Installing Explorer Intake

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It is really a piece of cake, I ordered GT-40 gaskets and a 1/2 inch phenolic spacerfor mine.

Heres what you need to know. On the #5 runner on the lower intake you are going to have to tap a hole in there for your a.c.t. sensor. You will need a 3/8" pipe thread tap.

There is also a hole you have to tapp on the #4 runner, but this is optional. You can avoid this step by not running coolant lines to your throttle body. Thats what I did.

You will have to screw the throttle body studds out of your stock intake and screw them into your Explorer intake.

As far as the vacuum lines go there are a couple that you will have to plug cause you dont use them.

If you need me to take some pics of mine let me know and I will send you some.

As far as port and polishing I wouldnt do it just grind out any casting marks you see and you should be fine.

Feel free to PM me with any questions. I installed my Explorer intake and a set of port and polished E7's at the same time. I knocked off a little over 4 tenths and picked up just over 3 mph in the 1/4.

Later,