supercharged 5.0 true fire 98 explorer sport

hi everyone, my name is tim . i live in selkirk, manitoba, canada and as if this date that i am posting this, i am 36 years old.

i bought my sport in jan 05 from a local ford dealer. it had 111,000KM's on it. this is the second sport i have owned. it was sitting on the lot for about 8 months before i came along. i am the third owner (i was able to track down the person that traded it in, and they got it from a friend, who bought it new in 98).

i started to do a few things to it after i first got it, then i found this site, and all hell broke lose! i've never been satisfied with something the everyone else has, so i started to tinker with it even more.

mods include

interior

installed factory tilt, cruise, overhead console, auto dimming mirror, full length console, with a message center (it didn't have these from factory).

white face with blue flames indigo gauge covers (they light up blue)
blue l.e.d. everything
white l.e.d. interior lights
Kenwood DDX392 Touch Screen Head Unit
alpine 4 channel amp (all four speakers)
boston acoustic front and rear speakers
alpine mono amp (for sub)
2 12 inch jl audio subs
rockford fosgate cap
passenger side one touch window down mod.
custom transfer case shifter
tripple a pillar gauge pod, housing autometer boost, Innovate LC-1 wideband, and oil pressure gauge
12v power inverter with 120v plug in a 2 usb plugs built into the center console

exterior

BMW E46 projectors, mounted into stock housings using clear lens
6000K HID head lights
angel eye "driving" lights, with 8000k h.i.d.'s
clear parking/corner lights
billet grill (powder coated by Turdle)
blacked out ford emblems
custom front steel 95-98 bumper, with 4 inch round tubes welded in for driving lights
shaved radio antenna
shaved roof rack
black euro tall lights
l.e.d. license plate lights
smoked out 3rd break light
lund rear tailgate spoiler/wing (formally from the truck "blackjack" owned by EF member Spas)
hand made roll pan (made from 3 1/2 rear bumpers, with 1/4 inch diamond plate on the top, and it is removable)
aluminum T/A differential griddle/cover (powder coated by Turdle)
Motegi Mr107 20' rims
goodyear wrangler hp p245/50 r20
1 1/4 wheel spacer in the rear, 3/8 in front
and most noticeable, black with blue pearl paint, and blue true fire (ground effects are black with blue pearl as well)

Suspension

2 inch lowering blocks in the rear, reverse TT in the front (2 inch as well)
Explorer Express rear sway bar
4 door leaf springs
rancho rs9000 adjustable rear shocks
03-05 sport trac spindles with drilled and slotted rotors

performance

5L swap
347 stroker
TFS twisted wedge alum heads
comp gold 1.6 rockers
comp cams CCA-35-556-8 nitro cam
heavily modified edelbrock victor jr air gap intake (which serves as a valley pan now)
eaton m122 supercharger (metco 2.70 pulley, and ASP 8 rib 7 1/4 crank pulley) with custom made mount with bell intercooler core
8 rib serpentine belt conversion using pulleys from a 7.3 powerstroke
custom made 3 1/2 inch throttle body elbow
accufab 75mm throttle body
4 inch intake pipe
PMASS MH90 90mm Universal 3000 KG/HR MAF
amsoil cone filter
F.A.S.T. 60lb injectors
edelbrock fuel rails, trick flow specialties fuel pressure regulator with summit racing fuel pressure gauge
walbro 255lph fuel pump
1/2 inch steel braided fuel pressure line from tank to rail using 8AN fittings
torque monster headers
2 1/2 duel pipes with flowpro duel in and out 2 1/2 single muffler
accel extreme 9000 ceramic 45 degree plug wires with boot protectors
4R70W w/2600 stall with J mod
tuff stuff 200a alternator
tuning made possible with sct pro-racer package, and tuned with major help from member [MENTION=102869]Dono[/MENTION] and [MENTION=81804]4pointslow[/MENTION]
flex a lite duel 12 inch electric fans
big 3 upgrade (4 gauge wires)
meziere innercooler water pump
2 froozenboost innercooler rads

Transfer case

4406 manual shift from a 97 F150
modified stock trans cross member to accept 93 mustang 5L polyurethane tans mount
double cardan rear drive shaft

because of all the "fun" i had doing the bodywork, and some other things to my truck, i have nick named it "evil dora" or if you like, just plane "evil"!
and now the thank yous

my buddy gord leiss, who let this thing sit in his garage for 3 months while i did the body work to it. he also gave me a hand with some of the prep work, and painted it for me

kevin willson for doing the true fire http://affordableairbrushing.ca/

Joe Bukoski for letting me do the 5L/4406 swap in his garage

now people from this site, weather they knew it or not, they helped

BIG THANKS to tara a.k.a. explorersport77 for pictures of her truck. wouldn't been able to build the roll pan with out them!

