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- A Troop Of Gen 3s
This is my 2003 Explorer, Centennial Edition. I found it at a tiny dealer way up in Sedro-Woolley, WA, on January 21, 2022. I was on a plane to Bellingham, WA, the morning of January 22. 4.6L, AWD, every option except the rear DVD. She had 195,000 miles when I got her, and I immediately drove her almost 1000 miles home to Sparks, NV.
With some exceptional help from one of our members, I was able to determine the following...
Out of the 4000 planned Centennial Edition Explorers, 3167 were built.
Of those, only 304 are all-wheel drive.
Of those, 272 are equipped with the 4.6L engine.
This one, as optioned, is one of thirty-seven.
The first set of photos are how I got her.
I've been after one of these for over ten years, and now I have one.
Current:
Engine - completely stock
Transmission - completely stock
Rear differential - Detroit TrueTrac
Suspension - QA1 Coilovers
Tires - Michelin Pilot Sport All Season, 275/40ZR20
Wheels - Adrenalin/late 4th Gen factory 20s, chromed by California Chrome
Infotainment - Atoto S8 Premium Android head unit, Rockford Fosgate Punch 6x8s (P1683) and 8" shallow-mount sub (P3SD2-8), with Kenwood 5 channel amplifier (X802-5)
Future:
Mustang-spec Coyote 5.0 &10R80 swap (3rd Gen)
Better brakes, TBD

With some exceptional help from one of our members, I was able to determine the following...
Out of the 4000 planned Centennial Edition Explorers, 3167 were built.
Of those, only 304 are all-wheel drive.
Of those, 272 are equipped with the 4.6L engine.
This one, as optioned, is one of thirty-seven.
The first set of photos are how I got her.
I've been after one of these for over ten years, and now I have one.
Current:
Engine - completely stock
Transmission - completely stock
Rear differential - Detroit TrueTrac
Suspension - QA1 Coilovers
Tires - Michelin Pilot Sport All Season, 275/40ZR20
Wheels - Adrenalin/late 4th Gen factory 20s, chromed by California Chrome
Infotainment - Atoto S8 Premium Android head unit, Rockford Fosgate Punch 6x8s (P1683) and 8" shallow-mount sub (P3SD2-8), with Kenwood 5 channel amplifier (X802-5)
Future:
Mustang-spec Coyote 5.0 &10R80 swap (3rd Gen)
Better brakes, TBD



