C80E-9430-C Help deciphering?

mdstang68 · 12-23-2006

Does any any one know how to decipher this number?

Jay H 237 · 12-23-2006

Ok, here's what I know,

C80E-9430-C

C= decade (c is 60's)

8= last digit of year (1968)

O= vehicle line (O is Fairlane/Torino, [Z is Mustang])

E= type of part (E is for 'engine')

9430= basic part number

C= revision? (3rd revision?, I'm not sure here)

Remember that some parts were interchangable between lines and even Ford did so at the factories since it wouldn't make sense to have identical interchangable parts with Torino suffixes, Mustang and others. Usually the part carried the desination from the first vehicle line to use it. This is why you will find some parts on a Mustang with the 'O' designation. Only when a specific part was needed or a new part for the Mustang would it have the 'Z' in the part number.

The last character of 'C' is the only one I'm not sure on. I only took a guess on that one.

mdstang68 · 12-23-2006

Thank you for the information.
I ran this number on the internet and it says it is from a cougar 428.???

Veronica · 12-24-2006

Hello.

That's the passenger side exhaust manifold that was used on the 68/69 428 CobraJet mustangs. The driver's side number is C8OZ-9431-B. Hope that helps.

The Greek · 12-26-2006

The Ford Parts Interchange Manual by Paul A. Herd (Motorbooks International) lists this ex. manifold to fit 1968-70 Mustang, Cougar , Torino GT, and Cyclone GT---------Chuck