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- 98 Limited AWD 302
I'll be short tonight. Check out the SBFtech forum, you can learn much more about reality than the stories about cams here or anywhere else. The same goes for exhaust and any real power subject.
Lots of bad information is on forums. Lots of power is lost or wasted or unrealized because people thing that they can pick a cam etc.
The exhaust needs to be bigger, and bigger than anyone here will tell you they have or tried. For the stock 302 a dual 2.5" exhaust would be great, nobody does that. For any true performance increases, stroker, heads etc, 3" duals would be more ideal.
The exhaust of the 95-01 Explorer should be two subjects, the headers, and the rest. Do what you will for headers, nothing is good enough except for stock(TM). The rest is easily opened up to 2.5" or more, and two mufflers will fit. The more internal muffler volume you have, the quieter it should be(pick big mufflers). There isn't much to choose from in the aftermarket, just a couple of tailpipes and cat back systems. You will have to have something better made yourself.
Lots of bad information is on forums. Lots of power is lost or wasted or unrealized because people thing that they can pick a cam etc.
The exhaust needs to be bigger, and bigger than anyone here will tell you they have or tried. For the stock 302 a dual 2.5" exhaust would be great, nobody does that. For any true performance increases, stroker, heads etc, 3" duals would be more ideal.
The exhaust of the 95-01 Explorer should be two subjects, the headers, and the rest. Do what you will for headers, nothing is good enough except for stock(TM). The rest is easily opened up to 2.5" or more, and two mufflers will fit. The more internal muffler volume you have, the quieter it should be(pick big mufflers). There isn't much to choose from in the aftermarket, just a couple of tailpipes and cat back systems. You will have to have something better made yourself.