Allaa's 2008 Explorer XLT 4WD V6

Allaa's Ursula - 2008 Explorer XLT 4WD V6

Welcome to my new Elite registry.

My name is Allaa' and this is my Ursula (named by my wife) 2008 Explorer XLT .

Bought it Band new for $26133.33USD on Jan-10-2008 equipped with factory skid plate (for the tank), 3rd row seats with axillary A/C, key pad, parking asset (rear sensors) and auto headlights

I fill in love with the Ex from the first time I drove my friends 1998 explorer and that was on 2005, and when the time came for me to buy my first SUV, the explorer was the best compromise between price and specifications

and here she is:

Window Sticker

Current Mods:

Interior:

• Garmin nüvi® 1410 / Garmin Oregon® 550
• OEM optional Security Shade
• Pioneer TS-G6843R 6"x8" 2-way Speakers front and rear
• ScanGauge II

Exterior:

• Radiator skid plate
• KoolVue power heated side mirrors with chrome
• Taillight guards
• Thule 611 Boxter
• ARB Touring Awning 2500mm #ARB108US

How To: Fix ARB Awning on 4th Gen OEM Roof Rack

Lighting:

• Philips Xtreme Power Halogen Bulbs for the headlights
• IPF 6" Round High Performance Light Kit #968CSG

Engine: V6 4.0L SOHC

• Mobil1 0W-40 Synthetic Oil
• Davis Unified Ignition Screamin' Demon with LiveWire #4-0-0207BK
• Bosch Platinum IR Fusion Spark Plugs #4505
• aFe Power Pro Dry S™ Air Filer #31-10074
• JBA Cat4ward Headers Titanium Ceramic Coated #1674SJT
• MagnaFlow Hi Flow Cat #46004
• MagnaFlow Cat-Back #16773
• SCT LiveWire #9600 with Power Maker Dyno tuning

Transmission: 5R55S

• TCI Intermediate Jumbo Servo Kit #576005
• TCI Overdrive Jumbo Servo Kit #576006
• TCI High Performance Input Shaft #579600
• Performance Automatic Deep Pan with Dipstick kit #PA27455KT
• Eliminating Cold-Start Valve, Valve Body Modification

How To: Upgrade and Beef-up 5R55W/S Transmission
How To: Eliminate Cold-Start Valve in 5R55W/S Valve-Body for Full Trans-Cooler Flow

Drive-Line

• Re-gearing Axle Ratio from 3.55 into 3.73
• Front end Torsen Helical LSD #975420-0831A
• Rear end TrueTrac Helical LSD #913A561
• EBC 3GD Series Sport Front Rotors #GD7382
• EBC 3GD Series Sport Rear Rotors #GD7151
• Eibach Pro 25mm Spacer Kits #90.4.25.010.3
• LT265/70R17 Yokohama GeoLandar A/T-S

Maximum Traction Solution - 4th Gen
How to: Upgrade Brake System

Suspension

• Front Old Man Emu Springs #2701
• Rear Truxxx Lift Spacers 1.5" #102010
• Rancho QuickLift Loaded Suspensions 1.75"/1.5"
  
  Front Left #RS999939 / Front Right #RS999924
  Rear Left #RS999942 / Rear Right #RS999927​
• BTF-FAB Uni-Ball Extended Upper Control Arms

Lifting 4th Gen with Truxxx Leveling Kit + Rancho QuickLift
4th Gen - Extended Upper Control Arms with Uni-ball joint

Off Road Accessories

• ARB portable air compressor #CKMP12
• ARB premium recovery kit #RK9
• ARB Speedy Seal Tire Repair Kit #10000010
• Oasis Trailhead Tire Deflator Kit 5psi to 20psi #DKR
• Sportz SUV tent
• Shovel
• Bacho steel handle camp axe
• Crescent Mechanics Tool Set, 170-Piece #CTK170CMP
• Crowbar
• Travelmate LED camp light Nahar1 #TM6020-30TR
• IGLOO 50 QUART ISLAND BREEZE MAXCOLD™ ROLLER #00045072
• Smittybilt W.A.S.P. Winch Anchor Support Platform #2727
• 48" Hi-Lift X-TREME Jack #XT-485
• Hi-Lift Jack Lift-Mate #LM-100
• Hi-Lift Jack Bumper Lift #BL-250
• Hi-Lift Jack Black Handle-Keeper #HK-B
• Hi-Lift ********-Road Base #ORB
• Sterling Equipment Truck Winch Mount Guard - Gator Model #83XGWP-G -W/L - W/1" Rod Tow Loops Under Cradle
• Mile Marker HI12000 lb hydraulic winch #75-52000C

Projects in the near future

• TRS BI-XENON: MINI D2S 2.0 HID Retrofit Kit:
  • 1 x D2S: Morimoto Elite HID System (MotoEliteD2S)
    
    Ballasts 35w: Morimoto 3Five (Long Cord Outputs)
    Bulbs 35w: Philips 85122+ 4300K D2S
    Wire Harness Canbus: H13/9008​
  • 1 x Bi-xenon: Morimoto Mini D2S 2.0 (MiniD2SBix)
  • 1 x OCI Butyl Rubber Glue (OCiGlue)
  • 1 x Gatling Gun (GatlingGun)
• 2007-2011 Ford Expedition Auxiliary Transmission Cooler #9L3Z-7A095-A
• Summit Racing Remote Transmission Filter Kit #G4980

