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I just looked up a picture of the 96 and 97 explorer exhaust manifolds- holy crap! What a bad design. So if I were to run headers, my best bet would to be get an explorer with gt-40 heads that way I wouldn't have to shell out 700 bucks on torque monsters to fit the gt40p's, and if I ever upgraded th...

Wow, thanks.

I'd do the swap with a stock engine, with engine mods coming as my budget allows.

Yes I have a 1997. I'm not going to be doing anything soon. I just want learn as much about the swap as I can so when I am ready to do it I am prepared. I will probably get a complete engine with all the components from the junkyard and either buy a rebuilt transmission or pull one out of a vehicle ...

I already looked and didn't see any stickies. Are there any good links or threads that go in detail about doing a 5.0 swap from a explorer or mustang to a 94-97? I have a manual transmission and 2wd. Also, what all bolts straight up and what requires fitting (like radiator, fans, what headers will w...