1997 Mustang Engine Information – 232 cubic inch V6 (3.8L Ford Essex V6)

The Ford Essex V6

The 3.8 L Essex V6 replaced the 3.3 L I6, as the 3.3 L engine had little demand and was dropped after 1982. The 3.8 liter engine was used from 1983 to 1986, it was then dropped from the Mustang line. It reappears as a Mustang engine in 1994 and is used until 2004, replaced by the 4.0 liter engine in 2005.

The engine got multi-point fuel injection (single port) became standard on the 3.8 L (3,797 cc) V6 in 1988. All applications where the engine was used initially put out 145 hp (104 kW) at 3800 rpm and 215 lb⋅ft (292 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm and this was what was offered in the 1997 Mustang.