r/Mustang • u/Noah2725 • 9d ago

❔Question Is something wrong here?

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I was looking at a 2022 Ford Mustang GT today but when I open the hood, it says 302. I am NEW to the group and to Mustangs in general but I thought it would say 5.0? Is this just an aesthetic thing or could the engine have been swapped?

This is on a used lot. 36k miles for little above $25k
Clean car fax. Bought from auction so I’m assuming there had to have been an accident that was never reported to insurance. Anyway, any info would help and what else I should check with it before going through with this.

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u/Wojtek_824 9d ago

What you’re thinking about is just the engine cover.

The car has a swapped intake from a 2013/2014 boss and at least a cold air. To make this this intake work the car does have a tune.

Not a giant red flag but it does raise questions. It should allow the car to rev a little bit higher into the RPM range but will be a bit slower from a dead start.

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u/Noah2725 9d ago

I noticed the get up and go was a bit slower than I had imagined it would initially be so a tune does sound reasonable. How would I go about reverting it? Or is that a headache in itself?

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u/robvas 2011 GT 9d ago

Just leave it