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Jeremiah -> How to tell… (8/30/2007 6:10:51 PM)

How do I tell if my '86 LX is a V6 or a V8? Are all LX's V6's? If it was a 5.0 would it for sure have the "5.0" badge?

  
Matts 85 LX -> RE: How to tell… (8/30/2007 6:13:47 PM)

Some LX's were 4 cyl 2.3s...I had a 85 LX that was a 2.3...


Matt

Xemeth -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 4:04:45 AM)

Just look at the ****in' engine. If you see three exhaust ports on each side, it's a V6. If you see four, it's a V8. And I'm pretty sure the 5.0's said "5.0 H.O" on the top of the intake manifold. Don't quote me on that.

spoke2go1 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 7:06:06 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Jeremiah

How do I tell if my '86 LX is a V6 or a V8? Are all LX's V6's? If it was a 5.0 would it for sure have the "5.0" badge?
 

omfg your retarted....
im gonna break this down for ya


get into the car

put they keys into the ignition

if (i doubt you do) have a clutch push it in a start it up

press the accelerator down and listen

if you dont hear a massive roar like god yelling then its not a 5.0


PistonsFan102 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 9:18:20 AM)

I don't know if my New Edge is a v6 or Cobra. I can't really tell. Can you guys help me.






















j/k............just playing with you - we are here to help

Jeremiah -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 10:47:34 AM)

quote:

omfg your retarted....
im gonna break this down for ya


get into the car

put they keys into the ignition

if (i doubt you do) have a clutch push it in a start it up

press the accelerator down and listen

if you dont hear a massive roar like god yelling then its not a 5.0


Ya, most engines can sound loud like that, so that doesn't help much. But I will go check the engine, thanks Xemeth.

spoke2go1 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 11:03:05 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Jeremiah

quote:

omfg your retarted....
im gonna break this down for ya


get into the car

put they keys into the ignition

if (i doubt you do) have a clutch push it in a start it up

press the accelerator down and listen

if you dont hear a massive roar like god yelling then its not a 5.0


Ya, most engines can sound loud like that, so that doesn't help much. But I will go check the engine, thanks Xemeth.


first off if youve ever been in a parking lot and listened to cars youd know what a v8 sounds like
second, how the f*ck do you not know what it is? did you pop the hood? have you driven it? hell driving it would tell you what it is real quick!

Jeremiah -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 11:13:27 AM)

Ya, I've driven it. But it's old as **** and the seals in the engine are, as a result, really old. So I thought that might effect something. No, I haven't popped the hood.

90lxstang -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 11:45:42 AM)

Is that the car in your sig?  Easy...its a 4cyl or 6.  Lack of exhaust tips give it away the easiest, your car has a single turndown style pipe under the bumper, on the drivers side im pretty sure, right?.  And if you had dumps or no exhaust of any kind on a 5.0, you'll notice.

In other words, your engine will not look like this:

[image]http://i7.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/b1/31/c257_12.JPG[/image]

spoke2go1 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 11:49:25 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Jeremiah

Ya, I've driven it. But it's old as **** and the seals in the engine are, as a result, really old. So I thought that might effect something. No, I haven't popped the hood.

youve had time to take pictures of your car, go on an internet forum, ask us what it is and youve never opened the hood of the car?

you fail
[image]http://i14.tinypic.com/54obns4.jpg[/image]

Jeremiah -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 12:00:50 PM)

I opened the hood, didn't know what I was seeing so came to ask. I no next to nothing about engines, so I came to ask for help. All you've done is ridicule me and be a prick. Cut me some slack. Forums are *for* asking questions. And asking opinions and discussion.

Xemeth -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 12:32:56 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: spoke2go1

quote:

ORIGINAL: Jeremiah

Ya, I've driven it. But it's old as **** and the seals in the engine are, as a result, really old. So I thought that might effect something. No, I haven't popped the hood.

youve had time to take pictures of your car, go on an internet forum, ask us what it is and youve never opened the hood of the car?

you fail
[image]http://i14.tinypic.com/54obns4.jpg[/image]


LMAO

Jeremiah -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 12:45:09 PM)

Fail

PistonsFan102 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 1:03:50 PM)

I just dont know how you purchase a car and not know how many cylinders it has?

Xemeth -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 1:14:35 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: detroitfan102

I just dont know how you purchase a car and not know how many cylinders it has?


+ 1 bajillion

If it was a 5.0 you probably paid a few thousand. If it was a 4 or 6 cylinder, you probably could have bought one for a few hundred. Those cars are pretty worthless, except the SVO turbo 4cyl.

Jeremiah -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 2:12:37 PM)

I didn't pay anything for it, a close family friend who died and left it to me.

l_shizzle_l -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 3:29:22 PM)

If it says 5.0 on the top of the engine, then it's a v8, 2.3 then it's a 4 cylinder, anything else and it's a v6.

Daytripper540 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 3:39:03 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: spoke2go1

quote:

ORIGINAL: Jeremiah

Ya, I've driven it. But it's old as **** and the seals in the engine are, as a result, really old. So I thought that might effect something. No, I haven't popped the hood.

youve had time to take pictures of your car, go on an internet forum, ask us what it is and youve never opened the hood of the car?

you fail



Why are you becoming such a douche? [8|]

RyansQuick6 -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 4:53:14 PM)

Dude, pop the hood, take a pic and post it up. We'll tell you what you got. It is most likely a 4 or 6 though. If it's an inheretience car then I assume someone old owned it, so that actually makes it a very good canidate for a 5.0 swap and some real work. I'm sure the body and frame is perfect, old people tend to not tear stuff up.

Don't listen to the people giving you ****, most of them don't remeber that people aren't born knowing everything about everything, and even a few them still don't know **** but preach like they do.

Ryan

Xemeth -> RE: How to tell… (8/31/2007 5:08:48 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6

Dude, pop the hood, take a pic and post it up. We'll tell you what you got. It is most likely a 4 or 6 though. If it's an inheretience car then I assume someone old owned it, so that actually makes it a very good canidate for a 5.0 swap and some real work. I'm sure the body and frame is perfect, old people tend to not tear stuff up.

Don't listen to the people giving you ****, most of them don't remeber that people aren't born knowing everything about everything, and even a few them still don't know **** but preach like they do.

Ryan


+1. Spoke is funny sometimes, though.

Actually, there's maybe a total of 4 or 5 people that frequent the sixer section that actually know something and are worth listening to on actual tech advice. The rest either know nothing more than exhaust and CAI's, or nothing at all.

  

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