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It has been a really long time since I have posted on here, but had a general question regarding an engine tuner. I owned a 2000 Mountaineer which I sold about 3 years ago. I indulged in some bolt-on goodies for it, including a Superchips X2 tuner from BamaChips. Of course I really have no...

I had a MAC exhaust on my old 5.0 Mountaineer. I loved the way it sounded, as it had a very aggressive tone with nearly unbearable drone on the highway. Really deep and loud. Mine was aluminized steel and was painted black to resist rust. Great kit, but keep in mind that the 3" pipe doesn't...

I used Gabriel Monotube Max-Control shocks on my old Mountaineer. They were substantially firmer than stock, but were a dramatic improvment in terms of ride quality and handling.

I switched some of the wires around and in doing so I noticed that I replaced the #4 plug with a different E3, not an Autolite Double Platinum. After yanking out the E3 and putting in an Autolite Double Platinum, it runs great now.

Update: I got trouble code P0304 yesterday. After pulling the code, I replaced the wire on cylinder 4, which did not cure the problem. I replaced the spark plug with a different Autolite double platinum plug, which again did not help. A last ditch effort was to replace the entire coil...

Last weekend I replaced the gaskets on my Torque Monster Headers (each gasket came out in 6 pieces) and after getting everything back together I fought for nearly a day with a misfire. All the wires were connected correctly, and I replaced the spark plugs on cylinders 3, 4, and 8 with E3 plugs...

Nobody makes true cold-air setups for Explorers. Most of what is out there is what most people think of as "short-ram" intakes. I have the MAC intake on mine and it is fantastic. Relatively inexpensive, and it greatly improved throttle response and gave a 1.5 mpg boost...

In a few weeks, I am selling my Mountaineer and want to remove all of my performance goodies, which includes my Torque Monster Headers. I searched through the garage and found my old manifolds and all but two of the manifold bolts. Also missing was the heat shield that attaches to the driver's...

I am running the MAC exhaust kit on my Mountaineer and I must say if you are looking for some noise and don't mind the incessant drone on the highway, this kit is a good choice. It is relatively inexpensive (around $225-$250) and sounds phenomenal. I made a short sound clip of what it sounds...

Yesterday on my way to school I noticed that the air coming out of the vents was warm. I had the climate control set to 78 degrees but it just seemed to be getting hotter. When I got home I checked under the hood to see that the compressor pulley was engaged when the A/C was turned on...

Be sure that you are purchasing the EGR tube that has the flex bend in it. Ford dealers now sell replacement EGR tubes that do not have the flex bend. If you have Torque Monster Headers the EGR tbe w/o the flex bend will not work.

I'm not sure which cylinder is misfiring, but I was confident that it was driver's side due to the condition of the wires on that side. How much would would an inductive timing light cost if I wanted to buy one?

Ok, I've tried tackling this problem and am running out of ideas to fix it. Last week I noticed a bad bogging off the line with unusual transmission shifting. So I inspected all of the plug wires and found that the cylinder 7 wire was burnt and cylinder 8 wire showed some darkening. I bought...

I got the programmer before the headers because I didn't plan on putting headers on until I inspected the old exhaust manifolds and saw how warped they were and how awful they sounded under hard throttle. The MAC intake made a nice 1 MPG gain, but the exhaust really didn't gain much, if any...

Sounds like the heating element for the O2 sensor is bad, probably needs to be replaced. It is usually best to replace them all at once, but if your budget can't allow that, at least do the two front O2 sensors at the same time. As for the P0800 code, I can't seem to find that code online nor...

Those gauges look awesome! But I do have one question. On the left of the voltage gauge it looks like that is where it says "Check Engine." On my Mountaineer, the CEL is just left of the temperature gauge. Was that a problem with the e-Bay gauges or are your warning lights setup like that?

I actually use the E3 spark plugs. I replaced 10k mile old Autolite Double Platinums with the E3s and noticed a 1 mpg increase around town and on the freeway and a smoother idle. Definitely recommended.

Will the steering wheel radio controls work with an aftermarket unit? I have the same problem with no radio display, but I love the steering wheel controls.

If you go with a turbo setup, you risk damage to the engine if not tuned right, reduced reliability, and the engine is still trying to exhale out those awful stock manifolds. The TM headers will not harm reliability, provide a nice mid-range and top-end gain, and offer lower underhood...

Even though I have the V8, my canister is well hidden, it is attached to the wheelwell under the airbox. There are 2 screws that hold it to the front of the wheelwell, just a bit above the foglight.

Personally I would go with the slotted rotors. NASCAR race cars use only slotted rotors because the drilled holes cause a reduction in the surface area that the pad makes contact with. Just the slotting removes enough heat so that they don't have big problems. Drilled and slotted is...

I couldn't understand it either. I was willing to pay $118 per tire for the Pirellis and they want me to buy a cheaper tire (pathfinder) for $94 each. I can understand not putting larger tires on the Explorers, but it is the exact same size tire. Our old 93 Explorer has LT235/75R15 tires on...

Has anyone ever had a problem getting LT tires put on Explorers/Mountaineers before? I just went to Discount to get new tires and had the LT235/75R15 Pirelli Scorpion ATR tires picked out to install, even telling them that I was willing to shell out the extra money for LT tires. I got a call...

Not sure what the speed limiter is on Explorers. I went 105 once on the stock tune and no mods and it didn't feel like it hit a speed limiter at all. I haven't and don't plan to test how fast an Explorer will go with no speed limiter. 105 is scary enough on stock wheels and stock size tires.

I had the same problem after I installed the Torque Monster Headers. Only my wire lasted a couple of days before it looked like that, and it burnt despite having the heat sock over it. Good call replacing it, the engine sounds terrible and pops/backfires when on 7 cylinders. Never a good thing.