PrerunnerManiac
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- City, State
- Las Vegas Nevada
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 AWD 5.0 Mountaineer
We just finished the build on a 96 Explorer with the 4.0 OHV and I need some suggestions on performance mods.
You can see by this pic, the front fenders catch a ton of air on the highway (we also don't drive with the light bar up):
We already lopped off the muffler, and are just running the cats, I have a K&N drop in replacement filter, we swapped the 3.27 gears for 3.73s and it has a 5-speed manual in it.
We live 60 miles NW of Las Vegas and going over the mountains from Las Vegas, I am pinned in 3rd gear and can barely hold 55mph.
We plan on drilling some holes in the backs of the fenders to let air pass, but I need something more to get up the mountain.
BTW my 04 Ranger has flared fenders and can make it up the same mountain at 65mph with ease.
I have search this forum, but I am new to FORD, grew up a Chevy man before I got into off-road racing. I know how to mod the 5.0, but not the older 4.0
You can see by this pic, the front fenders catch a ton of air on the highway (we also don't drive with the light bar up):
We already lopped off the muffler, and are just running the cats, I have a K&N drop in replacement filter, we swapped the 3.27 gears for 3.73s and it has a 5-speed manual in it.
We live 60 miles NW of Las Vegas and going over the mountains from Las Vegas, I am pinned in 3rd gear and can barely hold 55mph.
We plan on drilling some holes in the backs of the fenders to let air pass, but I need something more to get up the mountain.
BTW my 04 Ranger has flared fenders and can make it up the same mountain at 65mph with ease.
I have search this forum, but I am new to FORD, grew up a Chevy man before I got into off-road racing. I know how to mod the 5.0, but not the older 4.0