Icemark

Actually no, the convertibles are the nearest thing to the Turbos, as America was the only place not to get Turbo verts. Everywhere else in the world the verts were Turbo only.

So other than the actual drive train the verts are very simular to turbos, using the same (or better) suspension, same brakes, alum hoods etc.

Given the two (between a GXL and a vert) the vert is much closer to being set up for a Turbo than a GXL. Heck on the 88 verts you can even use the same ECU for either a Turbo or Non turbo 88 vert.

And the front interior pieces between a Vert, a GXL and a Turbo are all the same (other than the GXL funky suspension and the gauges) so I am not sure what you are thinking there.

and as far as exterior cosmetic, again they are all pretty much the same with only minor differences based more on year than model.

I think you need to go back to the Options and Standard features thread at the top of this section and read that again.

inflatablepets

They sell limited edition chrome stick on emblems at Autozone.

icewolfreborn

That kinda sucks we got screwed out of the turbo verts.

I went over the Options thing, and it said the seats and a few other things were different between the GTU or whatever it was and the turbo. Also, I thought you could get the vert in leather and also you could get the turbo in leather? The Options thing said that the base model Rex had a different interior material than the turbo also. Maybe I'll go back and read that thing again? This'll be like the 6th time.

So what is that self-adjusting suspension thing all about anyways? Sounded kinda stupid to me.

Idk if I really like the look of the verts though. I think the hatchback is what really did it for the 2nd Gen RX-7's. They look funny to me with the top down, which is when all verts are supposed to look their best.

I wish I could get my hands on one of those 10th AE White Rex's, but I doubt that will ever happen. Weren't those things basically TII's with black leather interior and special badging? I would love to find a plain TII also. I'll keep looking around or maybe I'll find that I can convert that Rex near me to a turbo model if I don't need to change much over. I'll find out what model it is soon. I also doubt they threw that badge on there. I'll get ya some pics.

inflatablepets

The turbo cars werethe top models. Leather, power accessories, Turbo engine.
The GXL The same except for N/A engine.
The GTU Sporty model in 88, Base model in 89
The vert. Well, you can figure that out.

The self adjusting suspension is a joke. It would be better to replace it with somthing else.

The 10 AE 88 Turbo II with bronze tint, Black leather, Monochromatic paint scheme, Badging.

This coming from a N/A guy, Get a turbo car. I myself have been bitten by the turbo bug. That happened when I drove my friends Supra. Don't get me wrong, The N/A is still a damn fun car to drive. In fact My friend with the Supra likes my car better. He says it's more fun. It's just not very fast, but it's okay. I want to give the wife My N/A and Get A S5 T II someday.

icewolfreborn

Was it only 88 that had the AE? God those things are so sweet though!

So you're saying that if I bought a GXL, all I would need to convert it to a turbo model would be the trans and the turbo/intercooler? And that the GTU is basically worthless after 88? I was looking at the cars, and it looks like in 86-87 they were different from 88-91. What were the differences? I might have to convert this car over to turbo that I wanna buy if it's a GXL.

Icemark

Well the GXL is a little more Lux oriented than the Turbo.. it has a softer suspension, and the funky shocks. It is simular to the Turbo in that it came with power everything and a LSD, but that is where ths simularity ends. The 86-88 Turbos were much sportier and many had manual steering. If you wanted to convert a GXL to exact Turbo standards, you would swap the engine, transmission, drive shafts (all three), differntial, engine harness, dash harness, gauge cluster and the steering (on 87-88 and 90-91 models) and mirrors (on 86-88 models). The 87-88 Turbo also came with the same heavy duty suspension found on the 86-87 Sport and 88 Convertible and 88 GTU, so if you had a GXL you would also probably want to upgrade the springs, struts and stabilizer bars.

Yes, the GTU became the base strippy model in 89 and 90. It was a basic model simluar to the Base, Luxury, and SE models in 86-88. The real replacement for the 88 GTU was the 89-90 GTUs model (note the small "s").

There were two series of the FC (86-88 and 89-91-2), but that can be further broken down to actually 5 sets of changes as there were minor model changes in 87.5, 88, and 91.

Perhaps this would help you to look at this: http://www.mazdamark.com/about_the_fc.htm

and yes the 10th AE was only available the 10th year of RX-7 production.. 1988.

icewolfreborn

Wow, so basically the things that are different are performance oriented and not appearance things. Also, from what I can tell, it's gonna be MUCH easier to start with a turbo model instead of trying to convert. I plan on buying an 88-91 prolly. I think I like those body styles the best. I gotta see if that Limited Edition Rex is for real, or if it's just something someone slapped on it. What if it was some strange model that nobody had a clue about? Come to think of it, it didn't have GXL or anything like that on the side. I'm pretty sure it wasn't turbo either. I know it's not a 10th AE, because it's an 89 I believe. I want a 10 AE so bad! Must have AE...or at least a turbo II.