Has anyone had or heard of a GT Turbo Mustang with a W engine code instead of T
Has anyone had or heard of a GT Turbo Mustang with a W engine code instead of T
ALL 'Turbo GT' had a "W" engine code in the VIN. In 1984 the "T" engine code in the VIN was for the SVO only.
Capri and Mustang turbocharged 2.3L engine VIN codes:
1979 = W
1980 = A*
1981 = T
1982 = T
1983 = W
1984 = T (SVO) or W (Turbo GT/Turbo RS)
1985 = T
1986 = T
*Non-turbo 2.3L and turbo 2.3L engine had same engine code (A) in the VIN in 1980.
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That makes sense - I think I got some bad data
1984FORD MUSTANG VIN DECODER
Engine Code /Engine/Body/Options
* 1FA ... Ford Motor Co.
* B ... Restraint system (B-active belts)
* P ... Passenger Car
* 26 ... Body code (26 - 2dr sedan, 27 - 2drconvertible, 28 - 3dr hatchback)
* A ... 2.3L 2V 4cyl 88hp
* T ... 2.3L EFI 4cyl 145hp (Turbo GT)
* W ... 2.3L EFI 4cyl 175hp (SVO)
* 3 ... 3.8L EFI V-6 120hp
* F ... 5.0L EFI V-8 165hp
* M ... 5.0L EFI V-8 175hp (HO)
* 6 ... Check digit (varies)
* D ... Year (D - 1983)
* F ... Plant (F-Dearborn)
* 000001 ... Consecutive unit number
Yes, that's bad info for sure. And those T and W engine code mix-ups are not the only two errors.
This is what it should be...
* 1FA ... Ford Motor Co.
* B ... Restraint system (B-active belts)
* P ... Passenger Car
* 26 ... Body code (26 - 2dr sedan, 27 - 2drconvertible, 28 - 3dr hatchback)
* A ... 2.3L 2V 4cyl 88hp
* W ... 2.3L EFI 4cyl 145hp (Turbo GT)
* T ... 2.3L EFI 4cyl 175hp (SVO)
* 3 ... 3.8L EFI V-6 120hp
* M ... 5.0L EFI V-8 165hp (HO)
* M ... 5.0L carb V-8 175hp (HO)
* 6 ... Check digit (varies)
* E ... Year (E - 1984)
* F ... Plant (F-Dearborn)
* 000001 ... Consecutive unit number
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The 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe has the T for the engine code also. Why it was changed from the older models (83-87) is beyond me just for one year.
86' SVO 1C # 17 of 3379 86's #6475 of 9837
86' SVO 1C #497 of 3379 86's #6955 of 9837
84' GT Turbo #4 of 3241 GT Turbo HB's #560 of 3935
87' Thunderbird TC 1 of 10
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