Actual debut of Gen II engines

[DarkKnight]

I understand that the generally accepted year of introduction for the Gen II engines 1987. I have the Last year of the Gen I J-body (1987), and my stock engine was a Gen I. So what's up with that?

[Anonymous]

So you mean you have an iron head engine in your 87? That's odd... Maybe someone swapped it.

[DarkKnight]

That's right, it's original to the car. I was just as surprised as anyone. The only thing I can think is that maybe my car was manufactured early and they transitioned the engines that model year. However, I am sure of two things, the engine is original to the car, and it has iron heads, which were also stock.

[Cliff8928]

are you sure it's a 87?


Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT
89 Volvo740

[Anonymous]

Also, how do you know for sure that it is original to the car?

[Cliff8928]

You would check the code on the engine block... it should correspond with a certain part of the VIN.... And also check the emissions label under the hood... it should say something to the effect of: This Vehicle conforms to US EPA Emissions for the 1986 model year.

Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT
89 Volvo740

[Guest]

Got pics?

[Rhedalert]

maybe it was a '87 model built in late '86 and they had some spare parts...