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Old 03-12-02, 10:47 AM
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Unhappy How do I know which RX-7 I have?????

Heres the deal. There are no markings on the car besides the RX-7 and the Mazda emblems. So do I have a generic '7 or something? How can I find out which I have?


OH CRAP!!!
another question!!
does the TII water pump housing work on the n/a? my housing is broke and I can get my hands on one for the TII for about $30. It looks like it will work, but will it?

thanks for your help!!
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Old 03-12-02, 11:25 AM
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What do yuor rims look like? What year is it? What options do you have :sunroof, power locks, LSD, etc? Answer these, and we can help ya!!!!
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Uh, what year is your car? Does it have a hood scoop? 4 or 5 lug rims? Suspension switch on the center console? C'mon, man, you need to give us more info than that!

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sorry bout the vaugness guys, its a 1990, 5 lug rims, sun roof, and I don't know about the LSD. manuel locks and windows.
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sorry bout the vaugness guys, its a 1990, 5 lug rims, sun roof, and I don't know about the LSD. manuel locks and windows, no hood scoop, its an n/a.
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TII Water housing and water pump will work. There's no difference.
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Old 03-12-02, 02:07 PM
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A Coupe, probally. I have a 91 Coupe. All power options, but no AAS, LSD, sunroof, rearwiper, or ABS. If it has no LSD, that is what it is. DO a burnout, then go back and look at the marks. If there is 1 tire mark, open differential. If there are two, Limited Slip Differential. Hope this helps!! Worse come to worse, contact www.mazdausa.com. I asked then via email to run the VIN, and they told me it was a Coupe model.
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Its a GTU, your car was most likely repainted. 90 gxl have p/w
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You sure? I thought the GTU did not have a sunroof.

or is that the GTUs...mumbles to himself...
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Whats the build date???

1990 model year builds were from 12/89 thru 8/90
1991 build dates were from 8/90 through 7/91

if it is really a 90 and built between 12/89 and 8/90 then it is a GTU.

if it was built after 8/90 (and as you mention it is not a convertible) then it is a Coupe.
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Rico,

GTU for an 88, GTUs for 89-90.

GTU in 89-91 took over as the base model.

It's probably a GTU with manual windows/locks. 5 lug doesn't matter in 89-91, all had 5 lugs. The brakes OTOH, were single or 4 piston, depending on the option, and the rotors were thicker if 4 piston.

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Oh, and the waterpump housing is the same T2 to NA, but only if they're the same year. 89-91s had an extra bolt hole on the waterpump.

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Thanks you guys.
I guess its a GTU if the date is on the inside of the door.
does the GTU have any advantages over any other '7s?
what all is good about them?
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Is that water pump used?&nbsp I'd be vary wary on used water pumps.&nbsp once the water pump seal contacts coolant and then exposed to air, it has a nasty reputation of shrinking, making the water pump useless...



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