Hangfire77

Hello Guys
I posted this in the general tech forum but have been told it would get more responses here. So any help would be great.



I have a question for the knowledgeable people here on the stang forum and since I am a member of several other forums in which I own the vehicles for I know how valuable they can be. So when I have a question that may pertain to you guys I wanted to pop over and ask. Okhere we go. Long story short I am swapping in a 5.0 efi motor from a 99 explorer into my 1989 jeep wrangler. What I am looking to do is a mild performance upgrade to the motor while out. From what I have read the explorer 5.0 is basically a detuned cobra motor. It has gt40p heads and cobra upper lower intake and a 65mm tb. SO I was looking at just an upgraded cam and roller rockers. I don’t want to male a fire breathing monster but just a little more than the 215hp stock I have now. Since you guys deal with these motors I was hoping you could help me with which cam and rockers. I was looking at the crane cam rockers but don’t know if I should go 1.7 or 1.7. Any way any help would be great like I said I really don’t want radical I need the reliability of a stocker. But would like a little rumble if you know what I mean.

Thanks

P.S if anyone knows where i can get the computer reflashed so i can take out the pats let me know. I dont know of any other way to get rid of that so i can use the jeep key and not have to run with the explorer column.

thanks again

dimebag

im running an explorer motor and a comp xe270, shooting for 270ish... stock rockers are on it for now

i like scorpion's tho, and plan to get them or something similar

mjr46

I'd stick with 1.6 rockers and if you want a little more performance get a e-cam and matching springs, retainers and locks..any cam change will require a valvetrain upgrade