the hood.....obvious, but what else in an S5?

 

The TII decal, 16" wheels

 

does it have bigger fenders?

 

On the series 5 cars, there are side skirts.

They all use the same size fenders.

Banzai got everything else.

 

The '89-91 TurboII's come stock with a lip spoiler, but 90% of them that I've seen didn't have the lip spoiler any more - it's sad that people will abuse those things!

The hood scoop is usually the best wager - the majority of RX-7's with hood scoops are turbos, there's not that many people with NA's that found turbo hoods and put 'em on.

Dale

 

TII decals were not used on '91 cars.
Also if they still had the stock exhaust, I believe the TII chrome tailpipe extensions are bigger in dia. than the n/a.

 

arent the side mirrors different too?

 

the mirrors and trim panels are painted to match, aren't they?

 

how come on the mazdatrix site they sell the NA fenders and sell turbo fenders? theres no difference at all? on opec's car it seemed like the front of his car was much wider than i remember mine being...

 

Yes, side mirrors are a LITTLE different - only a sharp eye will catch this one.


-Ted

 

the difference in the fenders are the holes for the t2 side skirts.

for 86-87 the outside differences are: the 16" wheels, the hood, the decals, the mirrors, the mufflers are squared off instead of being round, they have rear wiper and sunroof (so does the gxl)
for 88, they all seem to have the body color rear wing
for 89-90: the t2's get side skirts, the wheels are shared with the gtus, fog lights, the front spoiler. the mirrors 89+ are all the same in the us

mike

 

Hmmm...I swear they were just a little different when we had a Kouki turbo and NA side-by-side...

I really DO need LASIK!


-Ted

 

haha, the 89+ are all the same in the microfish, i need to do that lasic thing too......

mike

 

will a TURBO II hood fit on a NA ? by just taking the NA off and putting the TII on ? without any other adjustments?

 

yeah you need a turbo
j/k it fits right in

 

well if it is a aluminum hood you need the hinges and hood clasp/lock for an aluminum hood...

and if it is a steel hood you need to use the hinges and hood clasp for a steel hood....

But yes other than that it bolts in

 

how about if you go from n/a steel hood to n/a aluminium hood, do you need to swap the hinges and hood clasp too?

 

yep

if you don't the hood will rot out where it touches.

 

the aluminum will rot out?

 

Arent the tail-lights different?

 

yep, the galvanitic action between steel and alum

 

where can you get an aluminum n/a hood?
i suppose this would be lighter then a tII hood.

my brother has a aluminum tII hood it is about 30lbs i think.

 

the alum hoods are only about 20lbs lighter than the steel versions.

The alum hoods came standard on the 'verts and GTUs. The occasionally showed up on other models as well.

 

i guess im gonna have to look out in the scrap yards for a good vert.

 

no way u can just protect the steel from touching the aluminum, cuz its a super bitch to switch the hinges