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Difference in Fox Body 302's

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A summary of the changes from 87-93:

Mass air was added to all cars in 89
The front fenders are slightly different in 91 for the new pony wheels
Hypereutetic pistons are used in late 92
There was a slight change in the T-5 somewhere around 90, I think some of the gearsets are a little stronger
89 has gigantic front seat headrests
90 added the airbag and lost the tilt wheel
93 or maybe before, they made the GT interior standard in lx coupes
 

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So it looks like the engine on the 89-92 is pretty much the same. The engine I am getting is an 89. Do I need to get any particular year(s) donor? 89-92 seems right. I will be using the AOD tranny, all wiring , brakes, rear, etc. Essentially everything needed for a 2.3 4 cyl to 5.0 swap. My baby has lasted 180K miles on the original A4LD and motor. No major replacements. Just a water pump, and general maintenance.
 

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Wow, this thread was very enlightening. I'm one with the universe now.
 

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From what I understand, there is next to no change between a 87 and an 88 unless the 88 was a Cali car with MAF?
 

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Another good site for great info is http://www.mustanggt.org
 

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Well, I picked it up and its an 88, grrrrrrrrr.. I can't complain because its free. Looks like I'll be doing a MAF conversion. It also didn't come with a cam which isn't a problem because I was going to go with a pretty mild cam anyways.(Probably a B cam)
 
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