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85 Firebird TA numbers are off

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Old Mar 31, 2004 | 06:33 PM
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From: New Orleans
Car: 1985 TA
Engine: 305
Transmission: A4
85 Firebird TA numbers are off

I have an 85 Firebird/TA. Using the VIN decoder here, it tells me that I have a TA/SE with a 305. However, the engine code is DDD....that deciphers into a 1983 305. Am I missing something, or is this not the original engine.
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
If the block says its an '83, and the VIN says the car is an '85, its not original.
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