The hood release was busted on this car and I didn't feel motivated to try to pry it open, so there's no telling which engine it has (I'm guessing it's the cheapo NA 2300, judging from the manual transmission and general lack of ….. Funny thing is, it had the same gear shift as my dad's 1982 Eagle SX/4. … Another rarity in these cars was an odd 5-speed manual transmission that was made available late in the 1979 model year as an option with the standard 2.3 liter 4. …

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