Then allow me to bow in respect to your integrity and I hope you find what you are looking for!
I try to keep an eye out for S5 Turbo II’s and GTUs in my area. I’ll let you know if anything pops up on my radar. Also: Keep an eye out for those GTUs viscous LSDs! They are not the strongest and tend to break. Normally I would suggest ditching the viscous and going with a Miata torsen, but in your case you might need to consider having a spare. Especially if you’re going national! |
Originally Posted by wozzoom
(Post 9549214)
Then allow me to bow in respect to your integrity and I hope you find what you are looking for!
I try to keep an eye out for S5 Turbo II’s and GTUs in my area. I’ll let you know if anything pops up on my radar. Also: Keep an eye out for those GTUs viscous LSDs! They are not the strongest and tend to break. Normally I would suggest ditching the viscous and going with a Miata torsen, but in your case you might need to consider having a spare. Especially if you’re going national! Thanks for keeping an eye out... hopefully one of us will find something usable! |
Is there a way to find out if a fc is a gtus by the vin or some other way they had 16" wheels. But mine has a moonroof the Guy I bought it from claimed it was a gtus. And it has a limited slip. It also has very stiff suspension.
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Originally Posted by 89_Rx-7_GTUs
(Post 9549752)
Is there a way to find out if a fc is a gtus by the vin or some other way they had 16" wheels. But mine has a moonroof the Guy I bought it from claimed it was a gtus. And it has a limited slip. It also has very stiff suspension.
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this guy here has a GTUs and wants to do a turbo swap since the engine is tired. im sure he would be willing to sell if someone offered something
http://driftutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2045 if you're interested, ill get more info from him |
Originally Posted by 89_Rx-7_GTUs
(Post 9549752)
Is there a way to find out if a fc is a gtus by the vin or some other way they had 16" wheels. But mine has a moonroof the Guy I bought it from claimed it was a gtus. And it has a limited slip. It also has very stiff suspension.
You can call Mazda North America customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Give them the VIN and ask them to tell you about the options the car originally came with including trim packages etc. I did this about 2 years ago myself. |
Originally Posted by 89_Rx-7_GTUs
(Post 9549752)
Is there a way to find out if a fc is a gtus by the vin or some other way they had 16" wheels. But mine has a moonroof the Guy I bought it from claimed it was a gtus. And it has a limited slip. It also has very stiff suspension.
The quickest way to ID a GTUs? The door sticker lists the stock tire size. The GTUs was the only NA with 205/55 R16 tire from the factory. If it says 15" tires, then you've got a fake. |
I think I will call Mazda it will be easier.
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Originally Posted by 89_Rx-7_GTUs
(Post 9550036)
I think I will call Mazda it will be easier.
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The door jam sticker is also a give away for all those NA to Turbo II conversions since all Turbos had 16" rims.
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+1 on those door sticker tricks.
The only benefit to calling Mazda is you can get a heads up on any other options the car may or may have not been equipped with. |
There's a GTUs for sale here in my area IIRC...
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Originally Posted by stevensimon
(Post 9549952)
this guy here has a GTUs and wants to do a turbo swap since the engine is tired. im sure he would be willing to sell if someone offered something
http://driftutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2045 if you're interested, ill get more info from him At first glance, he doesn't look too motivated to sell, though. |
$1100 bucks - http://boulder.craigslist.org/cto/1403295272.html Boulder, CO @ this price it's nearly worth towing back to MD.
Here is another one in SC http://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/1374875032.html |
Originally Posted by DrKillJoY
(Post 9550129)
$1100 bucks - http://boulder.craigslist.org/cto/1403295272.html Boulder, CO @ this price it's nearly worth towing back to MD.
Here is another one in SC http://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/1374875032.html |
Here is the Gtus I was talking about.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=1#post9550969 |
Originally Posted by SoloII///M
(Post 9550476)
Thanks! I just called the guy in Boulder and hopefully we can work something out.
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Originally Posted by stevensimon
(Post 9549952)
this guy here has a GTUs and wants to do a turbo swap since the engine is tired. im sure he would be willing to sell if someone offered something
http://driftutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2045 if you're interested, ill get more info from him |
Barring any major issues, looks like I'll be picking up that GTUs in Colorado. It's a black '90 GTUs. VIN JM1FC3311L0709452 . Started pricing out the rebuild parts through Mazdacomp. Things sure have gotten expensive since I last did this (11 years ago last month).
It'll probably be a couple weeks before the trucking company can get the car to me, but this should be something fun to play with :) JV |
Originally Posted by SoloII///M
(Post 9556833)
Barring any major issues, looks like I'll be picking up that GTUs in Colorado. It's a black '90 GTUs. VIN JM1FC3311L0709452 . Started pricing out the rebuild parts through Mazdacomp. Things sure have gotten expensive since I last did this (11 years ago last month).
It'll probably be a couple weeks before the trucking company can get the car to me, but this should be something fun to play with :) JV Do you have a shopping list? -Jeff |
I just picked up a virgin 1990 GTUs literally hours ago. Give me a week and I will let you know if I'm selling her. I found it in your back yard Winchester Virginia. I will be bringing it to ny next week. Pm me your address I will send you some pics.
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Originally Posted by rex3
(Post 9566766)
I just picked up a virgin 1990 GTUs literally hours ago. Give me a week and I will let you know if I'm selling her. I found it in your back yard Winchester Virginia. I will be bringing it to ny next week. Pm me your address I will send you some pics.
If you want, I could go and check it out some time, take pics, and it won't have to get shipped all the way up to NY, then all the way back down here. |
I'm in Virginia now, and the car is at my brother inlaws garage just sitting. I'm not sure if I want to start another project at this time will know in a week. If I were to do this car it would be turbo just seeing how rare they are I'm debating going that route just sell her to someone who would appreciate her.
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Originally Posted by wozzoom
(Post 9563322)
Very cool! I can't wait to see some pictures of the car and possibly even some build up details of the car.
Do you have a shopping list? -Jeff My buddy out in Colorado looked at it for me and said it was remarkably clean. High miles, but all there, all stock and not a spot of rust. And it runs great. I'm arranging shipping at the moment. Hope to have it in a couple weeks. Going to start by rebuilding the engine and learning as much as possible about ECU upgrades. :) |
Can someone shed some light into the following. Ad for the car in Colorado said something about 1 of 10 in Black...what's this all about?
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