RE: 82 Coupe

[dlawson@ball.com (Dave Lawson)]

>The cupe's were nice cars.  Good back seat room,
>good handling, solid, dependable.  They had the
>5-cyl engine and 5-speeds (usually).
>
>However, there is a big difference in pre- and post- 1984
>models.  In 1984 the Coupe became the Coupe GT.  It received
>a 130 hp engine in place of 110 hp.  It got (needed) shorter
>"close ratio" gearing, and a few suspension mods as well.

A slight correction, the coupe GT from 84 to 87.5 also had the 110hp
2.2 liter engine. It was not until 87.5 when the 130 knock sensing 2.3 liter 

engine was installed in the special edition GT to mark the end of
production.
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Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com
83 tqc
86 gt