2000 Ford Explorer 5.0 v8 Mods & More - 2nd Gen 95-01 - The Xploder!

[@SlingshotMustang]

This is one of the nicest 2nd Gen Explorers I've ever seen! These are some of my favorite SUVs of all time, the 95-01 style, very very reliable daily drivers. Only the 5.0L AWD ones though, I don't trust the other models. I'm on my second 5.0L AWD Explorer. My first one went over 300k miles (not all put on by me, I bought it at 190k miles), and then I got rid of that one and got my current one, a 2000 Limited model. No problems whatsoever, except I am developing some rust on the rear hatch and rear bumper. Great tough little trucks, and you can never go wrong with the Ford 5.0L... And not just in Explorers! I'm big into the fox body Mustangs too, and the 5.0L goes even better with those cars than it does with the Explorers :D Your Explorer is cool as shit, especially in the engine bay, and the body is nice and clean. Nice Camaro in the garage too.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you!! I def love the Xploder and have many more plans for it and things I want and need ot do! Hopefully time allows, haha. I do plan to clean up a few rust spots and am thinking of maybe doing something from dipyourcar.com to keep everything protected and looking good! I have a good amount of clear coat peel on the fenders and what not. Plus.. lots of other projects planned for it.. maybe a small couple inch lift so it can serve as my bad weather vehicle even better! :D

[@7cafeify]

I don't know ,but there's something bout 2 gen explorers/mountaineers 5.0 AWD that we just love 'em , new cars come and go and the Mountaineer is still here lol mine is called BestBuddy baptized by my kids when there were lil kids ,1999 mercury Mountaineer 5.0 ,im thinking into shaping a Coyote 2nd gen or rebuild his engine with some mods got it when it was just 7K miles some 20plus years ago still going good at 250K miles ,just learning about the possibilities for when there time comes and what to do , right now i just have super 44 headers, K&N filter and jegs Super air mass flow sensor, 6K LED's headlights and fog ,really like all the work and hours that you have put into you explorer and props too!!!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you! I've had the car parked for a few months now.. I need to circle back to it and do some work on it. I do love the 2nd gens as well... they are reasonably sized without being a huge awkward tank which is nice! Your sounds awesome! Coyote would be pretty insane. I think some people also did various LS swaps with them as well, lol.

[@coreytaylor2017]

My early 2001 explorer eddie bower awd 5.0 is still getting me down the road in 2023, soon to be 2024. Bought it in 2019 with 95k miles. Looking forward to finding a 2001 limited 5.0 with low miles.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Awesome! I need to tinker on my Explorer some more.. it's mostly just been sitting lately, lol.

[@Freeway459]

About to get my first fully running 97 explorer for $500 today, seller needs it gone cause they are moving soon, this is gonna be my truck forever, I’ll replace motors year round if I have to 🤣🤙🏼💯

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heck ya! $500, can't really beat that price!

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Just picked up a 96 5.0 AWD with a D4 axle, 3.73 limited slip. It is light willow green, she is a sexy beast. Love driving it! Great video, thanks for sharing your V8 Exploder!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Nice find! Sounds like a great ride! And thank you! I hope to add a lot more Xploder content soon! :D

[@craigmcclure1819]

Very impressive refurb. I am starting the process on my 1998 4lt cologne motor ….200,000km. You have set a bench make for me, hoping mine turns out as nice.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Good luck! I still have a ton to do... More that gets done more I need to do seems like, lol.

[@mordecai4999]

Hard to find a 5.0, or any 2nd gen really, in that good of shape!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you!

[@zCorrxption]

I just paid 700 for mine 135,000 miles and minimal rust

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@zCorrxption ​ @manny willison that's an amazing deal especially in this insane current used car market! I'd love to grab another one.. my kids are beginning to drive now, ugh! Lol

[@marcusworld87]

@@zCorrxption lucky

[@johnbellas7855]

I got one. Just about all new parts on it. 164k and going strong

[@nigellancaster6940]

Just found this video. I recently only had my suv for about a half a year. It’s the 5.0 V8 limited awd. Previous owner was a older woman that had it for over 15ish. Just trade it in for a upgrade. Then I eventually bought it. So just looking to see what small upgrades and mods to do to just make it last longer and you know. Who doesn’t like to go fast. The video is great please put out more!!!!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Awesome! Def check out my Explorer playlist.. I have a decent number of videos on some stuff I've done with the truck over the years. I've owned it over 10 years now. Sadly right now it's down as I work on the source of some engine noise :-/ Hopefully I figure out something and don't need to pull the motor, lol. Once I get it figured out hopefully put out some more videos! And thank you! :)