Removed mods:

• KKM TrueREv Intake #054004 (because it is a Hot Air Intake)
• TransGo SK 5R55W/S/N #T46165
• TCI Master Overhaul Kit #579005 (comes with all Alto Red Eagle clutches and Kolene steels plus two Red Eagle bands which are just plane garbage, complately burned after only 8 months and 25k mile)

AEM’s Brute Force Dryflow™ on KKM TrueRev CAI

email: allaa.hassan@gmail.com
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AllaaHassan
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/allaa_hassan
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allaa.a.hassan

That's all for now guys, have a nice day

 

[The Electrician]

The wooshing sound is related to EBC 3GD Series only (wide-aperture scraper slots and blind-drilled holes)

I wrote more details (included with how to video clips) about upgrading brake system in the following thread, hope you like it

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=318627


and don't you agree that with more power always requires more control???

Never heard this wooshing sound you are talking about, but knowing its from performance brake rotors, I think I could live with it . Hmm that's something to consider. I never really thought about better brakes, only engine and stuff, but now I have something to think about. Thanks for the insight.

 

[Ronin8002]

Thanks to you Ronin, no matter what I wire, I wont reach your level, experience or knowledge

thank you, sir. your humility is admirable, but your expertise definitely exceeds mine

keep up the good work!

 

[The Electrician]

Here is my dyno run after tuning



Mods at the time

JBA Headers #1674SJT, MagnaFlow Cat-Back #16773, AFe drop on filter #31-10074

Max power 181.9 HP and max torque 239.4 ft-lbs

Stock Dyno run

Max power 167.7 HP and max torque 201.4 ft-lbs

 

[Ronin8002]

Very nice! What octane fuel do you run? I also wonder if the measurement of fuel octane is different in Saudi Arabia than the one used in the U.S.; I have heard this is the case with European gasoline.

 

[The Electrician]

Very nice! What octane fuel do you run? I also wonder if the measurement of fuel octane is different in Saudi Arabia than the one used in the U.S.; I have heard this is the case with European gasoline.

Here in Saudi Arabia we use RON 91 and 95 octane unleaded fuel

which is equivalent to AKI [(R+M)/2] 87 and 91 octane respectively (USA system)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating

the tuned run was with AKI 91

and stock run was with AKI 87

and according to the tuner, all my mods at the time ware useless "the car is similar to a stock because it does not breath freely" and he can extract more power and torque, if I installed cold air intake (hi flow intake)

now after installing the KKM and Hi flow cat I need to re-tune, maybe in the few next weeks

 

[Ronin8002]

Very interesting, and thanks for the link

 

[The Electrician]

Today I had a second Dyno tuning with KKM CAI



Mods: KKM TrueREv #054004, JBA Headers #1674SJT, MagnaFlow Hi Flow Cat #46004, MagnaFlow Cat-Back #16773

Octane AKI 91

Max power 187.5 HP and max torque 226.1 ft-lbs

Mods: JBA Headers #1674SJT, MagnaFlow Cat-Back #16773, AFe drop on filter #31-10074

Octane AKI 91

Max power 181.9 HP and max torque 239.4 ft-lbs

and this is stock run

Octane AKI 87

Max power 167.7 HP and max torque 201.4 ft-lbs

 

[Varsity]

Very impressive!

 

[The Electrician]

actually i'm thinking of removing the KKM and return to Stock air box with AFe drop on filter, because I think I need more torque than HP

and this what the Dyno runs shows clearly

don't you think so?

 

[Ronin8002]

It would appear so

 

[The Electrician]

so ronin you also prefer torque over HP?

 

[Ronin8002]

For a heavy truck used for offroading (such as ours), yes. Someone once told me that if you focus your modifications to increase torque at normal driving RPMs, the horsepower will take care of itself. Maybe not strictly true but in practice it seems to make sense.

 

[Ronin8002]

Allaa', another thing to look at is that with the KKM your torque curve appears to stay flatter from 3500-4500. It might be the scaling of the graph that makes it difficult to compare, but generally a flatter torque curve is better than one that falls off more quickly.

You want torque to stay as high as possible over a larger RPM range...the KKM graph seems to indicate that. Although the peak torque is a lower number than with the stock intake, it stays closer to peak over a broader RPM range. With the KKM it also peaks 1000 RPM higher than it does with the stock airbox but is nearly at that peak about 1000 RPM before that.

So considering that, the KKM seems to be a good mod in your setup

 

[The Electrician]

^^^

good point of view, totally agree and with larger photos it is more clear

thanks Ronin

 

[Ronin8002]

no problem

 

[The Electrician]

these photos were taken in off road trip to "Saisad Valley" near Ta'if city

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allaa_hassan/sets/72157626824744925/

 

[lynchy wa]

Wicked photo's, look's like good times!

 

[The Electrician]

Wicked photo's, look's like good times!

Glad you like them my friend

Thanks for passing by

 

[The Electrician]

New Photos of my Ursula in a trip yesterday to Bahrain international circuit

and here she is with my daughter Lujain

 

[The Electrician]

Ursula Felxing

Today at work while moving around construction site, I took these photos to show my Ursula flexing, I know it is nothing but still