Engine Code T???

killer medic

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I am looking at purchasing a 1995 gt convertible this week. I looked up the vin on Carfax, and everything looks to be okay. However, when I tried to decode the vin#, it shows an engine code "T". I thought i should be "E" being a GT, but, it shows T! Any ideas would be great. Thanks

 

BlownFiveLiter

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That's very strange. Code "T" should actually be a Cobra. Any possibility that it's a rebuilt/salvage title?

 

killer medic

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It shouldn't be. I carfaxed the vin and any title changes would show up. It has full documentation of all title changes. Very strange...

 

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To add to my confusion, I did some research and found that some sites show the "e" as a standard 5.0 HO, and some sites show a "t" as a 5.0 HO. The only thing I can explain is that maybe it was a mid-year change. Anymore input would be great. Thanks.

 

BlownFiveLiter

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I'm still confused myself, so we're in the same boat. Both the "E" and "T" VIN codes refer to 5.0 HO Mustangs, since the Cobra did come with a 302.

 

killer medic

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Does anyone have anymore ideas???

 

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Monsterbishi

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I think I can answer this one actually, all the Mustang GT's built for the Japanese market had a T instead, so yours may beone that was destined for export, but didn't get onto the boat.

I'm going to Dyno ours when it finally arrives over here, there's a slim chance their ecu's were factory tuned for the Japanese 100 octane fuel.

 

killer medic

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That would be cool. Let me know what you find. This car is starting to look even more interesting!

 

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Just looked in my Chilton man. Code D is for Cobra and Code T is the GT.

 

killer medic

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So where did the "e" come from? I see it on so many sites!

 

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Aight. The T code is for GT's (and GTS's .... I would guess). The D code is Cobra's only ..... and ALL Cobra's should be a D code.

The E code you refer to I have only seen on Fox bodies (a 91 GT being an example).

 

killer medic

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I think that clears it up. Thanks a lot guys!!!

 

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Monsterbishi

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Now this is info that is quite handy, that's one thing that appears to be lacking on the internet too, when I first decided on a 'stang as our next project car 3 weeks ago, I stated looking for technical info of any kind, and only found very basic specs, and that was it.

Once the car arrives, which is a bone stock, 37,000 mile GT coupe,.I'm going to be measuring and photographic everything as we go, just like I did on my old car, which ended up with almost 3000 pictures, and 200 pages of info!

 

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My 1995 Mustang GT also has "T" for the engine code. And as a matter of fact, my neighbor has a 1995 GTS that has a "T" for the engine code as well.

 

killer medic

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Monsterbishi said:

Now this is info that is quite handy, that's one thing that appears to be lacking on the internet too, when I first decided on a 'stang as our next project car 3 weeks ago, I stated looking for technical info of any kind, and only found very basic specs, and that was it.

Once the car arrives, which is a bone stock, 37,000 mile GT coupe,.I'm going to be measuring and photographic everything as we go, just like I did on my old car, which ended up with almost 3000 pictures, and 200 pages of info!

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That's awesome. I look forward to seeing your project! And just for anyone else's infor, there seems to be a real issue with corresponding information, because I went to the bookstore today, looked in two mustang books, and in both, they denote a engine code "E" for 1995 gt code. The plot thickens. I may have to actually e-mail Ford and see what the official word is. Anymore infor would be cool. Thanks guys!

 

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Jamie55

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I have a 1994 Mustang GT Factory Steeda Package Install. After much searching and calling Ford dealers and Engine Builders this might help you with you question about a T code. I have a T code and an R Block. http://www.cehighperformance.com/ford_block_car_codes.htm I hope it helps. I needed to find out before I started my resto.