[@davidwallingford8954]

Finally someone else with enough balls to do after market headlights on a Ford explorer when the old original dingy ones or shity looking go-big-or-go-home guys Ford tough

[@D3RPZILLA]

Haha, yeah man.. I initially ran HIDs in the stock housing and they just performed kind of bad and the ballasts took a crap on me. Switched the HID setup completely and went with aftermarket housing and then retrofitted the 2 together :D I actually did a video kind of going over it all, check it out! ua-cam.com/video/n4kXGvxxHqs/v-deo.html

[@2H2521]

I like it, man! That Explorer is in very nice condition, these are very good SUV’s. Have you considered doing the Sport Trac cluster swap? The clusters from 2001-2003 are interchangable with these, just plug & play no wiring or anything else required.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you! I hadn't looked into Sport Trac clusters.. I'll def have to go check it out. Sadly the Xploder is currently down.. having some noise from the front of the engine maybe timing chain or something. Haven't had time to delve into it and didn't want to drive it until I could investigate further :-/

[@rickarcher300]

Those headers look like a pain to install!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Lol ya

[@bobody6258]

When are you going to do a video of some pulls. I’ve seen a couple of your exploder videos, it would be cool to see it drive.

[@D3RPZILLA]

I have a few shorts on cruising.. nothing wild but here ya go:
ua-cam.com/users/shortstKYHnCr_t5k
ua-cam.com/users/shortsZX5FwcPvu7E
ua-cam.com/users/shortsO0HycwttY6Q
:D

[@rm25088]

I want one of these so bad. Or the mountaineer. The 5.0 is the perfect platform for mods and it is awesome that they put one in the explorer. There are 2 reallly nice mountaineers for sale near me. The problem is the mileage. 167k on one. It looks extremely clean though and it came from tennesee. No rust at all. The other one has 147k. I don't know how I feel about that. Both are about 3500 bucks.

[@D3RPZILLA]

I really like the look of the Mountaineers! No rust is nice! I wish mine was completely rust free! Are they both 5.0's as well? I guess check them out and perhaps check compression of the better of the 2 and check it out in depth and go with the best one :D Mine is down right now... Motor making some noise that I need to investigate. If I get some free time I'll try and delve back into it.

[@scrogathon]

miss my 97 5.0 so bad, I sold it for 600 dollars after sitting for a few years and would no longer run.

[@D3RPZILLA]

:-/ I need to get cracking back on mine so I can drive it again, lol.

[@thorburnjschwegler]

This is awesome this is what I need to do to my Ford Explorer 99

[@D3RPZILLA]

Right on! :D

[@D4x4Bronc]

Pressure wash and degrease and scrub the old carpet. Mine came out to be nice minor defects on driver's front.

[@D3RPZILLA]

I thought about it but the carpet was so damn nasty I just wanted to be rid of it... lol.

[@TheUndisputedTalk504]

Hey you know how to make the rides smoother on these 5.0 v8's SUVs?
Just struts?

[@D3RPZILLA]

Some fresh new shocks/struts can help.. make sure it's not dropped down and riding on the bump shocks in the front.. if the torsion bars are shot you can replace them to help a bit.. if the leafs in the back are shot you can replace those as well.. all combined can help it ride smoother. Make sure no bushing are blown out or shot as well, replace whatever is worn out.

[@Djsj1313]

I have a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0 I’m the original owner and just hit 400k on the original engine and transmission. The only things I have had to replace is control arms and sway bar end links for some reason it eats up control arm bushings lol. What size wheels and tire are you running?

[@D3RPZILLA]

Wow... 400k?? Talk about a warrior, lol... very cool! :) I know mine ate my front control arm bushings when I put new ones on and the car sat a couple years and the boots disintegrated from just sitting for so long (while I worked on other things). My wheels are 16s with 255/70R16 tires. I will probably add a small amount of lift with some larger tires eventually :D

[@specops6422]

Crazy our explorer same color and motor and awd lol

[@D3RPZILLA]

Lol, nice!!

