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    97 explorer 4.0 ohv cylinder heads

    Been gone from the forum for a while. Good to be back. Anyways, I blew a head gasket yesterday on the way to work (luckily I have a backup car). So, as usual, I'm going to use this as an excuse to upgrade. But first, a few things: 1: Does anyone make complete, ready to run, cylinder heads for...
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    Driver Door

    well my truck got broken into and they trashed my driver door in the process. wouldnt you know it, my insurance wont cover it. so i need: Front driver door 97 explorer xlt 4 door NO keyless entry YES power window interior panel intact window intact mirror intact beige color if...
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    air flow...

    ok yall. so im doin some more custom intake work. a little more refined than last time. actually using math... kinda scary huh? but i need to know what kind of air flow my engine needs to function and peak performance. its a: 97 ford explorer 4dr XLT 4x4 modified 245 CID 4.0 ohv running high...
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    SCT Eliminator Multi-Program Switch Chip

    hey guys. what have yall heard about the SCT Eliminator Multi-Program Switch Chip? ive been thinking about a few different tunes and a multi-selector switch seems like the perfect solution. has anybody used it?
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    a good excuse for something better.

    ok so me and my girlfriend jumped in the rebel to to the the George Strait concert in Greensboro last night. turned onto the ramp to get on the highway and then it happened. the truck jumped and made a horrible sound. i pulled over to the shoulder and checked my tires thinking i might had blown...
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    ...ford...

    so in true ford fashion, the moment i get one thing fixed, another thing breaks. so now that the final straw has broken the camels back, im getting a new stereo head unit. i have a 97 ford explorer XLT 4dr. 4x4 4.0 ohv (dont know what yall techies need to know in order to help me). what is the...
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    6/22/12 - headn to corolla, nc

    well boys and girls. its the mornin of 6-22-12 and im not goin to nags head on the OBX. om goin up to corolla beach instead. anybody else gonna be up there? if you are, ill be in the gold 97 explorer rig. bringin the dogs with me so i dont know if im gonna be doorless or not but youll know my...
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    goin doorless to the beach

    i have a 97 ford explorer XLT 4dr. 4x4 mud rig and im planin a beach trip to the OBX in a few weeks and im gonna take the doors off. ive got all the doors taken care of besides the front driver-side door. in the space where the hinges are there is a black cylender connected to the door. i need...
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    rear leaf spring modification

    i want to improve my towing, get rid of my squat and make my lifted rig safer from rollover. has anybody had any experience with roadmaster active suspension kits? looks pretty sound in concept but id like to know what yall think of them. used similar concepts on race trucks but never messed...
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    whats stopin me?

    so my 97 explorer xlt 4.0 ohv is about as big as it gets without doin a body lift. i have that scheduled for this summer when ill have a little extra time and money. i can only find full body lift kits for my rig up to 3 inches. why? is there any reason i cant get a 4 inch body lift to even out...
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    [Apr 7, 2012] ANNUAL 4X4-ATV RALLY APRIL 7-2012 MYRTLE BEACH AREA (ash, nc)

    http://www.nc4x4.com/forum/index.php?threads/apr-7-2012-annual-4x4-atv-rally-april-7-2012-myrtle-beach-area-ash-nc.117362/
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    check engine light came on...

    check engine light came on. checked the code. translated to vacuum system leak. light went off. now my 4x4 wont lock in. i can fix it, i just cant find the right hoses. (i used to cross-terrain race a super-mod Chevy, so my next statement will be offensive to many on this site) but in true ford...
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    97' XLT quick lift question

    i just ordered come copperhead fabrication 2" lift shackles for my rear leaf springs. they come unfinished cause they are not certified parts so i need to know: 1: What size hole do i need to drill for the shackle bolts? 2: What is the turn/lift ratio for a 97 ford explorer XLT's torsion...
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    Origional 40 series flowmaster muffler and a glasspack on a 97 XLT?

    move me if im in the wrong spot but i was thinkin i like the deeper tones i get from flowmaster 40s but i also like to dirty inconsistency i get from a cherrybomb glasspack... what if i put them both on? anybody see any issues that might arise? should give me the back-pressure that the 4.0 likes...
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    thinkin about goin a different way

    so i been playn around with different ways to put a 4" lift on a 97 explorer. and i know the norm is shackles and a TT or a strait kit. im lucky enough to be right across town from a 4WP store so i wont have to pay for shippn. im thinkin about gettn a 4" lifted leaf pack and a 4" lift radius arm...
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    2" wheel spacer

    i have a 97 explorer 4x4 4dr. soon ill be moving from a Michelin LTX A/T 235/75r15 to a Michelin LTX A/T 255/70r18 on it and i wanted to throw a set of 2" wheel spacers behind um to give my rig a more aggressive stance and slightly reduce the likelihood of a lateral rollover on hillsides. does...
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    Help!!!

    hey yall. this is the first time this has happend but im at home and my trucks not in the yard... where is it you might ask? well currently its about a foot deep in mud... went wheelin at about 4 today and got stuck in a sink hole around 4:45... started rainin just after 5... got home at just...
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    New swamp trail under construction

    so i was driven to school and saw the old dirt road that disappeared down a hill and couldnt help myself any longer, i made a quick left turn and passed the old tree by the road and fliped into 4. i took off down the hill and smiled, on my right, a dry-grass field perfect for playn around, whipn...
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    '97 explorer XLT 4x4 4.0L V6

    hey yall. im new on this forum thing but i was wonderin if i could get some pointers. im used to cross-terrain racing a chevy super-mod pickup. but when the other driver of that vehicle tore it to **** in an irrigation ditch during an expo race, i went out and got my 4.0L V6 1997 ford explorer...
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