98 explorer with cherry bomb votex muffler

98 explorer 4.0 sohc with vortex muffler from cherry bomb, resonator removed, ebay version of kkm

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[FilmSkate28]

eh...cherry bombs suck...they're so quiet.

[shortstack4504]

just because their not loud doesn't mean they suck! its got a nice low/deep tone (for the 4.0 v6), to it which i what i wanted. so i really could care less if you dont like it

[shortstack4504]

sounds like a personal problem........ which means you should keep it to yourself

[robb15033]

Great job with the exhaust. The Vortex sounds perfect.

[320bit]

@utero220 And look at the germans up at the top. Followed by the French? Well that just doesnt make any sense now does it. Who are you letting buy cars over there?

[utero220]

@320bit point taken. i probably just had an unlucky lemon when i owned one. for giggles though.. Here’s a top of the 10 best selling cars in Europe for 2010 1. VW Golf 37,032 2. VW Polo 30,110 3. Ford Fiesta 28,996 4. Renault Clio 23,453 5. Renault Megane 23,144 6. Peugeot 207 22,558 7. Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 21,802 8. Opel/Vauxhall Astra 21,273 9. Nissan Qashqai 20,510 10. Ford Focus 19,764

[320bit]

@utero220 Yup. Thats why if you go to pretty much any other country besides america, 90% of them drive mercedes benz since they are the most reliable vehicle you can buy.

[utero220]

@320bit mercedes are garbage

[JakJaxon]

All this talk about the 4.0 being pointless due to lack of power seems to be coming from people whom have never driven a vehicle equipped with it... my b4000 is bone stock and if I hit it just right, I can hang with a 5.4 triton all the way to the opposite end of the intersection. The "low" power ratings are probably due to the smorgasbord of emission control and low/turbulent flow of air into the engine. The 4.0's no joke, say otherwise and it's just arrogant ignorance.

[NotYour94Ranger]

@320bit Engine size frequently limits cheap revs. Make a 4.0V6 rev to 7 and flow smoothly, and it'll make far more power, but as they come, not so much.

a 2L 4 banger could not make 200 lb.ft. of torque at a reasonable RPM within the limits of factory production (mostly cost). A straight six *naturally* makes more torque and power due to lower internal frictional losses over a V design, plus they're naturally better balanced, thus can spin faster with less machining and engineering.

[320bit]

@NotYour94Ranger Im with you that 4 bangers in general arnt good for towing anything but their own weight. But to have a huge V6 producing such little power just still seems pointless to me.

[320bit]

@NotYour94Ranger With 160hp I cant see it developing much more if even 200lb-ft. A good 2L 4 banger could produce more than that. Im not talking about little honda engines either. My 2.8 straight 6 produces about 235lb-ft with 200hp.

[NotYour94Ranger]

@320bit You're forgetting a critical aspect of these larger, less fuel efficient, and not-so power efficient engines, they make torque, and the Ranger/Explorer are trucks first, towing is important, a high revving 4 cylinder would eat clutch discs top do the same job. Horsepower is only a calculation of torque at a given RPM. Even the later model 4.0 V6s only rev to 6500, the older OHV 4.0s go to 5200, neither is a great RPM for making high numbers out of a given volume of air.