What models had what options? Maybe we can get a list to straighten this stuff out
 

OK I'm mainly wondering about Series 4
What models where there?
Vert, Turbo II, GTU, base, SE. right?
or was SE the base model.
I know SE had pretty much no options generally
was GTU the sport version? T2 w/o the turbo?

and about options
what came w/ leather as option? T2, vert, GXL?
anyone else know what came in the packages? like AC, PS, sunroof, AAS (auto adjust suspension), LSD. But I have a list of LSD
and also I know moonroof was a very popular option. Was it standard on all, or what models was it standard?
Any other options I'm missing? or maybe even models lol.
OK well thanks in advance.

well before anyone says they do I have to say the sports did NOT come with a LSD

also the sports can get A/C, P/S with variable assist, think they had the TII susp, 4 piston brakes up front, vented rotors in the rear, had the cool aero things and the shelf on the back, can have the moon roof also, 15" inch rims, and they CAN have the steel hood.

now other then that I have no clue on the other cars and what all they can come with other then the GXL and I think we all know what that comes with

My 88 GXL came with the following:

Leather
Tape deck with EQ
power sunroof
power door locks
Power steering
Power Windows
Power Mirrors
AAS
Air conditioning
Limited Slip Differential
15in "Balogna Slicer" Rims
Factory Alarm
Rear Wiper
Rear Defroster

Yeah GXL was luxury. I know that much, I think SE was base and GTU was the sport, which GTU became base in series 5.

And heres what I've seen about LSD's
But I'm still not sure whether or not verts have LSD or not, some say yes, some say no.
This is from a LSD thread a few weeks ago

86-88 Base/Luxury Package/SE = No LSD
86-87 Sport = No LSD
88 GTU = Clutch type LSD
86-88 GXL = Clutch type LSD
88-91 Convertble = No LSD
89-90 GXL & GTU = No LSD
91 Coupe A, B, C = No LSD
87-88 Turbo = LSD (Don't know what type)
89-91 Turbo = LSD (Don't know what type)
89-90 GTUs = Viscous type LSD

All automatics = no LSD

What's that?

READ THIS!!!

:D

(No, that wasn't a shameless plug! What are you talking about??? :p)

Brandon

i am pretty sure that all s4's lsd's were clutch type and all s5's fluid type

Justin

lets just put that right here
 

...the second-gen RX-7 (for the sake of brevity, I'm going to ignore the
TII model). All had the 13B twin-rotor dual-stage FI 6-port engines.
They came in several trim levels -- the "base", SE, sport, GTU, GTUs,
and GXL, and convertible from "base-est" to "nicest".

The unmarked base was only made in 86-87, with the exception of the
super-rare "true base" which was made from 86-88 (no sunroof, steel
wheels, no tape player, etc). The manual base had a 4.1:1 open diff. The
"sport" was also only in 87-88, and was a base with the 4-piston brakes
(which implies 5-lug wheels), rubber baby spoiler and turbo suspension,
with a 4.1:1 clutch-pack LSD. The GXL was the "luxury" version and had
big 4-pot brakes, Auto-adjusting suspension, (and in 86 had a white
gauge face cover), power windows (and locks in 87), again with the
clutch-pack LSD. All could be ordered with an auto tranny and leather,
except the super-base. The auto tranny always implies an open 3.9:1
rear-end (to lower cruising RPMs). Power steering was a factory option
that one doesn't find much on the base models. ALL cars (again, except
the super-base) had a power sunroof. If it had 4-lug wheels, it ran on
185/65R14s on the ugly-as-all-hell "phone-dial" rims. If it had 5-lugs,
it ran on 205/65R15s on the "baloney-slicer" powdered aluminum rims. For
reference, Mike, my car was an 86 GXL. The white one was an 87 base.

In 88, the base (not super-base) became the SE, and the sport package
cars became the "GTU" trim model, in honor of Mazda's IMSA GTU
championship win. The GTU recieved a cool-looking two-tone paint job and
a smaller version of what would become the 89-91 rear spoiler. They're
super-sweet. Mazda chucked the powder-coated look on the 5-lug rims, and
they became lighter polished (shiny) aluminum rims. Again, they're
schweet. Power steering becomes more prevalent, as do power windows and
locks. The GXL introduces the security system option this year, too,
IIRC. The same LSD/open-diff rules apply.

In 89, the [2] recieves a "freshening" of its look. The front fascia is
lowered slightly, the front fenders are rounded (less supra-like), and
the tail lights are changed from the square "honda lights" of 86-88 to
the uber-cool round lights. All cars now recieve the rear spoiler. The
GTU, which used to mean "sport" now means "base". The sport model now
becomes the GTUs -- the baddest of all the N/A RX-7s. The GTU (remember,
"base") is now a fully-appointed car, with power all around, and the
option for CD, leather, and security system. It still only has 2-pot
front brakes and an open diff, though Mazda changed the design from
clutch-pack to viscous. The GXL is just plain sweet. It still has the
AAS (auto-adjusting suspension) but it's got better seats and stereo
than the GTU, and comes std. with all the goodies (including fog lights
where the brake ducts should be). All cars are now 5-lug + LSD with all
models having the 4-pot fronts, except the GTU. All had 5-spoke,
twin-spoke 15-inch wheels. The same rear-end ratios from 86-88 apply
(4.1 for manual, 3.9 for auto).

