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Old May 14, 2017 | 01:21 PM
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There's an '05 UC peace officer edition local to me and the fella told me it has the "105" in it.

How can I verify which engine it has?
 
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Sounds fishy.
 
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Sounds like the only one of its kind.
 
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Maybe he meant modified to 105 from an 88. Ask if he has any paper work.
 
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I don't think the guy knows what he has. I'd bet there's no paperwork, because common sense says to let someone know about the paperwork especially when they ask about the engine.

I have the vin. Is there a way to look everything up by vin or?
 
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Originally Posted by CockeyedCowCustoms
I don't think the guy knows what he has. I'd bet there's no paperwork, because common sense says to let someone know about the paperwork especially when they ask about the engine.

I have the vin. Is there a way to look everything up by vin or?
The Vin will tell you what the original stock model was, if the title is clean and possibly a Carfax.
 
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The Vin will tell you what the original stock model was, if the title is clean and possibly a Carfax.
The vin will tell me what engine was put in at the factory?
 
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An 05 FLHTCU police special edition came with a 1450 (TC88) from the factory.
 
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The vin will tell me what engine was put in at the factory?
Since it will tell you the model as it came stock from the factory, yes.
 
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If you stroke an 88" to 4.38" you get a 95". If you big bore that same motor from 3.75 to 4.00" you'll get 103" I am certain that he's mistaken (or you've got some kind of a custom build (I doubt that.))
 
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