willzilla
Elite Explorer
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- City, State
- San Antonio, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 XLT AWD
For sale is my modified 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0 v8 AWD.
I need something reliable and cheap for my kids to drive. I'm out of time and patience working on the Xploder, sadly.
Located in New Braunfels Texas (between Austin and San Antonio).
I've worked on this car on and off for many years now (since 2011), my thread can be checked out and it quite extensive, at 2000 AWD Xploder from Turbo back to NA.
Some info...
2000 Ford Explorer 5.0L XLT AWD w/140k'ish miles
- 5.0 Engine w/ GT40p heads and intake
- 4W70 transmission
- 3.73 gears
- AWD
Current Modifications (performance):
- 39lb Cobra injectors
- Walbro GSS342 255L fuel pump
- AMSOIL Synthetic oil w/AMSOIL oil filter
- AMSOIL synthetic transfer case and differential fluids
- Taylor 8mm Spiro-Pro Spark plug wires
- Autolite 764 copper core spark plugs
- Modified MAC cold air intake w/BIG blue AMSOIL air filter
- 90mm Lightning MAF (LMAF)
- High performance 93 octane NA tune from Henson Performance
- Torque Monster headers (EGR delete)
- Custom 2.5" exhaust (no cats) into dual-in/dual-out Full Boar muffler w/side by side exit behind rear passenger tire
- Meziere WP374 electric water pump w/idler pulley
- Custom Contour dual electric fan conversion w/Delta Current Control (DCC) PWM fan controller
- 1" Trick Flow Phenolic Intake Manifold Plenum Spacer
- Red powder-coated brake calipers
- KYB MonoMax Front Shock 561001 (x2)
- KYB MonoMax Rear Shock 565003 (x2)
- Warrior 1545 Rear heavy duty shackles
Current Modifications (show):
- Boss BE7ACP-C touch screen radio w/backup camera
- 6k HIDs in custom projectors
- 6k Xenon "HID-like" fog lights
- Custom red LED interior lighting
- Custom built LED puddle and license lights
- Lifted w/shackles and torsion twist
- Black Crager wheels w/NEW Yokohama tires
- Microsuede dash cover
- Carbon fiber interior trim
- All weather floor mats
Newer parts:
- Aluminum radiator
- Rebuilt transmission valve body
- Transmission pan with drain plug
- Wheel hubs
- Parking sensors
- All air-conditioning components (though compressor may need replaced again anyways)
- XS Power D3400 battery with custom battery mount
- All pulleys & belt
- Crank/harmonic balancer pulley
- Crank seal
- Yokohama Geolander A/T 275/70R1 tires (around 1000 miles on them only)
- Moog outer tie rod end ES3461 (x2)
- Moog inner tie rod end EV317 (x2)
- Moog stabilizer bar link K7275 (x2)
- Moog stabilizer bar bushing K80082 (x1)
- Moog Front Left Upper Control Arm with Ball Joint K8708T (x1)
- Moog Front Right Upper Control Arm with Ball Joint K80068 (x1)
- Moog Front Left Lower Control Arm RK620319 (x1)
- Moog Front Right Lower Control Arm RK620320 (x1)
- Moog K80065 Cam Bolt Kit K80065 (x2)
- Bump stops
- Plastic hood vent shroud piece
- Hood/gate gas lift shocks
- Oil sender switch
- Couple side window motors
- Steering wheel buttons
- Interior carpet
- Lots of other little odds and ends lol
Fairly decent list from what I can recall... Tons of info in my thread, linked above!
Some photos:
A few videos...
Entire playlist of videos I did on the car...
The "bad"...
- Engine making sound around the crank/harmonic balancer area.
- AC needs vac'd and charged (all new AC components)... even with a brand new compressor it may need replaced again as it sat uncharged a while and is currently bypassed
- Clear-coat peeling on some of the gray body panels
- Some typical rock chips and such in a number of spots
- Lots of custom stuff done to the truck so that's both good and bad I suppose lol.
Location: South Texas... New Braunfels (between San Antonio and Austin).
Miles: 150k or so?