Ah, now back to the super-mega-ultra-schweet GTUs (that's GTU + s =
GTUs). The GTUs came without power windows
, the turbo power steering rack (fewer turns lock-to-lock), the
turbo suspension, the big brakes and no sunroof (because it lowers the
CofG, dummy-head!). It was essentially optionless. What's different
about it and the GTU of yore? It's 4.3:1 clutch-pack rear-end. Very few
were made in 1989 (something like 1000?), with Mazda ceasing to
"officially" make them in 1990. Mazda did, however, make about 100 of
them. They're *really* rare.

By 1991, Mazda has already introduced the [3] in Japan, and was gearing
up to sell it here, too. The RX-7 only came in three models: Coupe,
Convertible, and Turbo II. There were no badges on the cars, but, IIRC,
there was some differentiation between big and small brakes and the LSD
option, though I don't remember it right now. The rims changed - in 91
they were 5-spoke organic-looking things. They're cooler than the 89-90
rims, but not as cool as the polished 88 baloney slicers, IMHO.

Heres for archiving reasons
 

Very nice, I think I've seen it before.

*edit*
someone beat me to it, heres the second half.

Re: Heres for archiving reasons
 

'Course you've seen it before, silly. :gay: I've posted it here before :p And yes, I wrote it all by my lonesome.

Brandon

oops i didnt think the stuff after what i saw was of any improtance. that'll teach me to stop reading before the end :doh:

JUstin

So lemme try this
 

That right? or did I miss some

the Series 4 Sport, Lux, and Turbo II have LSD (clutch type). I'm still unsure about verts.
And for Series 5 only the GTUs and Turbo II had LSD (viscous) and still unresolved on verts and LSD (limited slip differential)

the GTUs was a limited edition super sport, which had cloth, no sunroof, 16" S5 Turbo II style BBS wheels, Turbo II suspension and brakes, LSD, 4.3 rear end gear, only AM/FM Radio, aluminum hood, etc etc

What was the sport for 89? or was it only GTU, GXL, and then limited GTUs (1000 made, 100 in 1990, but unclaimed by mazda)

correction, SOME Sports models had LSD, not all of them did, but some did have the LSD differential's, just thought i'd clear that up :)

weren't verts auto. autos were open wheeled. therefore verts were open wheeled. of course, that is in the states right, j-spec cars were different weren't they.

also in 86 there was the Luxury Coupe. This was a Base with alloy 14 inch phone dials, power mirrors, sunroof, and had the power window option. It was called the GX by Mazda (as the sport was called the GS) on the window stickers.

And if you are updateing your chart...

there were no North American T2 models until mid 87

there were no North American 'Vert models until 88

lmfao, i dunno how that totally slipped my mind.
maybe it was updating the formatting on it 6 TIMES!
and not all verts where auto, but of the autos, thatd be the most popular model for it.

In my looking at the Sport (my favorite FC) the LSD appears related to the sunroof option. Generally if the Sport came with the factory power roof, it seems that the clutch type LSD was also on the option list.

I don't have proof on that however, just personal observation.

yeah damn fucking mazda forgot to put a LSD in my fucking car ( just a little bitter )
at least when I jack the bastard up and spin one wheel the other wheel turns the other way.

I just dont understand the GXL gets on the damn luxury car, but not the sport version of the car.....
as you can tell I am just a tad bit bitter :mad:


oh well

Lsd on the sport was an option.

ok hold on then
let me refocus my rant for a moment


damn the fucking original owner of my car why the hell did he not get the damn LSD. you go out and buy the sport version so why the hell not buy the LSD. UGH!!!!! yes I know kinda child like but hey we all have to have our rants to keep us feeling good :D one last thing
DAMn the person who bought the car to start with


still dont see though why the GXL would get it stock but the sport it was an option
if anything I would think the other way around

okay, prior to reading this thread, i perceived the s4 GXLs to have LSDs and the s5 dont..

now.. i'm reading that the s5 gxl has LSD? could someone PLEASE clear this up for me :)

Hey dude
i have all that info in my 88 rx7 brochure.
I am just to lazy to post it right now.
mybe i will post some later. look
in a brochure it will speak all.
Lates Matt22

According to my Mazda literature (damnit, I think it's at work - I'll post it here later) all Sport editions had LSD standard. Yours is just worn out. Trust me, the 4.1 open diff won't bolt up (try it).

Brandon

Well, you'd be right if it weren't for the crack :p

Auto was an option on Verts here in the US. Manual verts had a 4.1 LSD rear, autos had 3.9 open.

Brandon

bah. every time I post this, someone brings it up, and I think to myself "I'll fix it before I post it next time" and then I forget.

So, yeah, the only S5 cars that had LSD were the GTUs, TIIs, and Verts. The GTU and GXL had open diffs. Mea culpa.

Brandon

vert LSD
 

Are you sure about the convertibles? I think my factory brochure says that the LSD wasn't available, in the options chart. I picked up a GXL rear end for that very reason. Also, if its open, I think the vert rear end was 3.90 for fuel efficiency reasons as opposed to 4.10.

Ralf
88 vert
Leather shift boots going strong