[@jimsworthow531]

what an awesome job upgrading that machine. i have a 1999 AWD 5.0 explorer that runs great and the cat pipes rusted out. i removed them and of course snapped the collector bolts off the exhaust manifolds. how in the world did you get those exhaust manifolds off? I was thinking of getting in there with a torch and burning the snapped bolts all the way through and then through bolting the new cat pipes onto the stock exhaust manifolds. any suggestions to get those stockers off and what if i can't find headers? Thanks for sharing your hard work and ideas.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you! I actually paid someone to install my torque monster headers, lol. That's the only thing I paid anyone to do on the car for me but I only had a couple old jack stands at the time and needed my car back in a reasonable time (was my only car back then) and knew I'd have to fumble with it for a week or more to finish everything up.
If the bolts are snapped off... are you able to maybe use a bolt extractor on them? Or maybe just get a drill bit slightly smaller than the bolt and drill the bolt out? I'm not sure what options there are now for headers.. Not sure if Bob still even sells the torque monsters, you could try to email him from his website at www.torquemonsterheaders.com/. I know OBX sold some knock offs for a while but I don't think I've seen even those lately and have seen a lot of complaints about quality and fitment of those. Ford racing also had some shorty headers they sold a while back but probably not these days. I had a set when I bought my Explorer many many years ago and they were left in the trunk. I sold them and what I made from selling them helped offset the price of the Torque monsters a little bit lol.
If you cannot find any headers at all (check used as well), may need to just pick up the OEM manifold :-/ They are cheap at least, lol, www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=334130 and www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=334131

[@jimsworthow531]

@@D3RPZILLA Thanks friend for your insights into this type of project. When I removed the rusted out cat pipes that come off the exhaust manifolds, the studs broke off almost flush with the manifolds. It is so tight up in there, I could not get a drill bit started to attempt a drill out. I was thinking to take the front wheels off and the inner fender wells and then use an oxy-acetylene torch and burn through the broken studs and then just through bolt them.
When i look at those rusty exhaust manifold bolts i get a panic attack because i know they will snap off too lol. I believe the only way to get those off would be through the fender/tire well.
I am going to try to torch them out and see how it goes; if i destroy them, well that means headers. take care-

[@juantrejo7084]

Hello I just want to ask you if you had to get longer tube for the egr valve when you did the intake manifold spacer? Because I have a 2000 Ford explorer 5.0 and I want to do the intake manifold spacer but I figured that I would need a longer egr tube. So please let me know what you did in your case, when you installed your spacer? Thank you

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heya! I actually deleted the EGR system completely... I kind of regret it now with tuning these days restricting our tuning options when you remove emissions systems :-/

[@king_gamer.7943]

Do you think that boss radio would work for a 1998 Ford Explorer XLT?

[@D3RPZILLA]

Yes, sure work fine. Just be sure the install bracket is correct and the wiring harnesses and such. I cover the radio a little more in this video, ua-cam.com/video/1x3Ef2Ub05g/v-deo.html, though mostly focusing on the backup camera portion. But overall the differences between 98 and 00 is minimal.

[@juancarlosguerrerolopez9551]

Yo tengo la ford explorer mod 2001 v8 5.0 Awd. Con 155000 millas esta impecable y jalá como recien salida de agencia

[@D3RPZILLA]

Nice!

[@jerberkrell815]

Could you show how to redo seats?

[@D3RPZILLA]

What do you mean redo them? Like.. reupholster them? Or replace a seat? I kept the original fabric on mine and when I took the seats out to replace my carpet I used a carpet cleaner extractor and cleaned the seats super good and then stuffed in some extra foam to fill I'm the collapsed side bolstering of drivers seat.

[@dbz42069]

I just got the 1997 mercury mountaineer 5.0 awd.i have to two inch wheel spacers.and going to buy 255/70/15s to put on it

[@D3RPZILLA]

Nice! I'm still undecided on what route I want to go with my Xploder... Have a long list of things I need to do and a small list of things I kind of want to do :D

[@staydripy8957]

Just picked up a 97’ for 3k 79k miles

[@D3RPZILLA]

O wow!! NICE! 79k miles is awesome!! What trim and motor?

[@michaelcornell570]

@D3RPZILLA what all did u do the the suspension

[@D3RPZILLA]

Nothing super fancy as of yet... My initial goal was to just replace worn out stuff and installing new components in place. I installed KYB shocks & all new MOOG front suspension/steering parts (control arms, tie rods, etc), new bump stops as mine were toast, and some new poly bushings in a few places. I may in the semi-near future, as my other million projects and money allows add the fairly common setup of the Summit racing 3" body lift, pro comp add-a-leaf kit, and the wrp-153 warrior leaf spring shackles. This would give me a few inches of extra height and I could toss on some little bigger tires.

