i saw someone on a forum say GTU's are rare? is this true? how rare are they if so? almost every rx7 i see (if i ever see one) around here is a GTU or TII

 

Dont confuse "GTUs" and GTU's. The GTUs is an extremely hard model to find.

 

Yes, GTUs are rare, only manufactured in 89-90.
(Not to be confused with GTU).

 

From 89-90 GTU is the base model. GTUs is the rare model. In 88, GTU was the rare model also.

 

so whats the S get me?

 

TII wheels, brakes and suspension, 4.3 rear.

 

The GTUs had everything the TII had, except the turbocharged engine. So I guess you could say that the GTUs was a NA TII

 

88 GTU, right here

ive got the 4 piston caliper brakes, and all the TII stuff...it's coo

im still not sure about the LSD tho, anyone help me out on this one? i know how to check for it, but im too lazy as of right now

 

It is sort of the TYPE-R of 2nd gen RX7. No sunroof, no rear wiper, and etc...very rare!..So far i have only seen 2 here in LA. I know there are more though.

 

Yo,

About the GTUs: I've had mine for 2 years now, no major problems. Mazda created the GTUs to celebrate the domination of the IMSA GTU class in the 80's. Its kind of like a homogolation special. *wink*

Here are the good bits:

1. Manual windows (No pesky electricals to break)

2. No sunroof (Increased rigidity)

3. 4 piston aluminum front calipers (Same as TII, Da Bomb Sh*t.)

4. 4.30 rear gears (Beat your friends TII off the line, until he hits boost. *wink*)

5. LSD (For dorifto action)

6. Aluminum hood (Hella light)

7. 16" aluminum rims (15 lb's a piece)

8. Stiffened suspension (Same as TII)

9. Cloth Recaro-esque seats (Like R1 FD, no leather to slip around on)

10. No rear wiper (Who needs to see what's behind you? Again, dropped for lighter weight)

11. What else? Exclusivity. Its documented that they only made 100 in 1990, and I guestimate 900-1000? were made in 1989. They made 1500 10th Anniversary TII's.

They came in three colors: White, Red, and Black. That's it. The white has a blue interior, the red and black has black.

Here are some pics of mine:

https://www.rx7club.com/vforums/show...threadid=31425

They're big, sorry!

KS
1989 GTUs "It's all about the "s" baby!"

 

ok in 86 ,,,,the coupe i have has the hard suspension 4 piston brakes the areo package sunroof no rear wiper n/a motor its justa coupe right or is it a goof .

 

GXL's also had TII brakes and an LSD, but they also had auto-adjust struts (some like 'em, some don't) and power everything and "standard" gear ratios.

As far as I can tell, the springs are the same for *all* FC's except for convertibles, just the struts are different. (Good luck finding out the real story behind which cars got aluminum hoods - I've yet to find a clear answer because there are sooooo many exceptions!)

Now if only they made a Turbo version of the GTUs... IE a TII *without* the power crap and especially *without* the friggin' sunroof... wonder if I could find a TII and cut the roof out and re-skin it with a non-sunroof roof and headliner. Cheaper than having my back shortened so I can fit in one.

 

Yo,



Peejay, they DID make such a beast. It was called the Infini IV over in Japan. It was hardcore TII goodness. No fat, all muscle. You could have any color you wanted, as long it was blackgreen. *grin*

KS
1989 GTUs "Fat Free."

 

They also made Luces and Cosmos. But they didn't sell them here.


- PJ ("Sony: Because Caucasians are just too damn tall.")

 

hmm a guy in san diego has an 88 gtu for sale... wants 3.5k for it...has 164k on it though... worth looking at?

 

efini=god

 

Of course you can have an engine from a Cosmos (20B)

 

oh and didn't it have 215hp instead of the T II's 200hp.

 

I'd rather have a modified 13BT, I've seen people put mucho deniro into 20b FCs just to get em running

 

that's what i've got..its the "sport" model.all i need is a 4.30 rear end,then i'll have all the goods of the GTUs's[ok,so maybe no aluminium hood yet,and a sunroof,but i happen to like mine ]..then i'll be just as cool.heh.really.i will!! so 5th might be i li'll different,too...
hehe

 

I want an infini 4 so bad. its not fair im gonna go to japan and bring one back.

 

A 20B conversion can be done at a "reasonable" price if you're handy.

 

yeah about $10k on top of car.

 

I think mazda only built 100 of the GTUs, at least thats what my rx-7 book says

 

and it weighed 2700 lbs instead of the american 2987