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Old Jul 8, 2001 | 05:34 PM
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My car has a different engine in it my mechanic told me but didnt investigate it to see if it was a bigger motor or just replaced. How can i tell what it is?

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Old Jul 9, 2001 | 01:05 AM
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Measure the bore and the stroke =p
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Old Jul 9, 2001 | 01:28 AM
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Hey, tranny guy told my friend the same thing, he had the 305, turned out the mechanic was just a retard. U probably might have a rebuilt one or something

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Old Jul 9, 2001 | 01:50 AM
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Well the machanic didnt really say much about it he just said it wasnt the original engine casue some things werent replaced very good. And another guy said it could be the 350 but i dont know.

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Old Jul 9, 2001 | 04:18 PM
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Look at the id tag or vin on the block.
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Old Jul 10, 2001 | 04:58 PM
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passenger's side rear of block above bellhousing it will tell you 5.0L f,g,h iit will be hard to see but it's there
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