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Old August 23rd, 2007, 02:39 AM   #1
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whats the deal with the explorer intake..ive read on here a few people that have them on their mustangs..is there a big increase in power?? i have an edelbrock performer intake..would the explorer be better..
 
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I have heard that the explorer has one of the best stock intakes but I am not sure if it will fit from the 4.6 to the 5.0 I don't think it will.
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Re: explorer intake


Originally Posted by notsoslow50
whats the deal with the explorer intake..ive read on here a few people that have them on their mustangs..is there a big increase in power?? i have an edelbrock performer intake..would the explorer be better..
The Explorer/Mountaineer intake is a mirror image of the Cobra intake.
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They are not exactly the same. you need to drill and tap a hole for the air temp sensor. The runners are also longer, and the intake comes really close to the hood. Keep your Edlebrock.
 
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first question is this for 5.0L explorer???? and would it be benificial to switch this intake for a stock 88 5.0L intake
 
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Originally Posted by hopper
first question is this for 5.0L explorer???? and would it be benificial to switch this intake for a stock 88 5.0L intake
the explorer motors come with gt40, and gt40p heads, the intake is a redesign of the ford cobra lower, with slightly longer intake runners to improve lowend torque. The overall diameter of the runners is better than a stock mustang intake, and they flow better than a stock mustang intake, making it an ideal "cheap" upgrade.
 
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so if you take the top end from the explorer and put it on a 5.0..you can have a pretty nice setup going? didnt know that..but it is some good info
 
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kinda, you'll have a setup thats a little better than stock.
 
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i have ported GT40 heads, ported cobra lower and stock explorer upper...With a few other mods, i am probably pushing 260+ RWHP through an AOD.

The lower intake and heads are two of the biggest bottlenecks on these cars...Get some gt40 heads (ported and a good valve job would be ideal), get a cobra or explorer lower and get it ported...TMOSS does great work..you can find him on corral.net very easy and does great work relatively cheap...

It is indeed a nice budget build...
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