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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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jspec or not newbie

I just bought my first rotary car very familar with turbos and the car studied alot of nights on the site. Here is what i have I bought a 87 RX7 and the original motor was pulled they gentlemen told me he had a 89 jspec motor put in the car how can i tell. I have been looking everywhere can i tell by the injector color or what.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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Oil metering pump is electric unless he swapped the front cover.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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ok pm sent my friend lol
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Jspecs are also turbo so if the car was originaly NA and is now turbo its a Jspec swap.
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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check the fuel rails...if the pulsation dampner is on the rear of the secondary rail, the its J-Spec, if the regulator is on the rear of the secondary rail, then its north american.

Or just look for the turbo
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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/\ uh...what?
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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In J-spec motors the fuel flows the opposite way......don't ask me why.
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