jrock47
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- Joined
- May 21, 2018
- Messages
- 24
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- City, State
- rockford illinois
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 ranger XLT supercab
ive always loved the explorer sport, not so much the 4door model (dont want to deal with all that extra weight + fuel usage lol)
i used to have a 2001 explorer sport SOHC, automatic RWD and it had 3.73 final that i swapped to 4.10 with a locker, had some all terrain tires on it and put a bit of work into the engine + trans (couldnt tell though, i sold it after i blew the trans), i made about 295hp from it at the crank and that was a very fun car, it's 0-60 power was insane and it couldnt be beaten even by my neighbors mustang gt350 in 0-60, but after i got into 3rd he'd pull on me.
what i didnt like about it was the lack of a consistent torque curve, i mean sure it would pull,and it would tow and was very usable for that use (2-4.5k lbs towing max) but before that i had a 9c1 impala with a 3.9L v6 and it made 242lb-ft from 1700rpm to 5500rpm, where my expy peaked around 239 at 3100 stock. (now, by the time i was done with it, i got around 325 peak at 2900-3500 but thats not a very long curve) from 1700-5500 the minimum torque it'd put out was about 210-220lb-ft,and that was just...kinda boring, it resulted in a very wierd acceleration curve.
i also didnt like that it was automatic, and sure i had the trans rebuilt with a heavy duty rebuild kit and a shift kit and a PCM tune but it didnt really help it last with the way i drive. (i had the car for about 8 months total before i blew the trans and snapped the driveshaft and sold it for 100$)
i had a 2000 ranger with the m5od and a 2.5L 4cyl and i got about 660hp from it before i blew the engine (i saved the trans though!! lol) and i just loved the way that trans felt, and i know its VERY similiar on the overall feel.
i also hated that it didnt have 4x4. there was a time when i had hit a spot of black ice on the highway while trying to accelerate and merge into traffic from an on-ramp, and i had jack-knifed and ended up in a ditch, and that day it was very cold and very wet and wasnt a very good combination, and i managed to get the truck out eventually but while flooring it in 3rd gear i sent mud flying 85+ft straight up, and i know as a fact if i would've had 4x4 i could've just crawled out of that ditch in 1st gear easily. (it wasnt steep, or deep mud, just very slick. maybe 4-5" deep.)
so im trying to buy a expy sport, 4x4 and MANUAL. ive got a fair chunk of change put aside for one (2-3k) and when i find one that suits my wants/needs im gonna grab it and drop this garret turbo ive got into it. im hoping i get a 1999-2001 but i also want the OHV for the better low end grunt. i want to make it fast but im targeting 355hp at the wheels when all is said and done. no matter the gearing on the model i end up with im going to change it to 4.10 or even possibly 4.55 front and rear, aswell as im going to buy a set of 3.55 gears (unless thats what it has stock) and use that for whenever i go cross-country to my house in colorado.
really long post, and im sorry about that. i just have a reallllyyyy deep passion for the expy sport and i want another one but i want it to be perfect for myself lol.
i also really like power. oops.
i might get the 4x4 model and drop a 4.6 and put a 5/6spd manual in it.
i used to have a 2001 explorer sport SOHC, automatic RWD and it had 3.73 final that i swapped to 4.10 with a locker, had some all terrain tires on it and put a bit of work into the engine + trans (couldnt tell though, i sold it after i blew the trans), i made about 295hp from it at the crank and that was a very fun car, it's 0-60 power was insane and it couldnt be beaten even by my neighbors mustang gt350 in 0-60, but after i got into 3rd he'd pull on me.
what i didnt like about it was the lack of a consistent torque curve, i mean sure it would pull,and it would tow and was very usable for that use (2-4.5k lbs towing max) but before that i had a 9c1 impala with a 3.9L v6 and it made 242lb-ft from 1700rpm to 5500rpm, where my expy peaked around 239 at 3100 stock. (now, by the time i was done with it, i got around 325 peak at 2900-3500 but thats not a very long curve) from 1700-5500 the minimum torque it'd put out was about 210-220lb-ft,and that was just...kinda boring, it resulted in a very wierd acceleration curve.
i also didnt like that it was automatic, and sure i had the trans rebuilt with a heavy duty rebuild kit and a shift kit and a PCM tune but it didnt really help it last with the way i drive. (i had the car for about 8 months total before i blew the trans and snapped the driveshaft and sold it for 100$)
i had a 2000 ranger with the m5od and a 2.5L 4cyl and i got about 660hp from it before i blew the engine (i saved the trans though!! lol) and i just loved the way that trans felt, and i know its VERY similiar on the overall feel.
i also hated that it didnt have 4x4. there was a time when i had hit a spot of black ice on the highway while trying to accelerate and merge into traffic from an on-ramp, and i had jack-knifed and ended up in a ditch, and that day it was very cold and very wet and wasnt a very good combination, and i managed to get the truck out eventually but while flooring it in 3rd gear i sent mud flying 85+ft straight up, and i know as a fact if i would've had 4x4 i could've just crawled out of that ditch in 1st gear easily. (it wasnt steep, or deep mud, just very slick. maybe 4-5" deep.)
so im trying to buy a expy sport, 4x4 and MANUAL. ive got a fair chunk of change put aside for one (2-3k) and when i find one that suits my wants/needs im gonna grab it and drop this garret turbo ive got into it. im hoping i get a 1999-2001 but i also want the OHV for the better low end grunt. i want to make it fast but im targeting 355hp at the wheels when all is said and done. no matter the gearing on the model i end up with im going to change it to 4.10 or even possibly 4.55 front and rear, aswell as im going to buy a set of 3.55 gears (unless thats what it has stock) and use that for whenever i go cross-country to my house in colorado.
really long post, and im sorry about that. i just have a reallllyyyy deep passion for the expy sport and i want another one but i want it to be perfect for myself lol.
i also really like power. oops.
i might get the 4x4 model and drop a 4.6 and put a 5/6spd manual in it.