This forum is not for Explorers, this forum is for the EXP

jonmark1985 · 12-14-2007, 09:41 AM

Like the title says, please post all your Explorer questions, comments and discussions in the Explorer forum!

ZBlackBeast · 12-14-2007, 11:12 AM

may i ask what an EXp is?

jonmark1985 · 12-14-2007, 12:39 PM

a very short lived ford from the eighties(don't even quote me on that!), check some of the pictures in this thread and you can get a better idea

UnexplodedCow · 01-26-2008, 03:35 PM

It was an Escort based 2 door hatch. It stood for Erica X Project. It was supposed to be Ford's econo sport, but it wasn't very fast at first. Later it had a turbo 1.6, and eventually got the 1.9. Sales weren't that great, so it only went until 88 or 89, and by then it was called the Escort EXP. It wasn't a hugely popular car, but it was a fun one to drive...pretty much the same as a '81-'90 Escort. I like 'em. But it's somewhat humorous, if not annoying, that an Explorer is called an EXP.

jonmark1985 · 03-06-2008, 08:43 AM

ajpletcher · 03-06-2008, 08:56 AM

I think i would like to have me one of those, even though it not fast ... Its different!

DRBurdyshaw · 03-10-2008, 04:01 AM

The speed would depend on what you did under the hood ---- though they were not known for setting any land speed records.

Nonetheless, I think they're cool ---- along with their Mercury brother, the LN7 (also an early to mid 80s vehicle).

The wiki link.

The website link.

UnexplodedCow · 03-27-2008, 04:52 AM

The engines are capable of more than what most people would think. I've seen a dyno readout of a 1.6 CVH in the UK (same engine as the US has) that was making ~334 horsepower. I would say that would be sufficient to scare the bejeezus out of someone. Plus, with a bit of ingenuity, they would make a nice rear drive car, and it has been done.

wiccangirl1987 · 09-23-2008, 01:38 PM

The EXP,s are definatly a 1 of a kind vehicle you have to drive 1 to know how much fun they are and they are getting SO rare .. alot of people cant figure out what it is lol..Plus the EXP,s are even better on the road than it,s counterpart the Escort.. Modified suspention from factory makes it 1of a kind

mark v · 09-23-2008, 02:12 PM

I like how they were considered a Sports car just cause they had no back seat. Nothing like paying higher insurance for an Escort.

However I always thought of them as like a mini Mustang with all of the balls removed, cool looking but barely had enough power to get out of its own way.

I always wanted one when they first came out, I wouldnt mind having one now just to beat on.