Luckythirteen

One of the shops I sell to at work has a 98 Explorer that was rolled and totaled out and I have the chance to get the engine and rear axle out of it. Besides the GT40P heads and upper and lower intake is there anything else I can use off the engine? What I'm really curious about is if I could use the block to build my 331stroker setup. Is the Explorer block a roller, and would it even be worth it to try and use the block? I know there are plenty of other 5.0 blocks out there but you can't beat something for free.

jtmustang

how much for the motor and how many miles

and yes it is a roller block and u could use it for your 331 no problem

Luckythirteen

Well the guy who owns the shop is giving me the engine and rear for free, its got a bit over 70k on it. So theres no difference in the Explorer block from a Mustang block? Hmm. Im guessing the Explorer engine has low comp pistons though doesn't it?

94Blk5.0

The Explorer axel should be 31 spline, the gears would go into a 28 spline 8.8 like a Mustangs' but the Traction Lok is not interchangable.

Luckythirteen

The rear axle isn't going in my Mustang, is getting swaped into my buddys TJ. Already got 31 splines and a detroit locker waiting to go in soon anyway. Locker FTW!

Luckythirteen

If I decide to use the gt40p's do I have to use the upper and lower intake from this engine or will any intake work?

94 G STANG

People use the gt 40 heads and intake all the time, as far as hood clearance my stock brace didnt fit anymore i havent tried the hood yet.

Luckythirteen

You have the gt40p's on your setup, did you have to run stiffer valve springs with the steeda #19 cam? And what do you mean by your stock brace didn't fit? Your just talking about the factory strut tower brace on 94-95 GT's right?

94 G STANG

yes you need stiffer springs trickflow has a nice setup with retainers for 120.00 from summit. I also needed longer pushrods, wich im waiting for hopefully i get itin tommorow and fire this baby up. The factory strut tower brace didnt fit because the gt40 intake is from the explorer
wich is taller thanthe stock one.

drhoward

take off the strut brace....you won't notice any difference at all, at least I didn't


I think there is a company that makes them to fit over aftermarket intakes if you are dead set on keeping it