I have a clean-o-sonic, which is made here. It took a while to get with the supply chain issues a couple years ago. There are used ones on eBay from time to time.

I have had a 1998 Explorer 5.0 sitting in my garage for quite a few years. It was actually a present from my friend who bought a spare during, “Cash for Clunkers,” and was destined for my Jeep’s engine bay ever since. Fast forward quite a few years, does anyone have some insight on these motors?

The GT40P heads were great in their day, but will require custom headers to work. Aftermarket heads ( allegedly available in 2-3 months) will also require custom headers unless Novak Conversions can help me out.

The wiring is relatively a pain, as many just abandoned the Explorer stuff and used the Mustang AL9 ECU with a distributor rather than the crank and cam sensors with the waste-coil spark ignition. The Holley Dominator set-up looks to be the best bet, but the crank sensor may not work with the factory crank trigger. Any help is appreciated - I’m trying to get this motor ready for an early summer install, and hope to install a custom cam and low psi supercharger later if eBay presents the 6 psi Powerdyne that I have have been looking for.

I received my pieces from Steele. They make most in house and contract a small amount of parts from Taiwan. The prices are higher, but worth it. Communication from their front office was great, also.

I have some pieces from Dennis Carpenter that are not so great and will be replaced
with the Steele parts.

Funny you say that WConley for about 8 years I had the account for a porsche and audi dealer near me from like 1998 to 2006 and I put fram filters on them thinking I was doing the right thing and when they saw it they told me that I cant use framthe manufacturer gives them a hard time if that filter is on a motor that has a problem. I never used them again on any car.

And yes that looks hot Brent and make no mistake it will make more HP.

What filter manufacturer supplies the, “Autolite,” reproduction filters?

Sweet. No Pinto’s here, but thanks for the endorsement. I have not been able to find people posting online gripes you might discover when looking at Dennis Carpenter reviews.

Pictures and price for the Z code valve
Covers? I am interested.

An NV4500 weighs as much as the Jeep! Not very good ratios either, too big a drop 3rd to 4th. A T19 from a mid 80's 6.9 diesel is smaller, lighter and better ratios, just no overdrive.
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You’re not wrong - more than 100 lbs heavier than the stock T-176. But the NV4500 can hold up to a UPS truck, and the Tremec TR-4050 seems far less strong.

I saw your photos on Tapatalk. Do you have an updated inventory?

Great looking collection, by the way. I love the Lemans bowls.