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Old May 3, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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Worthwhile upgrades

Hey All, I've been thinking of tinkering with my stock Explorer and was wondering what upgrades and mods are worth doing. I realize it's a personal preference but would like some opinions. I won't be doing anything outlandish but might be interested in some performance improvments, cheap tricks or value adding ideas. Any thoughts are appreciated.
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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Exhaust always rots out in Ontario, so start with a stainless cat. back system. If you like, you could spring for a high flow cat at the same time.
Chips are the way to jack up the power with out too much fuss. You should go up the main board & look around that forum to see if something sounds like what you'd want.
I don't care for the plastic dress-up crud `cause that stuff gets broken too easily.
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HEY !!!!!! How come the word "exhaust" isn't highlighted in blue any more ????????
 
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Old May 4, 2005 | 04:59 AM
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Hey Dealford, thanks for the response. Nothing is wrong with my exhaust right now (except maybe the cat is getting plugged with age), other than DriveClean I don't see a reason to change it. What other benifits would I get with it? As for chips I am a little leary of them. I have heard good and bad things about them. I don't go for the plastic frilly foo foo things either. I'm too old to put a six foot stainless wing on the back of my SUV. One thing I did think of doing is replacing the rear springs. The explorers always sag in the back and I've already done shocks.
 
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