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Old 01-07-03, 12:04 AM
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what makes a 87 sport so special??

well???
Old 01-07-03, 12:09 AM
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Isnt the sport like bottom of the barrel?
Old 01-07-03, 12:23 AM
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Re: what makes a 87 sport so special??

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well???
nothing. its poop, as dr0x said.

listen to the man, he lives on mars.
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its not so bad. i had one for my first car. had the little rubber aero package. sunroof, manual locks, manual windows. it was still a fun little car though.
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It's special because my uncle has one (actually, an '86)rusting in his back yard. But really, they had the 4 piston brake calipers, 15" rims, factory aero kit, and often no sunroof or AC... kinda like a poor man's GTUs. It was one of the few 2nd gen models to be had sans sunroof, and that is a plus for some of us, like me... who wishes his 88 GXL had no sunroof. Damn broken sunroof.
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AL hoods come in handy too
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Light, cheap, stiffer suspension, aero kit (.29), 4 pot front, 2 pot rear with functonal front brake cooling ducts, light,cheap,light,cheap
Old 01-07-03, 06:19 AM
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I always thought of the Sport as the precursor to the GTUs.
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do i have a sport? mine is a 1987 n/a..no power doors, sunroof, no power mirrors, 5 lug....anything else i could tell you to make it easier? thanks
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Originally posted by apreludem
do i have a sport? mine is a 1987 n/a..no power doors, sunroof, no power mirrors, 5 lug....anything else i could tell you to make it easier? thanks
I assume it's unmarked... if it has a crap-tastic little black spoiler, an aluminum hood, and no power steering or AAS, then it is quite possible it's a Sport. AC was optional.
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What brakes does it have? On aaroncake.net there is a fc brochure. It lists every option the dif models had.
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mine has power steering and ac, no tilting steering wheel, and that black little foam spoiler
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Originally posted by Kai
and no power steering
Wow, I feel like an idiot, Sport package cars did have power steering! I could have sworn my uncle said his didn't have it.

Sounds like you do have a Sport, congrats.
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I have P/S A/C 4 piston brakes sunroof/ little foam things behind the wheels (used to) 15" rims
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I like that lil black spoiler, I got one for my car a couple years ago...looks a lil dated now though w/ S5 tails and nose w/ mazdaspeed lip...the answer is RE amemiya type IV wing, will be on once the snow stops, it's sitting in the shop collecting some dust
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Originally posted by Kai


I assume it's unmarked... if it has a crap-tastic little black spoiler, an aluminum hood, and no power steering or AAS, then it is quite possible it's a Sport. AC was optional.

LOL. I hate that spoiler.
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i hated mine too ... thatz why i yanked it out and put a t2 wing on.. i know the sport wing is functional but i dont like it.... i wish i had a sunroof
i like the brakes and the suspension... that makes up for the loss of the sunroof...
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my sport doesnt have power steering, actually it doesnt have power or ajustable anything, cept the seats tilt
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I love my squishy black spoiler
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Sports were the Sporty car before the Turbo2 and before the GTUs.

No tilt wheel, no power mirrors, no fancy Gee Gaws... just pure light weight sports car. Car and Driver even got a 0-60 in 7.6 second with one... making it the fastest 13B NA (up until the new RX-8 comes out).

Infact the Turbo got its suspension from the Sports.


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