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Idahome
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When they shoehorned the 5.0 into the gen II explorer chassis (that was designed for the 60 degree v6)
they used some cool parts
There are some changes from 96-97.5 to 97.5-98 and then in 99-01 to the front dress, oil pan, manifolds, etc
Ford built block hugger exhaust manifolds, used a unique to the explorer serpentine front dress with a high volume water pump, metal power steering pump, and 135 amp alternator....this serpentine system is far superior to the earlier F150 and mustang front dress, which do indeed stick out further, use the noisy PS pump, 90 amp alternator and a huge timing cover and water pump
The explorer also uses a 28oz imbalance crank damper and with dis ignition crank and cam sensors.....
This is all unique to the explorer 96-01
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