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Hi! I've got an '84 ("fox body") that came with a 302 and 5 speed.
I was talking with someone, and they told me they thought it was a 4-cylinder car. It has power steering, cruise control, electric windows, all that cool stuff-
So I guess my first question is, how can you tell if it was a 4-cyl. car or not??
The motor was a "swap in" from an '85 (which was thankfully carb'ed), but besides checking the VIN, is there a way to tell?
Thanks!
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Well...I would look at it and see if it looks like a V8 or an I4. The V8 will fill the engine bay, and you could probably stand in front of the I4...while its still in the car lol.
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That makes so much more sense then lol. But I have seen/heard questions that dumb at times so....
I believe that a GT would have a code of something like:
1FABP28Mx1984Fxxxxxx
A 4 banger:
1FABP28Ax1984xxxxxx
Something fairly close to that. The key is the M and the A. This is the engine code as to what came in the car. Google is your friend
*EDIT*
The front ends of the cars are basically interchangeable throughout the Fox body years. So if you like one of the others better you can swap it on. And I agree, that is my least favorite Fox front end with the grill...
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1985 SVO 13.62 @ ~97mph with 1.74 60' and 20 psi, on the brakes trying to keep from breaking out!
I'm pretty sure that there are M code 4 cylinder cars, since my vin is 1FACP40M5PF132350, and according to vin decoder, it's a 4 cylinder.
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