Great read, good write up... 10/10
That would be nice and very interesting.Great write up/work Sid.. results(0-60) are impressive for these mods imo,keep up the great work!
wow greta truck man !!:rockon:
Looks good.
Nice write up Travis.
holy smokes.... I guess I need to do a tune/cai/exhaust on my 98 Explorer Sport!
SID,
Great article, but ur garage is WAY too clean.....
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Great read, good write up... 10/10
Looks and sounds great Travis. Like oxfordsnake mentioned, this is probably the best looking explorer in that body style I've ever seen. Should make a great DD
Looks like you loaded it up more for the launch after the mods...
Please explain you reasoning.
I think he might be referring to the fact you were loading up on the stall"... Just footbraking it a bit while bringing up the rpms.
Gonna take it to the strip at all? Without actually bothering to look up the numbers, sounds like mid-high 15s could be possible. Not bad for an explorer.
Awesome writeup! I've always enjoyed modding explorers. I had a 97 Explorer 5.0 with 195,000 miles I bought for $1,500 and I installed a B303 cam, 1.7 roller rockers, underdrive pulleys, a cold air intake, and a basic shop-fabricated 2.5" dual flowmaster exhaust. A 5.0 explorer with a cam and flowmasters sounded just like a mustang with the same mods, but it sounded better in an explorer! If the motor had gone, I would have installed a 347 in it.
Nice job showing all the steps in great detail and including such thorough testing results.
I wasn't aware that the 3V Explorer motor was so different than the mustang motor as far as the iron block, compression, cams, exhaust manifolds etc. I would have thought they'd just use a standard mustang long block in everything and only used explorer-specific externals, such as the intake manifold, throttle body, front dress, etc.
The Aviator motor, on the other hand, has the same exact long block as the Marauder and the Mach 1 (with Auto trans). The intake manifold is the only main difference. But the Aviators are long gone. Even the Navigators have the 3V motor in them now.
You used explorer-specific upgrade parts for this round. Have you given any thoughts to using any mustang 4.6 parts, such as the stock 3V mustang intake, or the FRPP piece? Perhaps a set of hot rod cams, or a different set of cams that maintains good bottom end power?
Nice write up Sid. Now it makes me wanna o look for EX Sport.
BTW: Was in Myrtle the week of July 29th for vacation.
Gonna take it to the strip at all? Without actually bothering to look up the numbers, sounds like mid-high 15s could be possible. Not bad for an explorer.
Gonna take it to the strip at all? Without actually bothering to look up the numbers, sounds like mid-high 15s could be possible. Not bad for an explorer.
Please explain you reasoning.
I think he could run low-15's to a possible high-14.xx in the 1/4 at full weight. My 3rd gen 4x4 with a 2V 4.6, tuned, catback at full weigh on 20's ran 15.421 in the 1/4. I took the second and third row seats out and then ran 15.1. Hoping that a tune revision and CAI will help clip that 14.9x mark.
I am almost tempted to post up my 15.1 run as well as an interior vid or two...
Edit: Just watched the video... sounds SOOO much better!!!
In the first video, where it seems to me there was less aggressive foot braking, the suspension looks less hunkered down. Granted the camera angles weren't the same for both videos for whatever reason and I can only see the tach in the first launch so that is tough to say.
However, in the first launch at 44 seconds I heard what I thought was the gas pedal hitting the floor after you let off the brake. At that exact time your head, which I can see in the rear view, also moves back more than it does in the second launch. I thought that perhaps you moved more from stabbing the throttle, like anyone would when suddenly pushing harder with their right foot while seated. But I don't hear that noise in the second launch where it seemed to me like you were floored to begin with and despite the increase in power your head moves less.
Not sure if you know or not but theres an AWD dyno in Charleston. Nice write up.