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Carrera engine?

Is there any easy way to tell if my engine is a Carrera or a standard 3.2 from 1987?

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what's the engine number?

does it have a black plastic airbox or silver metal plenum?
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don't have the engine number as it is halfway between the US and UK.

It has a silver metal plenum
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If it is from the US and an 87 it would most likely be the 217hp 3.2
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OK, so is that a non-Carrera? Sorry for the dumb questions.
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OK, so is that a non-Carrera? Sorry for the dumb questions.
Carrera engines are MY 73-77 (for a 911), the years when Carrera stood for something special.

Carrera cars, 84-88, have a 3.2 engine. It can have 217 -231 hp depending on year and what part of the world it was made for.
You might call that a Carrera engine too.
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Here is some info:

numbers to decypher...

I really don't think there were any "special" engines in 87. Just the 3.2

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