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General engine ID for bolt on upgrades

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I bought an 89 gt thats in original conditon. I am pulling the engine to address the shock tower issues. The motor runs well but while i have it out i am going to tear it down. At the very least, a stock rebuild but maybe a stroker kit.

In the realm of junkyard bolt ons like the gt40 heads, intake etc…it seems that i might just come across affordable whole used engines more easily than finding the right explorer or SN in the junkyard these days. (Ive seen some engines already) they dont always say what they are from and some sellers say they dont know. I see it has two intake ports…what’s up with that vs the single one on my GT?

Can anyone tell me what style engine this one is and if it has the GT40 style intake or heads?
Thanks in advance!
 

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That's a truck 5.0 like late 80's early 90's. Nothing gt40 on it.
 

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Hard to tell if there's a 302 under all that mess. LoL
 

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Low compression, low HP non HO pedestrian truck engine, block prolly good for a poke and stroke engine but otherwise pass.
 
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General karthief said:
Low compression, low HP non HO pedestrian truck engine, block prolly good for a poke and stroke engine but otherwise pass.
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So, you're saying there's a chance.
 

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Noobz347 said:
So, you're saying there's a chance.
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For the block, the rest is pedestrian junk.
 

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nickyb said:
That's a truck 5.0 like late 80's early 90's. Nothing gt40 on it.
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The5.0 on the intake is a dead giveaway
 
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