[@magdump7380]

Love my ‘97 5.0.

[@D3RPZILLA]

❤️

[@holedelciealexis7873]

Do you have any videos on wiring the back up camera and big screen infotainment system?

[@D3RPZILLA]

Yes I do.. I have a full video on the setup :) ua-cam.com/video/1x3Ef2Ub05g/v-deo.html

[@subjecttochrist]

Noticed you took the cross bars off? My roof rack seems to be leaking water in through the screw holes. Took off the rails and Got some new screws, a washer and a rubber washer to try to seal it, and hopefully that’s the end of it… not wanting to use flex seal type stuff!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Yes.. They were pretty gnarly looking and I never used them so I pulled them off. I've heard of the roof rack leaking.. I may pull my entire rack off and seal the holes but we'll see. Good luck on yours!

[@subjecttochrist]

@@D3RPZILLA so I was able to fix it… took off the rails, then replaced the screws with new ones and used a regular washer and a rubber washer on each screw hole, and that seems to have stopped the leak

[@xyamberwilliams743]

We have 1999 Ford Explorer with major problems. I wish you were closer to help my husband repair our trouble car

[@D3RPZILLA]

What motor does your explorer have? Is it also a v8? Where are you guys located?

[@kiddchronic9014]

So i was looking for an engine swap and yall basically saying they made a 5.0 explorer at said time thats crazy

[@D3RPZILLA]

Lol, yep

[@mettetal]

Nice build, very cool.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you! :)

[@everythingvideos24]

V8 models must be the exploders because my V6 is still doing good after 27yrs. I have a 96 Ford Explorer Limited.

[@D3RPZILLA]

I think the v6 is pretty reliable other than timing chain guides I want to say? But I've heard a lot of horror stories from the v6 matched transmission :-/ I can't say much though my Xploder is down right now for making some engine noise, lol... Now for time to diagnose.

[@everythingvideos24]

@@D3RPZILLA Yeah my explorer previous owners had a transmission replaced but the engine has been good.

[@derricksmith8397]

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer what V-8 engine and transmission I could buy Crete with a little performance and also what other mods I need

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heya! What is in your 98 explorer currently?

[@Offical1DaTeam]

What’s a good suspension kit to get for the 2000 explorer to add some height and look look doing it? I’ve been looking and can’t kind to much but the shackles and leaf bars?

[@D3RPZILLA]

I would like to do a small lift on mine... Fairly popular setup seems to be the Warrior WAR-153 lift shakles, Summit SUM-7888300 3" body lift, & Explorer Pro Comp Add-a-leaf EXP-13120. Seems a somewhat common and decent setup (I'm leaning this way myself) that won't break the bank. If you want to get more wild I did see some kits to add coil overs and other fancier things but you at that stage have to get into welding and possibly custom fab stuff/etc.

[@Smashachu]

Honestly.. I'd rather spend the 15k difference modding an older vehicle to be modern than buying a newer vehicle. I put blood sweat and tears into this one, all of which my insurance company will not care about when it's totaled but hey lets not get into semantics.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Yeah, my plan for the future is def to pick up an older car to work on... sucks prices on a nice older 60s or so car are wild, lol.

[@suleymanbacinoglu6162]

Does it have AWD Transmission, right? We cant change between mode 2WD, 4WD or 4WD Low, right?

[@D3RPZILLA]

That's right.. it's full time always on AWD. No option to change mode.

[@andrebonillas1593]

Where did you get that center console piece that you can put gauges in?

[@D3RPZILLA]

To be honest... I don't recall, lol. It's from a good 10 years or so ago but I want to say it was a piece of plastic molded into place and then drilled for the gauges.

[@briant5008]

Where did you get your headers? I have a 1997 mountaineer with the 5.0 and looking for a set

[@D3RPZILLA]

I got them a while back.. they are torque monster headers from torquemonsterheaders.com/

[@briant5008]

@@D3RPZILLA awesome thanks 👍🏻

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@briant5008 no problem!

