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Is there a good aftermarket fan for the 97 5.0 that eliminates the fan clutch? Just looking at mine and I figure there's bound to be a horse or two lost to the heavy fan and clutch.

My shop manual says to torque the head bolts in two steps to 55#s and then torque the bolts an additional 90 degrees. I did that but now I'm wondering if that isn't excessive. I would have guessed a torque in the 80-90 ft-lb range. Could this have damaged the heads or block? Also if it is...

Working on the engine to get all the smog gear working right and I started wondering if an earlier ecu from an obd 1 explorer would work and would it allow me to cut out a lot of the extra smog gear in my explorer. Any experience or advice? I found the older computers were much cheaper than...

I'm looking for exhaust to clear the front driveline on a passenger drop T-case. I'm pulling the auto that came in mine to install a NP435 and a dana 300 Tcase. Lots of custom work to make it all fit and I was wondering if anyone has found a set of headers or exhaust that might clear all of...

As mentioned in another thread, I'm planning to make my explorer into something a little more serious for offroading. I've got what feels like a solid 5.0 under the hood (97 with about 170K on it) and would like to find the best improvements for torque that don't limit my ability to pass Cali...

I recently picked up a 97 Explorer and the OD is slipping constantly. Even at low speeds it will not hold the engine. The other 3 gears perform fine so I'm guessing the transmission is on it's way out which I'm fine with. What I am trying to find is the best 4 or 5 speed transmission that I...