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Old 11-26-2008, 11:45 PM   #1
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Default Do I have an original engine?

The engine in my car has 8 spark plugs. Not sure if this is the original engine, since my actual car is really beat up, the stang is reef blue - a 1993 color, and the engine has only 218,xxx km. I did some google-ing, and apparently this engine is only for 1990-93. Is this true? What kind of engine would have been in my car?
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Old 11-27-2008, 12:05 AM   #2
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Where are you in saskatchewan?

Anyways pm me your VIN and a picture of the engine and I'll do some searching for you
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Old 11-27-2008, 06:39 AM   #3
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It should've had the 4 plug head. I once owned an '87 lx 4 cylinder and it had the 4 plug head. So somebody put the 8 plug head on it sometime before you got it. 1991 through 1993 four cylinders got the 8 plug head.
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Old 11-27-2008, 08:50 AM   #4
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It should've had the 4 plug head. I once owned an '87 lx 4 cylinder and it had the 4 plug head. So somebody put the 8 plug head on it sometime before you got it. 1991 through 1993 four cylinders got the 8 plug head.
91-93 2.3 mustangs had a 8 plug
89-95 rangers had a 8 plug head

Do it's a yes to a different engine
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i had a 93 and it had 8 sparkplugs,i bought it in 94 with only 500 miles on it.it was a nice car til some b***tch smacked it.
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oh,and it was a 4 banger also.
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Er... Hate to be rude, but if you have a 1993 engine and a 1993 color, are you sure you have a 1987 car?
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Er... Hate to be rude, but if you have a 1993 engine and a 1993 color, are you sure you have a 1987 car?
The vin confirms it's a 1987 mustang...
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The vin confirms it's a 1987 mustang...
it could've been painted, and motor swapped in..
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Old 12-05-2008, 06:22 PM   #10
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That's what I was thinking... but it was done properly, since the engine bays, trunk, and inside the doors are all painted. You can also see a bit of red on the front bumper inside the grill, so maybe originally a red 1987?
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