Multi-point fuel injection (single port) became standard on the V6 in 1988. All applications where the engine was used initially put out at 3800 rpm and of torque at 2400 rpm. Engines upgraded with Ford's EEC-V Powertrain Control Module (PCM) received a small increase in output to , if they did not have other enhancements to increase output beyond this already. The 1991–1995 Police Package Taurus, 1991–1994 Lincoln Continental and 1995 Ford Windstar had a high-output version of the 3.8 with better cylinder heads and other modifications. It produced and of torque depending on application and model year.