motors the same?

fstbrd86

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ok question here
hopfully someone can help me out. i have a 88 chicken with a 3.8 in it . the motor is toast and i would like to drop in a sc motor or just another plain gane. the motor i found was a plain 3.8 out of like a 89 bird. BIG QUESTION is the 89 motor the same as the 88. the guy at the jy told me that they are differant engines and the 89 will not work in my 88. will it bolt up to the tranny? etc. the 3.8's look identical i just need the lower end and heads because mine is toast. please write back asp because the motor is at the jy and i know the guy wont same it for me. i think that the motor will work but just need some assurance.
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i know that ford made a couple diff 3.8"s and one being for the minny van, but this motor had the c-6 tranny bolted write up to it so obviously its not from the van. its the tranny a c-6 or 4?
 
According to Kragen, the 3.8 used in the Bird is the same for all years from at least 87-93, except for the SC motors.
 
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