Explorer intake on 351w. Due to the taller deck on the 351, the 5.
Explorer intake on 351w back then there wasn't any internet sites to go to, so every thing was learned the hard way. Gacknar is correct in that an explorer intake upgrade may be superfulous with minimal performance gains unless you have a major engine upgrade. 0 in Tramp. As you can see the 94-95 Upper Intake is that much lower at the front and rear compared to the Explorer Upper. Mar 4, 1999 · The stock 5. Project will take months to do as all money is going May 18, 2016 · The Upper is installed with the Explorer Mounting Bolts. Focusing on high torque at low rpm's is desirable in the heavy full size Bronco. Feb 10, 2014 · #1 don't forget the Explorer 302 heads need the head bolt holes drilled larger for the 351W block. any 302 bracket will not bolt up to a 351w just because the deck height is taller (by about a 1/8 to a 1/4 inch). 0 lowers they make. i ran into that problem years back when i put a 351w into my capri. Stock fuel pump should work for a stock 351w. ill be having another to sell in a few months when i finish my 347. I have been told that I should use a 95 to 97 Explorer upper intake with this setup. the dipstick hit the side of the main cap, so i had to bend the tube where Jul 14, 2008 · Figure on tall valve covers will be in the a/c box without a doubt unless you have a body lift. Jan 6, 2008 · I've got an Cobra/Explorer type upper over a GT40-351 lower, just port matched, which is a nice dd street setup, great torque and throttle response from off idle up into low/mid 5k range. They all hang on the wall while I use a Holley in my car. it's still a non-roller, but has a mild custom ground cam, GT40 heads and the lightning lower intake. The only issue is that the air inlet isn’t where it was for the previous 302 intake, so I had to do some customization. You can get a new Explorer intake for under $300 from Central Dec 9, 2006 · i will add this. 0 and i have a blown head gasket and this weekend im going to be replacing the gaskets, and while everything is taken apart, im swapping out the stock manifold for the explorer manifold that i got for $150. Block and heads appear fine. 72 roller rockers to try to compensate for the extra cubes, but even that didn't help enuf to make the HO cam Aug 1, 2010 · Due to runner length, the stock 5. Jul 14, 2008 · Figure on tall valve covers will be in the a/c box without a doubt unless you have a body lift. Mar 29, 2007 · That number is correct. Dec 31, 2007 · Edelbrock used to make (they might still) a very nice lower intake for 351W based engines that accepted the Performer 5. The ports were set up just like the 5. 25" taller than the Explorer intake. To run the GT-40 upper intake, you would have to find a Ford Lightning lower intake. Z Bronco Intakes Options: 1. Im using the 96 f250 front serpentine drive. Due to the taller deck on the 351, the 5. Good luck with that, if you find one it'll be high $$$. The Bolts are fully seated into the Lower Intake. For this , Ford ran a larger diameter distributor shaft. I really like it - plenty of air, given that it’s paired with a cam designed for low-end torque. Dec 28, 2013 · Ok ,so my plan is to use the explorer upper intake, harness and computer from my 1998 explorer donor. What I did was to take the lower half off of a 351W distributor and cut the same section off an explorer DIS cam sensor / oil drive assembly, then machined and welded up the new assembly. Jul 13, 2005 · For the gt-40 tubular intake I believe they require 4 of the smaller bolts and two longer ones like in that kit you mentioned above, but the explorer intake uses the four long and two short. My choices are - mild re-build and drop in Tramp or wicked re-build and drop in the mustang - then drop the 5. take a look at the dipstick. Intake choices #1 stock truck 351W lower with car (Preferably 87-93 Mustang upper) (NOT GT40, Cobra or Explorer upper) upper using adapter from BC Broncos. My bronco now has a 351 from a 1989 ford truck that was converted to an edelbrobk carb. Walked away with all that for about $200 or 250. Changed the distributor to a carb type and using a fi-tech for fuel ontop of a speedmaster 351w carb intake manifold. front of the intake nearest the distributor. Trickflow also had a 351W lower that accepted their different upper plenums. generally speaking, the 93 cobra manifold is a cast version of the tubular gt-40. Jul 30, 2007 · The oil pump hex drive on a 302 is 1/4". Sep 1, 2023 · ok, so i believe the edelbrock 3881 is the only widely available aftermarket intake for 88-96 broncos with a 351w / 5. 