[@briant5008]

Dumb question, how many catalytic converters did you have on your truck? Looks like I have 4, 2 on the down pipe after manifolds then 2 more under passenger seat.🤔

[@salvagesam3551]

I just bought one of these 5.0 exploders wrecked had to it only has 51000 miles

[@D3RPZILLA]

Oooo, nice!! That's some low miles!! How bad is it??

[@MrVAuto]

stock camshaft?

[@D3RPZILLA]

Yes

[@sgtmi113r8]

sucks these body style explorer dont have much of a aftermarket support

[@D3RPZILLA]

True! Tho a lot of the stuff from the older 5.0 Mustang stuff can be made to work with them. I run an electric water pump for the 95 Mustang on it, as an example :D

[@232Stangpwr]

Did the intake spacer seem to make any difference in performance that you could feel?

[@D3RPZILLA]

I think it does, a little, nothing drastic by any means. The throttle body spacer though I've heard doesn't do anything in comparison. A lot of people in the forums swear by the intake spacer though... I believe I've seen some before and after dynos with it and they show a solid improvement.

[@chedda5587]

hows the mpg? I bought one around the time the video came out but my mpg is terrible, same engine and stuff, just curious if all these upgrades improved your mpg or anything thanks

[@D3RPZILLA]

MPG is pretty bad, haha. I'm still running 39lb Cobra injectors and a Walbro GSS352 255L fuel pump from when I had it turbocharged years ago so it eats gas pretty quick, LOL. Def need to redo my tune again sometime soon if I can.

[@D3RPZILLA]

If FedEx ever gives me the rest of my QuickJack car lift system I plan to get cracking back on the Xploder soon, finally :)

[@chedda5587]

@@D3RPZILLA hahaha you got FedEx issues too? I had a laptop sit in a warehouse 20 mins from my house for a week because they are so backlogged

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@chedda5587 Lol, not surprised! Yeah.. they lost a 120lb box for one side of the frame of the QuickJack car lift I bought, lol. Delivered me a friggin dog bed instead for some reason, haha. I put a video up on the issue, haha. HOPING I get my replacement part Saturday but knowing FedEx who knows.

[@bradveith9247]

what backup camera did you use as i wanna add one to my 98

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heya! I made a video with links on the backup camera, take a look at ua-cam.com/video/1x3Ef2Ub05g/v-deo.html

[@noduh736]

Nice you have done quite a bit how much power did you gain with the mods I'm lookin to get about 50 more hp and just curious if its possible without forced induction

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you! It def feels much more powerful and can move quite well. Unsure of actual numbers currently.. but 50 is probably doable, easily if you drop in a better cam I'd think.

[@aarg2609]

How you like the v8? I use to have a 4.0 with the 6 and liked it. At around 170000 I lost my overdrive gear and I changed servos which supposedly could be a potential fix but it didn’t work. Great trucks I miss it.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Great truck! I've had it for something like 10 years now. Easy and fun to tinker on. The v8 is a decent amount of power and torque and the transmission with the v8 is the 4w70 which is supposedly super stout and much stronger than the transmission that comes with the 4.0. I like the size of these SUVs as it seems most modern SUVs just get bigger and bigger!

[@jonslife3533]

@@D3RPZILLA the 5r55's were known for breaking if you overheated them by pushing them too hard, they'd puke out fluid, then slip themselves until they Nagasaki'd
The 4.0 sohc made good power factory, but it really lacked the longevity of the 5.0, it is a stellar engine until the timing chains have their fun
Though ford had mostly gotten rid of it by 2002-2003, and a lot of the old ones were brought in under service bulletin

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@jonslife3533 Good to know! Yeah... all I remember from the 4.0 Explorer's was the nightmare stories of the related transmission so I avoided it like the plague, lol :D Plus, I mean... 5.0 is the 5.0, never can go wrong with that!

[@jonslife3533]

@@D3RPZILLA @wngZL1a several years of mustang's V8's included had them as well, it's recommended you miss no maintenance and go full on into shift kits and upgraded valve bodies when rebuilding one
They are alright till you dog them or the timing chain guides decide they do not vibe with this universe and explode

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@jonslife3533 lol, nice :D I thought they all ran the 4w70s. I need to drain and replace filter and fill my 4w70 sometime soon... need to find time, have fluid and filter and gasket on hand but dreading dropping the pan with no drain plug and making a damn mess in the process, haha.

[@Magnum5.9360]

Where did you find the Mac cold air intake?