ExplorerSport77's X "Hotness"

jon a.k.a. Turdle for selling me some real swanky rear shackles, as well as powder coating the diff cover and sending them up to canada. as well as much needed info on v8, and 4406 swaps as well as doing the grill and showing me how its done.

don aka dono for the help with the tuning, and wideband, as well as the supercharger

andy aka ahodges for some parts, and any help i needed for all the go faster goodies

5.0 swap - w/ 4406

jad2411 for finding me a link for my hidden antenna

ryan a.k.a. MustangP51 for doing his write up on making l.e.d.'s for interior lights, and how to make projectors

P51's HID Headlight (Projector) and Fog Conversion (PICS)

and N3ELZ cardomain page for L.E.D. switch and cruise pod mods

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/296394/2002-ford-ranger-regular-cab/page-6
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/296394/2002-ford-ranger-regular-cab/page-12
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/296394/2002-ford-ranger-regular-cab/page-23

bob a.k.a. rwenzing for showing me speedhut's sit for the gauges

Gauges, Custom Gauges, Tachometers, Speedometers, Shift Light, Pod

Buzz4x4 for his write up on blacking out ford emblems

How to Make Your Own Custom Ford Emblems

the late aldive for his write up on one touch down passengers window mod

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141027&highlight=touch+passengers+window+mod

BIG COUNTRY, for his write up on how to install a auto dimming mirror

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84968

BIG COUNTRY, 98formulaLS1, and Ryon40 for there write ups on how to install a message center

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225017&highlight=BIG+COUNTRY
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80670&highlight=message+center
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245085&highlight=Ryon40

MountaineerGreen for his 4406 swap write up and "Custom" Driveshaft for a 4406 and 4" Superlift on the Cheap " (even tho its lowered

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166726&highlight=awd+4x4+swap
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185232

Simon, aka blueka for his "pickle" thread, and help anytime i picked the phone up the phone on the 5L swap

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271813

Jon, aka 4pointslow for any MAJOR technical advice i have needed

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219092

i wish i could find who did the write up on the overhead console install, but here is the link

http://www.explorer4x4.com/overhead.htm

Russ aka NICE59FORDF100 for his help on the wiring, and what to watch out for electronically.

hopefully one day, i will be able to help people on here just as much as the people that i have mentioned above!

plus you know you have done something right when.....

your truck (as well as corkey) wins truck of the month

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=296023

is the feature truck on the fun hump day radio show (starts roughly around the 30 min mark)

http://explorerforum.podbean.com/2011/03/23/19-vroom-zoomboom/

and you drive 26 hours ONE WAY to the carlisle all ford nationals in june 2010 and 2011, and grab second place in the s.u.v. all category!

then in 2014 you go back to the same show you have been to 5 years in a row (nothing by most, but its one hell of a long drive) and take first!

 

[vroomzoomboom]

This thread has multiple ideas. Have a look.
Explorer 5.0 EFI w/roller rockers what valve covers? - Page 2 - ClassicBroncos.com Forums

Fresh air needs to come in one side valve cover and go down into the crankcase and up the other valve cover through a PCV valve then into your supercharger inlet.
The oil fill cap tube in the picture of your valve covers is where the air goes in, so the other valve cover is where the PCV valve needs to be.
I like the one in post 21.

i looked that over. to me it looks like they talk more on valve covers then a pcv system. however, so what your saying is i can run a breather on one cover and run a tube to the intake from the over cover?

like, a tube can go from this one (if you look i have a plug on it) going to the intake

and a breather on this one? will it toss oil out however?

i also solved another small problem. cant remember if i mentioned but instead of bolts, i am using a carburetor stud to bolt or sandwich the pan and blower mount to the motor.
what i plan on is to be able to lay the intake to head gaskets down, then the valley pan using the studs to line everything up. then lay a bead of silicone down to seal the pan to the blower mount. i wanted to be able to drop, the mount, rails and blower down as a unit using the fuel rails also as something to grab onto (hopefully it will be happy, time will tell).
2 things i didnt like about the carb kit i am using (moroso kit 37961) was that there wasnt a lot of threads that went into the heads, as well as the studs sat a little too tall for me to get a socket on top to tighten everything down. me not being a expert, or even a novice at machining wasnt sure if you can run a thread chaser down them being what i would think was harden steel. well, it work. solved to problems at once. was able to add 1/2 inch of threads to the bottom of the studs, and also lower the studs on top being able to get a socket on up top so i can torque them

 

[4pointslow]

No,
No breather, that would be an un metered air leak since you have a MAF sensor.
I was just referencing the pictures of the valve covers with grommets in them.
1.You need a tube from your air intake tube, behind the maf sensor - going to one valve cover. That would be fresh air coming in. That fresh air has to be measured from the maf so it has to come from behind the maf or it will be un metered(un measured) and cause a lean condition. (this is how it is done from the factory).
2. You need a pcv valve in the other valve cover with a vacuum hose on top(of the pcv valve) that will go to your Supercharger inlet where there will be only vacuum and never boost.

