need info on GTUs
06-30-05, 02:34 PM
#26
Originally Posted by RockLobster
Actually i have heard it is the reverse of that and what it does is make it VERY close to the final drive ratio of the other n/a cars. Meaning to have a similar overdrive. The 4.3 makes all the rest of the gears which are the same as the other N/A cars "shorter" and IMO more appropriate for road racing.
Anyway, we all know Mazda broke every rule of thumb we've ever devised! Factory sunroofs on GTU-Ss, dealers installed whatevery they saw fit, and plenty of TIIs have steel hoods. Anything with a rule has an exeption. The only one thing I am absolutely certain about is the car I actually owned for 4 years. YMMV.
06-30-05, 02:45 PM
#27
Not that anyone will care, but here is a picture of my old GTU-S. Of all my RX-7s, it was my favorite and selling it a couple years back was one the worst mistakes of my automotive life.
I sold it to finance the RX-7.5; my 1st gen with a Peripheral Port 13B, Weber 51IDA, 4.88 R&P, braced axle, etc. etc, the tire/tool trailer and an 8,000 mile round trip journey to Florida for one race. Also a cool car, but lacking the social graces of the unflappable, mild-mannered GTU-S.
I sold it to finance the RX-7.5; my 1st gen with a Peripheral Port 13B, Weber 51IDA, 4.88 R&P, braced axle, etc. etc, the tire/tool trailer and an 8,000 mile round trip journey to Florida for one race. Also a cool car, but lacking the social graces of the unflappable, mild-mannered GTU-S.
Last edited by Blake; 06-30-05 at 03:02 PM.
07-02-05, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Blake
Is it an 89 GTU? That was the base model in 1989 (they stole the "GTU" badge from the prior year and put it on the base model, which was called the SE in 1988 and lacked any badge prior to that). Every 89 GTU I've seen had a sunroof.
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