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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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1996 Explorer 5.0

I came across 2 1996 ford explorers in a u-pull-it, I pulled both intakes GT40 and the trottle bodies....but when I started pulling the heads i knoticed they were not GT40P...the were true GT40...has anyone else run into this.....and what size is the trottle body?
 
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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No idea on the TB, but the early Explorer motors did indeed get the GT40 heads.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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I got very lucky then, I have 2 sets and the upper and lower intakes
 
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96 and early 97 models had the GT-40 setups. The P heads did not come until later production in 97. The throttle body is 65mm...

That is a good find. A lot of the mustang guys pull the Explorer intakes and run them. The are not true GT-40 uppers, but are very close to the same.
 
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thanks for the info, I have a 1997 GT40 Ranger planned
 
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Are the pistons in a 5.0 explorer special, such as the forged ones in a fox mustang?
 
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No.. most likely they are hypereutectic and dished like most of the truck motors. Even the 5.0HO get hyper slugs after '91 or '92.
 
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