Pop off the driver's side coil cover and look for the white sticker on the side of the motor. That will tell you what replacement engine you got. Almost 100% sure it will look like this:
Thank you! So i guess if mine says “KA” then it’s a gen 2.
First and second line:
Did you get a really good deal on your 2018? Just curious why you bought one knowing it had an engine swap...
Wow! An R-squared motor - must be one of the first ones, I'll bet. I'm holding out for a Gen 5 motor - the Internet says it'll have iridium rods, a depleted uranium flywheel and nuclear-cured pistons with vanadium-tantalum rings. They'll be available next year and I just can't wait!
I don’t know if you are familiar with the GT350s engine problem, but my car is one of many that had the motor replaced under warranty. I got it for $45k with 5,200 miles so yeah i guess it was kind of a deal, but the title is still clean so it really doesn’t bother me. Plus I plan to modify it so when i sell the car i already won’t be appealing to the “number matching” people anymore. To a guy looking to modify it’s almost a plus to have a brand new motor.
I have not had one swapped, if that is what you mean by familiar with it. However, I have read about several who have had it done on this forum and I know it was not worth the risk of further issues to me. I found several 2018 engine replacement cars in the 45K range at out-of-state dealers when I was looking, but I passed on all of them. I paid $5K more for a 2018 LFG with stripes, that was a single owner, had all the original paperwork, including the owners supplemental and only had 1400 miles. I do not plan to modify mine to any degree and I will probably extend the factory warranty to six years before the 3/36 runs out. It sounds like we both got exactly what we were looking for in a GT350...
