[C6AE]

There`s one locally for a decent price and I was wondering if it was worth going after
Thanks

 

[jims6t6]

Don't know about the 97, but my old 98 has 150,000 and has given zero problems.

 

[Lemondrop]

My wifes 96 5.0L explorer is at 198,000 miles and still gunning strong .
The engine has the HO roller cam and such as a 5.0L mustang has PLUS it has the GT40P heads and a cast GT40 upper and lower intake manifold . If not using the intake , they sell pretty good on ebay .

 

[C6AE]

The engine has the HO roller cam and such as a 5.0L mustang has PLUS it has the GT40P heads and a cast GT40 upper and lower intake manifold

That`s what I was wondering :highfive:
I want to swap EFI in a `66 and I knew the exploders had were good candidates just not which years
Thanks guys :winkgrin:

 

[gotstang]

Lemondrop is right on, except it uses a truck cam. Swap in a TFS1 or HO cam to make it go ::

 

[ylexot]

It has the perverted exhaust manifolds, but otherwise is a great plant. Mine has 120K (97 Mountaineer) and the only problem was the EGR sticking open which was fixed by driving 6 hours each way to my in-laws. Burned the carbon right out. See if you can snag the ABS and the rear while you are at it!

 

[BornInAFord]

I have a 97 explorer shortblock in my car right now. I'm very happy with it. I checked the crank, the thrust and main bearings, bore taper, and general condition before I bolted my Performer heads and intake on. After close to 100K, there was virtually no wear and the cylinders still hone marks and no ridge! After a few mods (tapping and plugging the dipstick hole at the base of the block, I put my vintage parts back on. With Ford Corporate blue paint and ported K manifolds and stock valve covers (with 1.7 roller rockers, so I needed two ROL thick valve cover gaskets) it looks quite stock. With an HO cam from a 1990 Mustang, it performs quite well up to about 5500RPM with a strong low end. :biggrin:
Notes: The GT40P heads are a mid-97 issue, so if it's a 97, it could have the GT40 heads. They aren't bad heads themselves... If you go to fuel injection, use the existing intakes--it's very similar to the GT40 intakes used in the 93 Cobra and has a larger-than-5.0L Mustang 65mm throttle body.
Swapping to a vintage block you may need a 50oz balancer, a clutch pivot adaptor for MT (I used a cable clutch), vintage timing cover, distributor and hardened steel gear and a few other items depending on your application.

I only needed the shortblock, so I sold the heads and the intake.
Daniel

 

[amartin725]

Where locally? I know where they can be had with decent mileage (~50K) for $450 - $550 (I'm in Attleboro).

Check out this:

http://www.ronmorrisperformance.com/06tech/index.html

 

[RTM]

I would like to buy the pulley set up from an explorer motor.