[@D3RPZILLA]

I'm not sure where to find one these days... I got mine something like 10 years ago :-/ It's actually the metal tube from the MAC cold air intake, a Ford Lightning MAF tube, and an air filter from AMSOIL I believe :D

[@Magnum5.9360]

@@D3RPZILLA alright cool you the only guy on here that actually as clean and clear videos on these trucks not easy to find.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Haha, yeah.. seems to be less and less good 2nd gen Explorer content these days and the old content is usually super low resolution and hard to see what the heck people are working on! I've learned a ton from the guys over on the explorerforum.com forums so I have been trying to add videos on some of the stuff I work on in a higher quality to help update some content from what I've done and learned over the years :D Currently my Explorer is somewhat taken apart in my driveway as I replace the crank seal and harmonic balancer which has been a ton of fun in the 100+ degree heat.

[@John-zi4ii]

Nice !!

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you!

[@pmikk1]

I was wondering how you did the center console lid? Did you buy one with extra foam or did you need to take it in to a specific shop to do it?

[@D3RPZILLA]

I had an old lid I bought years ago that came with extra foam and the leather cover. The plastic shell underneath broke in a number of spots so I went onto Amazon and bought a new lid and then removed the foam and leather top from the broken lid and attached it over the new lid and stapled everything into place with a strong fabric style stapler, this one amzn.to/3EmVJPS. But really, without the console lid with the extra foam and what not I bought years ago one could just buy some foam, cut it to size, and some leather or whatever material they like, cut it and attach to the lid fairly easily :-)

[@anthonygiles6010]

What kind of power. How do you get a tune. 03 ranger with that engine. Just got a exhaust. I have lots of question.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heya! Unsure on power numbers as I never got it dynoed. I have it tuned with an SCT3 tuning device (tunes through the obd2 port) and was remote tuned by a guy named Henson but he's since closed shop sadly. I will be getting a new tuner tool as mine is old and the screen seems to have gone out on me, lol. There are a few tuners who tune these I'll need to see who I'll go with and will post info on what I find 🙏

[@anthonygiles6010]

@@D3RPZILLA is there a noticeable difference over stock? This is basically a stock engine as of now freshly converted. MagnaFlow cats would be the only big change right now.

[@anthonygiles6010]

And dual flow master, straight pipe, no H or X pipe.

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@anthonygiles6010 I think it gets up a good bit better than stock. It's been a long time since I've driven a purely stock Explorer though so hard to say exactly how much. It sounds awesome which is nice as I run Torque Monster headers with dual exhaust (dual in/dual out muffler) and no cats.

[@anthonygiles6010]

@@D3RPZILLA what tuner do you use. I want mine done. Just don't know where to start. Or who does older stuff.

[@HobieKatt]

very cool , you put a breather on the oil stem ? anyway very cool engine .. 💯

[@D3RPZILLA]

Thank you! And yes, good eye :D

[@HobieKatt]

@@D3RPZILLA does it cool down the oil ?

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@HobieKatt For stock or near stock setups the breather really serves no purpose and I don't recommend it as it allows in unmetered air which can cause issues with your air/fuel ratios unless you are tuned to account for it. Mine is kind of left over from when I had the car turbocharged and it helped with venting crankcase pressures. When I get an updated tune for my current setup in hopefully the near future I'll most likely replace it with a regular oil cap :D

[@HobieKatt]

@@D3RPZILLA thats good to know , i just started little under a year ago with my 98 mercury mountaineer , looking for good air flow to cool down the engine , i was looking around on others channels but all found was your filter on the oil stem , there truly isint anything on the web for 98 engines restorations so ill take any help i can get

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@HobieKatt What with the engine is over heating or needs cooled down? The oil? Coolant? For my coolant I run an electric fan conversion that I did which seems to keep the truck running nice and cool.

[@brotherkeeper2800]

I have a 96 5.0 and am looking for intake where did you find it at?

[@D3RPZILLA]

It's actually part of an old MAC cold air intake (the metal tubing), an AMSOIL cone filter, and a 90mm lightning MAF tube... Lol. I still do need to make some kind of box for it to kind of isolate the air filter from the engine bay heat but that's on my giant to do list somewhere still :D Unsure if the old MAC intake kits are floating around anywhere, but could probably be easier just having a decently sized pipe bent to work and picking up some silicone couplers and clamps :)

[@brotherkeeper2800]

@@D3RPZILLA would a maf sensor from a 5.0 mustang work for my explorer if I try and figure out getting and intake into it.