02 Nov 29, 2022 · geeze a year ago i hardly could sell my internal-EGR GT40 intake for $125. May 1, 2008 · hey, i need some info on the explorer intake manifold. Dec 31, 2009 · Below is what I have come up with as 351W "Options" and will appreciate input on which setup you think or know would work best. unfortunately, its listed MSRP is $875. 050 hydraulic cam. Jan 21, 2003 · Ok - here's the dilemma I just got a 351W. 8L engine. cobra guy is correct about the brackets. i have a 90' 5. I had tried an HO cam (got it for $20) with 1. Aug 12, 2002 · My motor combo is home ported 351W heads with 1. I have a nicely ported GT-40 tubular,an unported explorer, and have used all of them. It has 160k on it and a rear main leak. 54 valves, and a 222/226 @ . 0 and Performer RPM upper plenums. The truck 351 oil pan will clear if you lift the motor 1" up, or you have to go custom. Feb 16, 2012 · The Explorer/Mountaineer upper intake has been tested to flow just as well as the tubular GT40 intake off the Cobra or Lightning. Explorer intake is a nice set-up, but 5. Nov 29, 2008 · From what I understand, the ODBII system should be able to adapt to the increased displacement of the 351w. 90 the edelbrock kit contains an Dec 9, 2006 · the oil pickup is an explorer version with a few cuts and welds to position it, orient the flange for the 351w pump and lengthen the vertical portion for the deeper sump wit hproper clearances. you can buy a whole Explorer 5. 8L intake has much to be desired. I would measure the height at the CLOSEST point to the hood. Oct 1, 2011 · I have a 93 Bronco with 351w in it not, and I'm swapping it out for a rebuilt 351w with a few mods. For the 351W, it is 5/16". i also think the throttle linkage might be different as well . Here are some pics of my bronco and my donor. 0L intake is decent for torque where the stock 5. 94/1. Here is a picture of the end result: Nov 5, 2023 · Get a Holley, cut/weld/port/whatever that intake, and know you have someting better than a max effort Explorer intake. Thanks and I hope to see you on the trail or road. Sep 1, 2023 · I used a Lightning lower and an Explorer upper intake. Edelbrock 351W lower intake #3884 with and Edelbrock upper intake #3822 and possibly using the Edelbrock spacer #8727. It took me about 6 months to find one affordable. If the 351W upper flowed as well, I'm sure SVT wouldn't have bothered installing it on the Lightning. If you want to keep the explorer upper intake manifold you have to find a 351w gt40 intake which are HARD to find. Just need a means of measuring it. Oct 1, 2011 · I have a 93 Bronco with 351w in it not, and I'm swapping it out for a rebuilt 351w with a few mods. 0 explorer intake manifold looks like a combination of a 93 cobra intake and a gt40 intake. 0L intakes won't fit a 351w. It is really the same as both of those. I am hoping, with this intake all that will be needed for clearance on the 351w is a 1" body Lift. The stock harmonic balancer will need to be rebalanced. 0 for 400-600 bucks and get the intake and heads while basicly coming with a free shortblock Apr 21, 2021 · Placed the heads ontop of the 351w to make a “complete” engine. Changed the cam and cam bearings to aford letter cam. To reuse the stock explorer upper intake you will need a 351w GT40 intake from an early 90's Lightning or aftermarket. BC Broncos dot com sells an adapter for the Explorer Upper Intake to the 351W Lower. 0L/302 intakes are not wide enough to fit. the explorer tube and dipstick tube are shown. 1. So if you are interested in new bolts I'd try somewhere local for sure, definitely cheaper than the $10 handling fee from summit anyways, just my $. 95 this thread will show you how to get what is essentially the 3881 for an MSRP of $719. We sat the Victor EFI next to the GT40 (Explorer) and the Victor EFI is approx. aggzbsc uwl zeofpby tnggamc jyisj ygshim goiyqh sufq xfxti xeune