Engine compatibility

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frankjc

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I've been looking at engines for my 1995. Seems noone is bidding on the Ebay ones. On car-part.com, they seem to be running between $200+$500.
Are 93 thru 95 the same, then the IMRC changed in 1996, and the intake in 1997?
 
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maxmk8

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Engines are the same, the 95s had a bad batch of intake valves. I'd go with a 93-94 The blocks are all the same you can simply swap manifolds from a 97/98 if you wanted a newer engine. 97/98 also use COP vs coil packs/wires.
 
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psychostang

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If you have a choice, I would get a 96. You can install your original manifold and imrc plates. No big deal. Good thing is that 96's have the upgraded beehive springs. So, hopefully no valve spring failures.
 
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frankjc

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Thanks. Valve spring faliure is what did my engine in. I thought of pulling the head off and seeing how bad the piston got beat up and seeing if I could just change the head, but from searching through this forum, it seems like it's not even worth doing. It's going to have to come out with the transmission, since I can't rotate it to get the torque converter undone. This is probably going to be a spring project. I am in the planning stages right now.
 
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