Why did they name them T2
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They were orginally going to be called the GT
and be available without all the power gee gaws
and be available without all the power gee gaws
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while we are talking about his clean car and his site... I must agree, nice car... WTF did you do to that NEON....
LMFAO!!!!!!!
I can't believe you took it out on the road!
LMFAO!!!!!!!
I can't believe you took it out on the road!
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Originally posted by gr0undz3r0
Did they ever get any of those over here, anyone got any pix
Did they ever get any of those over here, anyone got any pix
The first turbo rotary was the 12A Turbo originally fitted to the '82 Luce. Being a luxury car, the turbo was designed for very quick spooling at the expense of top-end power. "Dead and gone by 6500rpm". No intercooler, only two injectors (800cc/min!), low boost.
For '83 Mazda fitted that same engine to the RX-7 (model GT-X i do believe). The US got the GSL-SE instead. Very similar in spec, right down to the same 14" wheels. The engine was mated to basically an N/A transmission, no idea how well that worked though.
The FC Turbo was the second turbo RX-7 and so it was called the Turbo II.
There are other Turbo II's... for instance there were four different specs of Dodge turbo 4-cylinders, Turbo I, Turbo II, Turbo III, and Turbo IV. Turbo II Dodges are similar to Turbo Is except they have an intercooler. I won't go into the III's and IV's, this is just to let you know that if you hear someone talk about swapping a Turbo II engine into their Reliant/Omni/whatever they most likely are NOT referring to a rotary.
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Interesting theory.
But...
They are the first turbo RX7 model to be available in the states.
This is relevant because in Australia they are not known as Turbo IIs. We didn't get the 12ATs here either. Why would they be called TIIs in the states when they were the first turbo model available but not in Oz were they were also the first turbo models available?
Did that make sense to anyone?
Oh well.
But...
They are the first turbo RX7 model to be available in the states.
This is relevant because in Australia they are not known as Turbo IIs. We didn't get the 12ATs here either. Why would they be called TIIs in the states when they were the first turbo model available but not in Oz were they were also the first turbo models available?
Did that make sense to anyone?
Oh well.
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Those are the standard series 4 T2 seats, found in the 87-88 T2 and 88 GTU.
The base did not come with them. someone has swapped them in for you
The base did not come with them. someone has swapped them in for you
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I was always under the impression that "TurboII" was derived from Mazda's unique "Twin-Scroll Turbocharger" design.
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This is where the name came from, Sensei is correct!!
Sensei
This is where the name came from, Sensei is correct!!
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Originally posted by RotorDemonGXL
while we are talking about his clean car and his site... I must agree, nice car... WTF did you do to that NEON....
LMFAO!!!!!!!
I can't believe you took it out on the road!
while we are talking about his clean car and his site... I must agree, nice car... WTF did you do to that NEON....
LMFAO!!!!!!!
I can't believe you took it out on the road!
Yes, we drove it around town quite a lot actually. And, heres the best part. We took it to the Friday night cruise-in classic car show at Dairy Queen. There were 50+ cars there and the Neon was a hit! Everyone thought it was hilarious. Good times..
thanks for the compliment
EDIT::: Were those 2 different color Turbo II seats available in the US? The only T2 seats Ive seen have been all one color, either grey cloth, red cloth, grey leather, or the special black leather on the 10AE
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T2
They were named "Turbo II" because the engine was the second turbo charged RX-7, the first being the Japanese market only turbo first gen with a 12A. Several people have already said this and it is true. This has been published in several books.
You could look at the FD as the "Turbo III" if you really wanted to.
Icemark....the guy who has the S4 Turbo II seats in his base probably has a Sport package car because they came with the S4 turbo seats. Or....some swapped them in if he has 14" wheels and 4 lugs.
You could look at the FD as the "Turbo III" if you really wanted to.
Icemark....the guy who has the S4 Turbo II seats in his base probably has a Sport package car because they came with the S4 turbo seats. Or....some swapped them in if he has 14" wheels and 4 lugs.
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Re: T2
Originally posted by LI FC Greg
Icemark....the guy who has the S4 Turbo II seats in his base probably has a Sport package car because they came with the S4 turbo seats. Or....some swapped them in if he has 14" wheels and 4 lugs.
Icemark....the guy who has the S4 Turbo II seats in his base probably has a Sport package car because they came with the S4 turbo seats. Or....some swapped them in if he has 14" wheels and 4 lugs.
it wasn't until the 88 GTU did those seats become available on a NA car.
I am sure someone swapped them in.
I have only seen them in Blue and gray cloth, or blue, gray or black leather, but I am sure that off red was probably an available color as well.
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I looked through the 86 & 87 catalogs and could find no info that the 86 & 87 Sports had the S4 Turbo II seats, so I guess I am wrong. Thanks Icemark, I did not know about that.
Oh....could you post the rest of that Car & Driver article Icemark? Thanks.
Oh....could you post the rest of that Car & Driver article Icemark? Thanks.