Pontiac · 1983-1984

Phoenix — X-body (1983–1984)

phoenix · phoenix lj · phoenix sj · phoenix le · phoenix se

5 option rows 5 RPO codes 2 model years
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Model year
Phoenix — X-body (1983–1984) RPO codes
Code Option Years Notes & factory source Confidence
Engines
LR8 Engine, 2.5 L (151 cu in) L4, throttle-body fuel injection 1983–1984
the four-cylinder; matched to the Phoenix's unit by meaning: Wikipedia's Phoenix article names the 2.5 L Iron Duke four-cylinder but prints no code; shared X-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Citation kit, whose engine pages print it with its model year
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
Single-source
LE2 Engine, 2.8 L (173 cu in) V6, 2-barrel carburetor 1983–1984
the optional V6; Wikipedia's Phoenix article names LE2 in its infobox and engine text and offers it across the generation; shared X-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Citation kit, whose engine pages print it with its model year
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
Single-source
LH7 Engine, 2.8 L (173 cu in) V6, high output, 2-barrel carburetor 1983–1984
an engine Wikipedia's Phoenix article lists as an option on the Phoenix, naming LH7 in its infobox; shared X-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Citation kit, whose engine pages print it with its model year
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
Single-source
Transmissions
MD9 Automatic transaxle, 3 speed (THM 125) 1984
GM engineering code behind the MX1 merchandising option; matched to the Phoenix's unit by meaning: Wikipedia's Phoenix article names the 3 speed Turbo-Hydramatic 125 automatic in its infobox but prints no code; the Citation kit's automatic-transmission weight line for the 2.5 L engine reads "Merchandising Option for MD9, MX1"; 1983 is left out because no listed kit page heads the code that year; shared X-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Citation kit
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.34.
Single-source
MX1 Automatic transmission, 3 speed (merchandising code for the THM 125) 1984
matched to the unit by meaning: Wikipedia's Phoenix article names the 3 speed Turbo-Hydramatic 125 automatic in its infobox but prints no code; the page prints MXI (letter I); 1983 is left out because no listed kit page heads the code that year; shared X-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Citation kit
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.34.
Single-source

Source document: pontiac/phoenix-x-body.md. Rows marked — record an option the factory offered whose RPO code is not documented in the consulted sources.