Will 97 explorer engine work in an 89

stevstum · 10-15-2002, 10:02 PM

I found a 97 explorer engine at the junk yard and I was woundering if the block and the intake would work in my car? I almost forgot it has 58k miles and it is $1000 for the complete engine. They said they don't part out thier engines.

What would I need to put it in?

LX XLR8R · 10-16-2002, 09:21 AM

it will work you just need to swap over your oil pan,timgin chain cover and all accesories

stevstum · 10-16-2002, 11:26 AM

Will this give me a big horsepower gain, and is it worth the money?

fiveohpatrol · 10-16-2002, 12:44 PM

If you are in need of a new motor, then I'd go for it.

The cam that is in those is the weak link in that motor. Throw a mild cam in there, as well as doing some mild porting on the heads and intake, and it will be one heck of a motor.

You're gonna need to drill and tap a hole for the ACT in the #5 intake runner. Or you can always relocate it to the air filter box like the 94/95's have.

You also will not be able to run EGR because the explorer gets its EGR from the exhaust manifold somehow. You could just use a different intake on it and sell the explorer one though.

10-15-2002, 10:02 PM	#1
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Will 97 explorer engine work in an 89 I found a 97 explorer engine at the junk yard and I was woundering if the block and the intake would work in my car? I almost forgot it has 58k miles and it is $1000 for the complete engine. They said they don't part out thier engines. What would I need to put it in? __________________ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp, Removed air silencer Mac High Flow Air Filter Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs Mac O/R h-pipe Flowmaster American Thunder 3:55 gears Accel Super Coil (42,000) 75 mm Mass Air Meter Last edited by stevstum; 10-15-2002 at 10:21 PM..

10-16-2002, 09:21 AM	#2
LX XLR8R Dirk Diggler Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SLOATSBURG, NY Posts: 1,931	it will work you just need to swap over your oil pan,timgin chain cover and all accesories __________________ 95 undecided cubes, AFR 185s,undecided cam, undecided intake, and a 150 hit 89 "turbonotch" 2.3T You might want to hold on..i saw this on a cartoon once

10-16-2002, 11:26 AM	#3
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Will this give me a big horsepower gain, and is it worth the money? __________________ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp, Removed air silencer Mac High Flow Air Filter Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs Mac O/R h-pipe Flowmaster American Thunder 3:55 gears Accel Super Coil (42,000) 75 mm Mass Air Meter

10-16-2002, 12:44 PM	#4
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	If you are in need of a new motor, then I'd go for it. The cam that is in those is the weak link in that motor. Throw a mild cam in there, as well as doing some mild porting on the heads and intake, and it will be one heck of a motor. You're gonna need to drill and tap a hole for the ACT in the #5 intake runner. Or you can always relocate it to the air filter box like the 94/95's have. You also will not be able to run EGR because the explorer gets its EGR from the exhaust manifold somehow. You could just use a different intake on it and sell the explorer one though. __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

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