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lol. too funny. i always felt that way when i lived in kansas. @#$!*(%@ weather! but now i live in southern california so the weather is almost never bad enough to stop me from working on my explorer. it's just the @#$!*(%@ traffic!!! i can't drive my explorer anywhere without...

on painting I have a 96 XLT with Deflectashield Fender Flares, 2" of lift and 31x10.5x15 tires on 15x8.5 inch wheels. Did you replace your standard EB fender flares? I don't see the running board, and if memory serves me correctly, the standard flares match up to the running board. If you...

50 state legal? Yeah, unfortunately, I don't believe any of the headers I've seen are legal in California where I now reside. Major bummer, because I've always liked the idea of changing out the exhaust manifold, and the ones on the V8 are very restrictive!!! The only problem I've ever had...

thanks aaron for the terrific advice. you know, i had the borla resonator replaced by a straight pipe, so my 500 dollar borla system now is just about the mandrel bent stainless steel pipe, as i had replaced the borla muffler with a 50 series flowmaster. actually, i do like the way my...

I just have one question Thanks for the input. Sounds real encouraging. I do have one important question though: do the stiffer sway bars make the explorer ride more roughly? I mean, when you go over a bump, does it tend to seem less compliant, and more bouncy? Since I went to the 6...

Math nerds welcome Okay, I almost hate to do this, but this is where the nerd factor comes into play. In the quarter mile, 0.2 seconds is significant by about 2 car lengths difference. Here's how I figure: Given: 1 mile = 5280 ft, 1 hr = 60 mins, 1 min = 60 seconds. Calculation at...

I can beat anyone across an intersection Even if the car next to me is a Lamborghini Countach, I'd probably beat him across the intersection, because by the time he realizes I was trying to race him, he'd think I was an oxymoron for even trying to do that.

Heh. I'll have to agree with flyguy on that one. It's hard to imagine blowing the doors off a Mustang GT, unless the 'Stang were running on 6 cylinders, or had some serious engine trouble. By the way, earlier in this thread, I believe I thought my SOHC V6 was quicker off the line...

Pete, I'm curious, did the solid sway bars make the vehicle ride any rougher? Are you happy with them? One of my gripes about the Explorer is that when I go over stuff like speed bumps diagonally, it sets the vehicle in a left to right rocking motion like a pendulum that shakes the ear...

hmmm Thanks for the advice. Maybe I could go to the Flowmaster website and try to figure it out? What type of vehicle do you have that has the 40 series on? And which engine? I've learned the hard way with regard to the Borla exhaust, but had I not done that, I would have never known.

I have both I have a '96 Explorer XLT V8 AWD and a '97 Explorer XLT SOHC V6 5-speed 2WD. I like variety so they are both medium willow green metallic (heh). I have driven the V8 to Yellowstone, the Rocky Mountains, have towed Jetskiis, driven through mud, snow and sand with it. I have...

no 40 series for V8 From what I was told, the only 40 series that were even close to working for my V8 were the ones with two outlets and one inlet, but as you know, this muffler is directional. The V8 Explorer has two inlets and one outlet, so though I've seen many posts for the 40 series on...

loud enough so i can at least know it's there I know perceiving and describing sound is totally subjective, but my two Supras ('84 and '89 turbo) and MR2 were all louder than my Explorer is (all with aftermarket exhausts). I'm not sure why my Explorer seems so quiet. Actually, now with...

Y'all might want to read my thread I had a Borla exhaust on my '96 Exploder, but replaced the Borla muffler with a 50 series Flowmaster. Check this thread out: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=26662

My V8 with Borla pipes and Flowmaster 50 series muffler Okay, I want some input here. I have a '96 Explorer XLT V8. I paid about 500 bucks for a Borla exhaust system that I installed about one month ago. It was so damn quiet. The exhaust note was a little bit deeper, but unless I...

Good idea. I have a digital cam, but with the rain and cold, it's a little difficult to get out there and take a picture. I'll try to do that this weekend and post it. Thanks.

I just installed the Borla exhaust system on my '96 Explorer V8. Since the Borla exhaust "hugs" the rear bumper, and is not any lower or posterior to the hitch, I'd be surprise if it ever gets smashed on anything. I'm just a little disappointed that the exhaust mod is so quiet. Yes, it...

Let me guess--this will be another one of my four threads on this forum that gets 20+ viewers, but no responses. Come on you deadbeats, speak up!!!

Okay all, I have a rear spoiler/wind deflector for my 1996 Explorer. It's the black Ford aftermarket product that is curved with rounded corners, just like about everything else on the Explorer. However, lately, I've noticed that lots of the new SUVs have cool rear spoilers, as in the Toyota...

The chip will cost you everytime you go to the gas station when you fill with premium fuel. My V8 started to knock (detonate) with the chip, even using premium gas, so I removed it.

Everyone seems to be talking about those polished metal intake pipes (though I wonder if the stock plastic one is really restrictive), yet nobody here has mentioned anything about extrude honing the GT40-like intake manifold runners. Do aftermarket intake runners for Mustang 5.0 engines fit the...

Upon realizing Borla had not included the connection bolts and gasket (that connect the cat and muffler), I stopped by the local hardware store to purchase three 10 mm x 5 cm stainless steel bolts in addition to another gasket. My 1996 Explorer exhaust nuts and bolts were fairly well corroded...

Your AIRRAID link is useless as they have no parts for explorers.

For over 500 bucks, I would have hoped that Borla would have sent the three necessary nuts and bolts, and gasket material. Geesh. Now I have to either go to my local hardware store, the local auto parts store, or the Ford dealership to get this stuff. How disappointing. '96 Explorer XLT...

They shipped me my KKM filter within days. I'm very happy with their product and timely shipment.