Hi all,

I am planning to get a 2nd Gen RX-7 and i would like to know what is the BIG different between 86 and 87.

 

I dont know of any, besides the fact that you can get Turbo's in 87, and not 86... both are series 4, same body styling and interior and performance I think?

-Mark

 

yep do you know what trim are they?

 

The biggest difference between the 86 and 87 is that the 87 model year had a blue/white clock instead of the red/orange clock found in the idiot warning panel. Other minor differences include the rear glass mounting is slightly different in the frame, and the rear storage bins became standard on more models.

That and as mentioned above the T2 became available.

 

Injector impedance changed halfway through the 87 also.

 

my 86 GXL has a blue/white clock (when it works).

 

its been swapped with a 87 if it is the same style other than having a blue clock (non- blacked out lights).

 

actually they changed as the 87/88 model year changed, in 7/87.

 

I have never seen a orange clock. i think you are smokin dope. peace

 

You know the different color clocks? You scare me lol

 

Only found on the 50,000 or so FCs made for the 86 model year.

 

We've got three of them

 

My '86 GXL has an orange clock (when it works).

 

my 86 gxl has a white clock (also when it decides to work)

 

There are actually a lot of differences with the '86 cars, mostly small, subtle things.

- Orange clock
- Orange tint odometer/tripometer numbers
- Different scale oil pressure gauge
- Radiator overflow tank near underhood fuse box
- aluminum hoods SEEM TO BE more common

That's off the top of my head - there are a few more things. The '86s are kinda weird.

Most of it is just subtle, simple things. There's nothing about an '86 that really makes it more or less desireable than any other 2nd gen.

Dale

 

I have 87 n/a. And i have distributor & thermal reactor like 1gen-s But mabye for europian market they produced cars like mine..

 

The 87 has a different steering wheel style.

 

Wanna sell one? (or do you mean you have them in the car?)

Brad

 

They're already in place in cars. Rare to come by.

 

Hmmmm... Tallin huh? That's a great town! I was there in '99 when I had to be in Helsinki for some meetings (I work for Nokia) and I took the ferry across and spent the day there.

Brad

 

p.s. Estonia was the only place I have every been where they actually REALLY looked at my passport- had me worried for a few minutes! The folks were nice and friendly, and the food and beer were GREAT.

Brad

 

Get this! My clock was orange...and then i re-soldered the points and it turned green!

 

I have a '86, any my clock is white (Also when it decides to work )

 

Is it possible to use a Series 5 warning gauge cluster on a series 4?

 

Look at both series Idiot Cluster. You will see that the display features don't line up. Even for that matter, the Lense Is opposite angles within the series.