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fordmandan87

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well my exploder might be blowing another tranny soo and it looks like the tranny shop wont cover it. my options are 5.0 swap or standard tranny swap. if i do the 5.0 swap what 5.0 would be the easiest to do thank you all in advance for your constructive responses
 


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I would find an exploder that is your model year or newer and swap in everything I need to complete the swap
 
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well un fourtunately if i did the tranny swap or v8 swap thats what id do but i am asking which swap would be worth the time and labor involved
 
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What year of explorer?

I vote manual unless you can find a complete donor V8 explorer.
 
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fordmandan87

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94 is the year
 
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