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    Explorer in new fast and furious

    I'm not sure who of you can view it and i haven't figure out how to host it so everyone can. But Vin Diesel just posted the trailer of the Fast and Furious Five. I watched it and there's an explorer in it, it get's completely wrecked, but a second gen Ex, made another movie. Justin
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    Tuner on CL

    http://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/1704858258.html Would this work on my truck, i'm not sure if it won't work or if the guy just doesn't know what he's talking about. Justin
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    Rear Glass open while driving?

    with the warmer months approaching it's nice to have all the windows open when i'm driving. My rear glass struts aren't any good, in the winter they won't hold the glass up, so i know they're on their way out, i was just wondering if there is a way, possibly a different strut to use to keep it...
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    Dead cylinder or need new coil pack?

    I can almost confidently say i have the factory coil pack and wires with almost 120k on my truck, (changed plugs at 110). What are some signs that the coil pack and wires need replacing... I've noticed that over the last year my gas mileage has dropped from 15 running about to 13 running about...
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    A TT and CV angle question

    yesteday i was bored and decided to see what i had going on as far as my TBars were concerned. The back end of my truck was a little higher because i added 2 inch lift shackles instead of the warriors so i thought i'd match it, i did like two full turns which was approximately an inch before i...
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    Vacuum Pressure questions

    I have a Vacuum pressure gauge installed on my truck, and i'm trying to figure out what i'm actually reading when i'm driving. With the truck in park when i increase the RPMs slowly from idle to 4 grand the pressure drops out ending at 8 at 4-5grand, When i'm at idle it reads 19 pounds. I seem...
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    Speedo off by set speed not a percentage.

    I installed a JY transfer case over the summer when i destroyed my stock one. since then everything has been good except for one thing. When i'm doing 10 mph i'm really doing 7, when i'm doing 50 i'm doing 47 and when i'm doing 90 i'm doing 87. it's not really a problem, it's more annoying then...
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    Which optima should i get?

    My battery will not hold a charge if it sits while i'm at school, if it sits longer then two weeks then the battery ends up dead and i need to get it jumped, and it will last while i drive it daily, but i need to have it be reliable while it's not running everyday. i'm thinking it's a dead cell...
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    idle surge

    So I've been having a problem with my idle, and i'm unsure what is the exact problem. When my truck sits and idles, it will be idling fine, and then you will hear the fan click on and the rpms will drop 2-300 rpms to around 500 rpms and get really rough. then the truck will rebound and idle...
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    Helper spring

    Would this work on a sport leaf pack? http://auto.sears.com/LEAF-SPRING-HELPERS/Product.htm?catalogId=10623&N=600024938&productId=2005985 I was thinking of getting the full length one but i'm unsure if it will fit up against the sport leaf.
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    Sufficient for winter?

    I recently found some rust under my trim when i took it off. most of it pretty bad. I don't have the tools or supplies to fix it with metal. So here's what i did. It's a post from my registry. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2314640&postcount=94 Main question is this is...
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    owners of 97's with Scan gauge II

    I've looked around the forum, but it seems that there is a mix up as to if they work or not, some people say they do... others say they do not.... one was on OHV the other was a v8... i'm just confused and wanted to see if anyone has it that works. I have the SOHC and i was wondering if the...
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    Big Three problem...

    Yesterday i took my spare power cable i had laying around and decided to do the big three up grade, but i could only figure out how to go from alt to batt and then batt to body, where is the other connection supposed to go? As of right now after i did this my volt meter drops when the bass...
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    Improvement on stock enclosure.

    recently picked up a stock sub housing out of a i think 98 at the junkyard. (found this to be a big toy store haha) My eventual plan is to get rid of the giant box with the two twelves i have sitting in the truck because the take up way to much space for my liking. i try and have a useful truck...
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    4405 potential problem after install

    Yesterday i installed a JY BW4405. i tested it out today to see if it would solve my 4wd problem. to do this i hooked myself up to a tree and slowly eased onto the gas to see if i could get the wheels to slip and engage the fronts in the dirt. it worked in A4wd, it worked in 4wd and in 4low...
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    4405 removal and reinstall.

    I will either tomorrow or sunday be pulling my 4405 and replacing it with another 4405. i've searched and i haven't found quite what i'm looking for. i was just wondering if anyone could tell me if it's as easy to take out as i think. from what it seems like there are 3-4 bolts connecting it to...
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    Have Reverse, No drive or 4wd. Please help.

    Today i changed my spark plugs and oil with a friend. when we finished we took it out to see how much better she ran. we took a dirt road and found that the 4wd would not engauge. along with this my transmission decided on the way to work it would buck. trans now will not do anything in drive 1...
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    Justin - Milford, NJ

    Heres a picture of me and my girlfriend seeing our best friend off to Iraq in Virginia. I'm in the middle
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    Not all HID's ignite on start up

    I've had HID's for a little over a year now in my Headlights and they're running great. I recently purchased a set for my fog lights on E-bay. I've noticed when i start my car, that some times one or the other fog light will not ignite. but if i push the button in and out in the dash they both...
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    T-bird Supercharger.

    I was hanging out with my cousin and he has a 93 t-bird Supercharged. it has the 3.8 v6, and i was thinking would it be possible to put the supercharger from the t-bird on the SOHC of an explorer? it's belt driven and looks like the kits from EE.com, as far as visual goes.. Possible? Justin
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    Big 3 ?

    I've been home from school for spring break, and i've been playing with my system, trying to figure out what to run and everything, and i've noticed that my volt gauge in the dash, bobs when the base hits, pretty bad. So i hooked a voltmeter, and it sits at about 13 when it's not hitting and...
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    This amp sufficient

    I know this box isn't all that great but for 130 bucks i couldn't pass it up. this is my amp http://www.xplodsony.com/xplod/amplifiers/XM-GTR2022 My question is: is this an okay amp. I have it bridged positive of one to the negative of the other, if I'm reading it right it pushes 500W. the...
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    Devil Eyes Possible?

    I was looking on line for random stuff, and i ran across a Devil Eye headlight housing for an Audi a4. like the new a8's and such.. point being. Would it be possible to put a LED bar in a second gen headlight housing to look similar to that?? I think it would be pretty sweet looking.. This would...
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    Help with Shocks for a sport...

    My shocks have been blown for sometime it's a rough ride and i've been trying to put it off for as long as i could, but i'm gonna be doing leafs and shackels with a TT and since ihave to pull the shocks off anyway, i figured i would get the shocks too. so i've narrowed it down to 4 different...
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    irregular rotor wear. NeeD help

    This weekend I went wheeling In the ex. And after I got done I noticed a grinding. Noise. I didn't think anything of it cus I had just been axle deep in mud. But I was at work the other day and was checking my car over and I noticed that my drivers side rear rotor is warped horridly because my...
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