Complete explorer gt40 package questions

[jm8881]

I've got some questions about the gt40 setup from an explorer. I've been doing a ton of reading tonight but can't seem to find the answers for these questions.

1. What, if anything, needs to be done to swap the complete gt40 intake setup onto a ho 302? I think I read something about shorter valve covers but I can't find the post I was reading.

2. Can I use the mustang tb and bored out lopo egr spacer with the gt40 upper? Would it be worth it to go with the explorer tb and spacer?

3. Are all the bolt holes for accessoies in the same place on the gt40 heads?

4. What kind of power numbers can I expect from the gt40 heads and intake swap on a HO?

Thanks.

[Lincolnmania]

1: stock valve covers will fit
2: no you need a 93-95 lightning egr spacer or you need to mod a mustang 65mm one for the throttle/tv cable bracket
3: yes.....gt40 heads do not have air passages in the heads tho
4: 30-50 hp? depends on what you have for exhaust, how it's tuned, etc

[jm8881]

2. So the bored out lopo egr spacer that I have now won't work. Whats different about the mustang or lightning spacer?

4. My car as it sits has the HO swap and dynomax shorties into 2 1/2" duals with turbo thrush mufflers dumped before the axle.

[zoomie]

2. So the bored out lopo egr spacer that I have now won't work. Whats different about the mustang or lightning spacer?

4. My car as it sits has the HO swap and dynomax shorties into 2 1/2" duals with turbo thrush mufflers dumped before the axle.

just to ask why didnt you just get the whole motor and swap that in? if you want to really add some horsies you have to save up for some AFR 165 heads
at anyrate im doing explorer swap this summer and ill let ya know how it goes i have a ton of info on just that motor alone lol

[Lincolnmania]

88grandmarq tried to use a bored egr spacer with an explorer upper and it would not seal.....not enough sealing surface there....iirc the explorer intake opening is 67mm

[gadget73]

2. So the bored out lopo egr spacer that I have now won't work. Whats different about the mustang or lightning spacer?

I think these pics are what you're after to explain the differences

http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=15395&highlight=spacer

Basically the Lightning one has both the Panther throttle cable bracket stuff and the Mustang ones. If you're somewhat handy, you should be able to fab up something to mount the stock brackets to and hang them off a Mustang unit, or get more creative and re-route the cables and have them pull the throttle the other way, using an un-modified Mustang throttle body. I think smoke'n'rattle did this on his car, pics are probably somewhere on here.