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Member ID: xploded1

Location: Lewisville, TX

Vehicle Info

1993 Ford Explorer

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed120mph
  • HP240
  • Weight5000lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

  • Auto Meter Gauges 
  • Recaro Seats 

Exterior Styling

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Dec 12, 2007

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Charles’s Ford Explorer
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xploded1's 1993 Ford Explorer

1993/2000 Ford Explorer XLT 4-door Prerunner
Built 4.0L OHV-V6 5speed 2wd

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I have 67 pics here, please check them out. Thanks!

$22,000 invested that has been documented. Receipts for most.
Much more invested that has not been documented.
The truck is white with gray interior. Power windows, door locks, and mirrors. Cruise Control

Engine: (Installed at 16,000 miles on the new autometer odometer. Current reading: 24,180)

4.0L OHV-V6 Bored .040 over
Polished Crank
Balanced rotating assembly
Hypereutectic Pistons
Stage 3 ported and polished 10:1 high compression 98TM heads
Backcut Stainless Valves
Dual valve springs with Crane retainers
Floating Rockers
Hardened Pushrods
Comp Cams 422 Camshaft
BBK ceramic coated headers
BBK 66mm throttle body
Taylor Wires
24lb Ford Motor Sports fuel injectors
Motorcraft Double Platinum spark plugs
Zirgo Electric Fan
Pro-M 75mm MAF
Bamachips 4-program chip
Kurtz Kustoms intake
Flowmaster exhaust dumps before rear axle
Custom y-pipe
All Ford gaskets, timing, and pumps

This truck has never been tested on a dyno. However, when I did the buildup, I simply did a copycat of what a few others have done before. Those engines have laid down between 205-215 rear wheel horsepower. Comparing to the 5.0L V8 that was available in Mustangs, and Explorers, this V6 engine should have more horsepower, and similar torque. I had a compression test after a one year break in. It was cyl1: 230psi cyl2: 230psi cyl3: 240psi cyl4: 240psi cyl5: 230psi cyl6: 230psi.
When it comes to speed, this truck is pretty fast for being a V6 SUV on 33 inch mud tires. I made a trip to a local drag strip last year to test it out. On a hot & humid 94 degree Dallas afternoon, I got a time of 10.666 at 63.52mph. This was accomplished with a 60ft time of 2.447sec. For comparison, there was a 2005 2wd Dodge Hemi truck there. His best time was 10.601 that hot afternoon. So the way I see it, this V6 SUV, on huge tires can keep up with a Hemi Dodge truck in the 1/8th.

Suspension:

Front:
Camburg 5.5 Kit consists of�
Camburg coil buckets, and shock mounts
Sway-A-Way 2.5dia. 8� external reservoir shocks
Eibach coil springs
Camburg extended radius arms
Stainless extended brake lines, and
Camburg alignment cams
Bent beams (bent by Daves Frame & alignment in Huntington Beach, CA)
Rancho steering stabilizer
Rear:
Deaver custom explorer race pack (1 of the first 3 three made for the explorer)
Sway-A-Way 2.5dia. 18� external reservoir shocks

Exterior:

Perry�s Fab N Fiber full body fiberglass conversion to 2000 body-style consists of�
Front fenders
Hood
Grill
Rear doors, and
Rear quarter panels
Rear doors open like normal from the inside and out.
Front and Rear Prerunner bumpers by SS Fabrication of Prescott Valley, AZ
Front bumper includes 3 light mounts, and aluminum skidplate
Rear bumper is doubled up for strength, and includes an integrated hitch behind the hinged license plate
Three 8� Procomp 130W Lights
Ford new overstock 8.8�rearend with 31 spline axles, 4.10 limited slip gearing, and disc brakes
33x12.5R15 BFGoodrich Radial Mud Terrain Tires
15x8 Eagle Alloys 589 style
Also included, but not mounted to the vehicle is a full-size matching never used spare.
XM radio antenna
Stock roof rack

Interior:

Custom dash and center console
Autometer gauges (speed,tach,oil press, water temp, volts, fuel quant)
Idiot lights, two auxiliary power ports, and two cup holders
Four Recaro Seats
Four sets Crow Enterprises Harnesses
Brand new carpet, and rear carpeted cargo liner
Full 8-point roll cage integrated with the rear shock mounts by SS Fabrication
Roll cage padding
2.5lb ABC fire extinguisher
Pioneer Premier head unit
Pioneer Premier 6x8�s in all 4 doors,
Pioneer Premier 12� sub powered by a Rockford Fosgate Amp
XM radio receiver hidden behind the dash, and operates through the head unit
Kartek rear view mirror

xploded1's 1993 Ford Explorer
xploded1's 1993 Ford Explorer

xploded1's 1993 Ford Explorer

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xrockonx  

Posted by: xrockonx

10/29/2008 01:49PM

love that interior!! badass. did you do a suspension lift on it, or just the body lift?

BMXplorer  

Posted by: BMXplorer

09/10/2006 07:58PM

Wow your explorer is super clean all around, great job. Thanks for the compliments on my fab work, learning everyday.

244ci  

Posted by: 244ci

09/05/2006 12:09AM

JUST LIGHT TO LIGHT. TAKES OUT STOCK STANG SHORT RUN.NOT LONG(ON 31).HAVE DONE TRANY WORK IT HELPS. THE 125 SHOOT WORKS GOOD DAMN GOOD.HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARMOURED_PIG  

Posted by: ARMOURED_PIG

09/03/2006 03:50PM

DAMN that custom dash of yours really kicks some ass!!! did you do it yourself? and that cage is really something--some serious rerunning youre equipted for..

ARMOURED_PIG  

Posted by: ARMOURED_PIG

09/03/2006 03:37PM

oregon dunes are pretty cool, but its the rock crawling that really kicks ass here!! if youre ever in the area--hit up browns camp, but make sure you bring plenty of armor for your axles, tank, and tcase =-]

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Member ID: xploded1

Location: Lewisville, TX