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Is this an s4 or s5 13bt?

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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 02:13 AM
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Is this an s4 or s5 13bt?

As the title states, is this an s4 or s5 13bt engine? The cluster in the car is from an s5 13bt, but I don't know if an s4 13bt can use s5 clusters.

Is this an s4 or s5 13bt?-zqzrm0j.jpg
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 04:51 AM
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quick glance to see if it has an electric OMP or a 3 bolt water filler neck at the Pump housing will tell you if it is S5.(that is if the guy didn't change the front)
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 09:34 AM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
it appears that that is an 89-90 non turbo car, so its a swap to start with.

the radiator is an S4, which is weird. the intake/alternator and water pump are S5.

need more pics to go any further. or even better the irons have a letter cast into them, and that tells you where it came from. the rotor housings should have knock sensor holes over the spark plugs
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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Thanks guys. The chassis is an 87 n/a with a 13bt swap. I just couldn't tell if it's an s4 or s5 13bt. Over all the car looks good and the guy is willing to sell it to me for $1500 with some DMV backfees. Clean title.

what I don't know is how do I tell if it has a turbo rear end like axles and diff? I know I can look for a sticker on the diff for LSD and that'll be a start.

do you guys think it is a good deal?

more pics: http://imgur.com/a/wYfSl
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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It looks like it was thrown together....
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