Price: $2500 (can strip it for parts and make some money if you wanted, or fix up and drive)
I need something reliable and cheap for my kids to drive. I'm out of time and patience working on the Xploder, sadly.
Located in New Braunfels Texas (between Austin and San Antonio).
I've worked on this car on and off for many years now (since 2011), my thread can be checked out and it quite extensive, at 2000 AWD Xploder from Turbo back to NA.
Some info...
2000 Ford Explorer 5.0L XLT AWD w/140k'ish miles
- 5.0 Engine w/ GT40p heads and intake
- 4W70 transmission
- 3.73 gears
- AWD
Current Modifications (performance):
- 39lb Cobra injectors
- Walbro GSS342 255L fuel pump
- AMSOIL Synthetic oil w/AMSOIL oil filter
- AMSOIL synthetic transfer case and differential fluids
- Taylor 8mm Spiro-Pro Spark plug wires
- Autolite 764 copper core spark plugs
- Modified MAC cold air intake w/BIG blue AMSOIL air filter
- 90mm Lightning MAF (LMAF)
- High performance 93 octane NA tune from Henson Performance
- Torque Monster headers (EGR delete)
- Custom 2.5" exhaust (no cats) into dual-in/dual-out Full Boar muffler w/side by side exit behind rear passenger tire
- Meziere WP374 electric water pump w/idler pulley
- Custom Contour dual electric fan conversion w/Delta Current Control (DCC) PWM fan controller
- 1" Trick Flow Phenolic Intake Manifold Plenum Spacer
- Red powder-coated brake calipers
- KYB MonoMax Front Shock 561001 (x2)
- KYB MonoMax Rear Shock 565003 (x2)
- Warrior 1545 Rear heavy duty shackles
Current Modifications (show):
- Boss BE7ACP-C touch screen radio w/backup camera
- 6k HIDs in custom projectors
- 6k Xenon "HID-like" fog lights
- Custom red LED interior lighting
- Custom built LED puddle and license lights
- Lifted w/shackles and torsion twist
- Black Crager wheels w/NEW Yokohama tires
- Microsuede dash cover
- Carbon fiber interior trim
- All weather floor mats
Newer parts:
- Aluminum radiator
- Rebuilt transmission valve body
- Transmission pan with drain plug
- Wheel hubs
- Parking sensors
- All air-conditioning components (though compressor may need replaced again anyways)
- XS Power D3400 battery with custom battery mount
- All pulleys & belt
- Crank/harmonic balancer pulley
- Crank seal
- Yokohama Geolander A/T 275/70R1 tires (around 1000 miles on them only)
- Moog outer tie rod end ES3461 (x2)
- Moog inner tie rod end EV317 (x2)
- Moog stabilizer bar link K7275 (x2)
- Moog stabilizer bar bushing K80082 (x1)
- Moog Front Left Upper Control Arm with Ball Joint K8708T (x1)
- Moog Front Right Upper Control Arm with Ball Joint K80068 (x1)
- Moog Front Left Lower Control Arm RK620319 (x1)
- Moog Front Right Lower Control Arm RK620320 (x1)
- Moog K80065 Cam Bolt Kit K80065 (x2)
- Bump stops
- Plastic hood vent shroud piece
- Hood/gate gas lift shocks
- Oil sender switch
- Couple side window motors
- Steering wheel buttons
- Interior carpet
- Lots of other little odds and ends lol
Fairly decent list from what I can recall... Tons of info in my thread, linked above!
Some photos:
A few videos...
Entire playlist of videos I did on the car...
The "bad"...
- Engine making sound around the crank/harmonic balancer area.
- AC needs vac'd and charged (all new AC components)... even with a brand new compressor it may need replaced again as it sat uncharged a while and is currently bypassed
- Clear-coat peeling on some of the gray body panels
- Some typical rock chips and such in a number of spots
- Lots of custom stuff done to the truck so that's both good and bad I suppose lol.
Location: South Texas... New Braunfels (between San Antonio and Austin).
Miles: 150k or so?
Price: $2500 (can strip it for parts and make some money if you wanted, or fix up and drive)
