineer could have either the GT40 or the GT40P heads. They switched to the "P's" midway through the year..... Found this out first hand.

 

[black95gts5.0]

thanks a lot guys, I am from canada and am going to rape the wrecking yards to get cheap horse power.

 

[black95gts5.0]

was there any special equipment you needed to use the GT 40P heads as opposed to the strait GT 40 heads? Also if you get an intakefrom a GT 40P setup will it bolt up to my regular 5.0 engine??

 

[wytstang]

gt40p heads use gt40p specific headers that Mac sells or any long tube headers will work, and yes to second Q.

 

[Venom351R]

Id buy a cobra upper or a real GT-40 Upper, the explorer intakes are so ugly.

 

[94gts]

Id buy a cobra upper or a real GT-40 Upper, the explorer intakes are so ugly.

but they are cheaper and do the job just as well:worship:

 

[horsesnake95]

I didn't know there was any difference between the explorer lower intake and a cobra lower intake. What is the difference between them t hat makes the cobra flow better? I guess I've always been under the impression that the cobra, GT-40, and exploder lowers were exactly the same.

 

[wytstang]

According to Greenmustanggt his lower explorer has smaller ports than his gt40p heads. I've never seen a side by side comparison myself.