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@brotherkeeper2800 if it fits then it should but you would definitely need a tune with any maf change.. be it location in the intake and type.

[@davidwallingford8954]

You should let me pick your brain about some Ford stuff I like to get your opinion and insight on

[@D3RPZILLA]

Sure thing, let me know :D

[@bobbyslife1015]

Can you please link the link and sites you got all the parts for your explorer in the comments when you have some times I’m having trouble with the forms

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heya! Most of the suspension stuff (shocks, control arms, tie rods, bushings, etc) I got from Rockauto. I got the red brake calipers also from Rockauto. The Torque Monster Headers are from torquemonsterheaders.com/ (not sure if he still makes them or not). The MAX Elite rotors & ceramic pads I got from either their website (us.maxbrakes.com) or Amazon. The Meziere electric water pump was from something like Summit or Jegs I think... needs to be model WP374 (for 95 Mustangs). The exhaust was done at some exhaust shop using a Full Boar muffler that I got from online somewhere but can't recall where. The electric fans are from older Ford Contour that I modified to fit into the truck. The PWM fan controller is from delta current control (www.dccontrol.com/). If you are bored I have a super long 11+ year spanning forum thread on the Explorer and everything I struggled with, installed, worked on, etc, with the truck at www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/2000-awd-xploder-from-turbo-back-to-na.319010/.
If there any specific parts you are looking at/for?

[@Rich_is_new]

Where can I find the headers for these things. Modding these are difficult in California

[@D3RPZILLA]

I got them from torquemonsterheaders.com/, unsure if they still are making them or not though.

[@Dearborn2213]

put a E303 in that bad boy . wake that motor up. shouldn't need to upgrade the gt40 springs and maintain good driveability.

[@D3RPZILLA]

Definitely tempting.. hard juggling so many projects as everything costs money and wife complains if I get to wild on to many things at once haha. Kind of want to toss on a slight lift and make it more useful for a bad weather type ride especially when we get some extra water on the roads down here 😎

[@darrinbunston5932]

What engine is in that El Camino

[@D3RPZILLA]

305 v8.. sadly they didn't drop big blocks in the 80s El Caminos lol.

[@darrinbunston5932]

That's a shame I was hoping you would say 454 also I think it's funny that you have a project El Camino and a Ford explorer I do as well have both that are projects LOL

[@D3RPZILLA]

@@darrinbunston5932 haha, hell yeah! 454 would be amazing... Sadly the 80s El Caminos the SS package is mostly crap 😢 I do plan an eventual LS swap most likely though.

[@davidwallingford8954]

And I also have a 2000 Ford explorer Eddie Bauer V8 all-wheel drive and everyone calls it in Ford xploder well I have news for y'all forward exploders R V sixes and four bangers remember that why do you think the 5.0 fox body mustang has a 5.0 V8 and every GT mustang V8 is a 5.0 so let's do some math so let's do so that's four Pistons or two Pistons that's missing from your Ford you want power and go anywhere not have to Rock it back and forth buy a V8

[@D3RPZILLA]

Haha r ight on. Love my 5.0 Xploder! It's been a trooper for a long time though my transmission did recently shit the bed on me. I rebuilt the transmission valve body a few weeks ago and have it back up and running thankfully! That's what I get for letting the transmission fluid go past it's prime!!

[@lucky7s94]

4W70? You meant 4R70W lol

[@D3RPZILLA]

Lol, yep :D Lost in translation it seems, haha! :)

[@No-wx1ex]

IF ANYONE IS SELLING A 95-01 MODEL LET ME KNOW!!!

[@litolitprindle4564]

I’ll give you 12 grand for it 😖

[@D3RPZILLA]

lol :D

[@florencemathis7098]

Are you fixing cars or selling them. Please get to your point and fix the car

[@D3RPZILLA]

This isn't a fix type of video, lol.. plus the video chapters can jump anyone to whatever part of the video they like and skip the boring parts 👍

[@Mikekiehl1979]

Can I get your old parts from you 🙏 🙏 I'm broke but would be blessed with whatever you could send 2020 dawn terr. Wenatchee, WA 98801 mike kiehl

[@D3RPZILLA]

Heya! Sorry... old parts are long gone :-/ Also, you may want to remove address from comment as it is public for any and all to see.