 

[CDW6212R]

That's a great explanation, which is hard to find in the countless blower project threads etc. The PCV system is an air passage loop, the metered air in, plus internal leaks(blowby etc), to the outlet which is intake vacuum.

The PCV is a metered restriction, note that there are many different PCV air flow specifications. Some flow much more air than others. The oil mist that collects in intakes or PCV hoses etc, are tough to eliminate. The spot where the PCV draws air in from the engine is the big key there. Some lower intakes have very poor baffling to protect the PCV, others are much better. The intake valley is the best place to pull air with less oil mist, but it's a tight space still to get just air.

 

[Rick]

I highly recommend using a PCV catch can between the valve and the vacuum source. That will keep most of the oil from being pulled into the engine, lessening the likelihood of predetonation, and keeping the valves and piston tops cleaner.

APR Universal Catch Can and PCV Block-off Plate

 

[vroomzoomboom]

this is what 230 worth of a/n fittings and 3 carb stud kits looks like

sad thing is i may have to order more later.
talked to my buddy with the garage. not looking good for me to work on evil while im off work. oh well, i'll keep gathering parts until then.

 

[gmanpaint]

Plumbing!!

Sorry to hear about the no go on the shop use. Progress is progress though.

 

[410Fortune]

that is one clean stove!!

 

[vroomzoomboom]

that is one clean stove!!

my now ex girlfriend cleaned it 3 weeks ago......

 

[4pointslow]

I love pictures of car parts!
a/n fittings look so cool under the hood, and on the stove!

 

[Turdle]

my now ex girlfriend cleaned it 3 weeks ago......

Is she busy right now?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

Is she busy right now?

i would ask, but wasnt a friendly break up. especially when i had the last one up by dropping her things off and placing her soaking wet lingerie on the windshield of her truck when it was -35C with the wind or if you like -31F for her to deal with in the morning.

 

[donalds]

 

[vroomzoomboom]

putting these numbers as a reference. it seems like trying to find bearing and seal numbers for eaton m series snouts are a guarded secret because your get overcharged for them if you dont know where to look
snout bearing
6204c3
6303c3
seal (not necessary part number but measurements) 20x47x7

 

[ahodges]

I assume that is for a M122?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

I assume that is for a M122?

from what I can tell, that’s for all m series snouts. The bearing numbers I did get from stegmier however

 

[4pointslow]

That man is a supercharger genius.
His name is really hard to spell though. LOL
Stiegemeier

The black supercharger on my 98 2 door has had a stage 7 or 8 port and the snake bite modification where he puts overdrive gears in the snout. It even has a modification that would allow me to liquid cool the snout, if I hooked it up. LOL
I love his work!

 

[vroomzoomboom]

He does gears in the shout or on the rotors?

 

[CDW6212R]

That man is a supercharger genius.
His name is really hard to spell though. LOL
Stiegemeier

The black supercharger on my 98 2 door has had a stage 7 or 8 port and the snake bite modification where he puts overdrive gears in the snout. It even has a modification that would allow me to liquid cool the snout, if I hooked it up. LOL
I love his work!

I liked him too, the one time I spoke with him about a KB 2.4 blower. I saw one on eBay that was very used, for parts, for $400. I asked him the possibility of rebuilding such a used KB, and he said he'd pass. Those 2.4's are very very rare, and the main parts are unique enough that if they were hurt, he couldn't replace them. There is a 3.6 version on eBay now that didn't sell the first time for $1250 I think it was(the listing is back up). That's way too big for me, but maybe someone else is game.

 

[4pointslow]

He does gears in the shout or on the rotors?

From the factory they are on the rotors. His snake bite kit changes things around a bit and gears will end up on the snout.
He had pictures of his stuff on his site but I don't know if they are still there. He may have taken them down so people don't steal his ideas?
I have no complaints about the one in my truck.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

throttle body adapter arrived the other day

so after seeing just how much ford motorsport cable throttlebodys are, i am going to reuse the acufab i have.

nothing new to me making a adapter. this will be the 3 or 4th one ive done.
so the opening for the stock elbow is around 2 1/2 tall by 5 or something wide. the throttlebody is a 75mm or 3 1/2. had a place that laser cuts metal near me make both ends for me. bought some 3 1/2 tube so it will fit without any problems on the throttlebody side.
the elbow side, different story.

what i am going to do is flatten the pipe down to fit inside of the collar if you like to call it. which will also be easier said then done because i know its not going to crush completely flat on both sides at the same time. once i have it fitting, i am going to make a cut on the sides to open it up.

once that is done, i am going to take the 2 1/2 inch pipe and weld it to the sides to meet up in a "Y" shape.
im doing a crap shoot with this because i dont know how much space i have to put the throttle body on, and the maf before it hits the abs pump or anything else. if the abs has to go, 410fortune emailed me how to take it out and still have brakes. however if i get lucky, it will land someplace like 4pointslow's and wont have to remove it and give the mobile vehicle inspection unit another reason to try to take it off the road if it ever comes to that.