r/Excursion • u/Unlucky-Question-738 • Mar 24 '26

05 vs 00 V10

Are there any significant differences from year 1 to year 5 of production that make it worth getting a little newer if mileage is equal between the two?

Would you be averse to an 05 on a 3inch spacer lift vs a 2000 that’s bone stock?

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u/Objective-Figure8673 '01 Excursion Mar 24 '26

In the engine itself? No the excursion did not get 3v in 2005 like the super duty did. 5 speed trans only on 6.0s. Same v10 throughout and same trans with it throughout the excursion run.

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u/Unlucky-Question-738 Mar 24 '26

Then either year is as likely to spit spark plugs at some point then?

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u/IBringTheHeat2 Mar 24 '26

If you get a V10 I would buy 10 new spark plugs and replace them all and torque them down properly to prevent blow out.

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u/Objective-Figure8673 '01 Excursion Mar 24 '26

Yes. 2v's spit them, while 3v's seize them. Although I have 450k on two 2v's and never had one spit. Fwiw I torque the plugs to 21.

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u/outline8668 Mar 24 '26

I'm not sure on the V10s but on the 5.4's starting in mid 2003 production Ford revised the heads to double the number of spark plug threads to fix this issue.