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First I want to say that I just think this site kicks a$$ {cool} I just bought my first R/C about a week ago and am already in love{blush} any way what I don't understand is that my vin says that my motor is a "5.2 V8 EFI 89-93"

I have a 1988 RC LE150 4X4 . so is it a 318? and if so why dont it just say so? kinda confused ??? on this topic. hell I am kinda confused ??? about alot of things. I'll be posting more later but this will do for now thanx. :p
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well, do you have a carb? If you do, then you have a 360, if not, then you have a 318/5.2L, since they started to switch to EFI in 88 on the 318s, the 360s were one year behind, went EFI in 89. ;)

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Thanx for the info. Yeah I have a carb so I have a 360. Cool I have a 72 plymouth satillite sebring plus with a 360 and a 727 trans. It is my pride and joy. so this is cool to have another set of the same motor and trany. kinda makes life easier. any way thanx again!!
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Kindaweird said:
Thanx for the info. Yeah I have a carb so I have a 360. Cool I have a 72 plymouth satillite sebring plus with a 360 and a 727 trans. It is my pride and joy. so this is cool to have another set of the same motor and trany. kinda makes life easier. any way thanx again!!
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would make getting parts a lil bit easier i would think or swapping parts out of one if the case was needed 8)
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Titan Squall said:
correct me if I am wrong, but isn't a 5.2 L still a 318 if it has fuel injection or not? wouldn't the 5.9 L be a 360??
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You are absolutely correct...so what was the question? Can't really find the confusing part in the thread ???

I only said, that in 88 they switched the 318 from carb to EFI, so if he finds a carb under his hood of his 88 RC, he most likely has a 360, since that bigger engine turned EFI one year later, in 89.
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