Down here in New Zealand, the registration info is lousy. From 1980 to 1983, Ford 3.3 engine outputs varied as the emission package and fan clutch details varied the ratings. The engine became automatic only in California in 1982, and it could be 87, 91, 97.5 or 95 depending on the fan clutch engagment, and the final transmission. 87 and 91 are the correct figures, and the emissions package varied between autos and manuals. And a lot of stick shift T4 and SROD 4 speeds were made, huge numbers, as the 1980 and 1981's lost the 137/139/140 hp 5.0 manual and auto option, and take up of the 115-119 hp 4.2 auto was less than 3%of total production in Foxes. The chances of finding a high mount blue 1980-1981 with a manual gearbox is quite high.
A little info on what your engine most likely was, SK.
My sold as "a 1983 Mustang" was in fact a 1981 model year car made in mid June 1980.
Rego had it as 1982, but that was wrong.
In fact, engine codes could be T code for 1979 3.3's, B code for 1980-1982 3.3's, and X code for 1983's (X codes normally in in grey rocker cover paint in the Fairmont/LTD/Zephyr only, Mustangs and Capris, XR7'S and Thunderbirds lost the in line 3.3 six in 1983, with 1982 being the last year it was offered in the specialty coupes).
It took me weeks to find out the right details, and Mic at Four Eyed Pride did a huge amount of research work to reveal the codes.
Anyway.....
Four multiple breakout codes exist for Cleveland Plant #1 200 and 250 engines on the engine number pad.
Ford lists the shifts, dates, and multi codes on that pad so they don't have to scrap engines that they build and ship from Michigan. California's San Jose assembly plant was shut down as EPA and CARB played hardball with FoMoCo in 1981. Engines came fromthe North to the south at real exepense to Ford.
Final Date Code at top
Landing punch hardness or quality check or shift number (2)
CUN number (Partial chassis number from which the car was from,101037 = 1,037th 1981 Mustang scheduled for production at with a B code engine at the Rcode San Jose Assembly Plant hence the "BR" prefix )
2nd Date and shift code
For cylinder head, there is a date code
0F18 E0BE 6090 BB, stock on my 1981 Mustang
Head was cast on June 18, 1980
For the engine sticker,
IJ204AA = 50 state (1), Thermactor w/ AC (J), 3.3L I6 (204), design level A, calibration & revision level A
J16 = calibrated on September 16
10º = 10º initial timing
C1-12B Cleveland Engine Plant 1 (C1), calibration number 12B
R 0 = revision number 0
S 26 = service level 26
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I've been blessed with a totally stock 1982 B-code Mustang, has optional 3.3L 87hp 6-cyl with its 1-bbl Holley carb,
That's the sky blue high mount starter engine 3.3, Bordeaux C3 auto, 2.79 gears, small TRX P190/65 390 tire package. It's still LHD, and quite unlike the United Kingdom RHD conversions which had TUV/Type Aprroval Capri 2800 tail lights and reversed firewall, but it does have the specially cast pods for British/German spec Ford Granada MkII fold back mirrors and the metric speedo.
It's a 1983 rego year Japanese market export, Canadian full metric speedo with 57300 kilometers (35 590 original miles), stock California emission spec, heavy duty battery, tilt wheel, intermediate wipe, A/C.P/S
Others with the C4 are mostly low mount,
Mine is high mount starter
Its magic on the road, has a peachy smooooth engine which mates gracefully with the smoooth French transmission. Its got a great ride and suspension and steering and brakes and general feel of the car are light years ahead of the 1982 Falcon. Performance is slow as the 1982 B code lost 7 hp over the 1981 versions but it keeps up with modern traffic. Same year Aussie Falcon 3.3 had 120 hp and weighed in at about 2919, not 2622 pounds. It did 18.5 seconds as a 3speed auto and 17.9 seconds as a 5-speed manual for 111 mph, but my Mustang auto takes about 20 seconds. The rare Californian spec RS Capri 3.3-speed SROD with 2.49 diff and 97.5 hp 2-bbl Holley Weber took 19 seconds to cross the 1/4 mile, and couldn't break 90 mph!