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A friend of mine went for a test drive the other day and is now hooked on rotary's. He drives a HSV clubsport, which has a powerband that kicks in about 3000rpm, so he figured the turbo lag on the s8 would be similar....haha how wroing he was. Almost shat himself when the boost kicked in and pushed his head to the back of the seat.
So anyway, now he's swapping his clubby for a s7. straight swap. (s8 is about 60K, s7 is about 40K, clubby is about 40-50k) |
is he just buying it from an import centre?
You should talk him into one of the Oz delivered SVII's |
Any pics of an S8?
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Its just the latest FD basically, Engine Upgraded 13B Rotary 654cc X 2 EGI twin sequential turbos with enlarged intercooler, 204Kw. Revised 5 speed manual. BBS 17" alloy wheels, upgraded brakes, high rise rear spoiler, carbon fibre engine components, etc, etc
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s8?s7? whats all this bussniess?
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I'm guessing the Series 7 is '96-'99 and the series 8 is '00+ not sure though..
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Well, in aus we dont use the gen 1(fb), gen 2(fc), gen 3(fd) names for our rx7's, cos me only get one model type per year. For example, Feb 1979 - Oct 1980 is a series 1, Nov 1980 - Sept 1983 is a series 2, Oct 1983 - Dec 1985 is a series 3 (thats the 1st gens) then Feb 1986 - July 1989 is a series 4, but it gets hazy here cos we got a few different models, (ie convertible, non-turbo), then a series 5 is a turbo II (July 1989 - Nov 1991) and that the 2nd gens, then 1995 was the series 6 , 96-99 was series 7, then 00+ is series 8. anything past 1995 is an import because mazda australia stopped officially selling them in 1995. (i think-according to their website??)
So that means I own a series 2 and a series 3, which are 1981 and 1984 respectively. Our cars (1st gens especially) didn't come in gs, gsl, gsl-se models, it was just one type. They are all optioned up like gsl-se's. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png |
Originally Posted by drifter' date='Mar 20 2003, 10:46 PM
Well, in aus we dont use the gen 1(fb), gen 2(fc), gen 3(fd) names for our rx7's, cos me only get one model type per year. For example, Feb 1979 - Oct 1980 is a series 1, Nov 1980 - Sept 1983 is a series 2, Oct 1983 - Dec 1985 is a series 3 (thats the 1st gens) then Feb 1986 - July 1989 is a series 4, but it gets hazy here cos we got a few different models, (ie convertible, non-turbo), then a series 5 is a turbo II (July 1989 - Nov 1991) and that the 2nd gens, then 1995 was the series 6 , 96-99 was series 7, then 00+ is series 8. anything past 1995 is an import because mazda australia stopped officially selling them in 1995. (i think-according to their website??)
So that means I own a series 2 and a series 3, which are 1981 and 1984 respectively. Our cars (1st gens especially) didn't come in gs, gsl, gsl-se models, it was just one type. They are all optioned up like gsl-se's. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png |
The FDs started in 1992, and Mazda Australia sold them untill 1997.
The 97' Australian Delivered 7s are very rare though |
Originally Posted by serpent12' date='Mar 24 2003, 08:53 AM
The FDs started in 1992, and Mazda Australia sold them untill 1997.
The 97' Australian Delivered 7s are very rare though |
Update on original thread topic:
He decided it was gonna cost too much in the end and has decided against buying it. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/BURNOUT.gif |
Originally Posted by serpent12' date='Mar 25 2003, 12:23 AM
The FDs started in 1992, and Mazda Australia sold them untill 1997.
The 97' Australian Delivered 7s are very rare though |
A series 7?
Welcome to the forum by the way https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif Are you from Melbourne also? |
Thanks,
Yeap a Series 7 and I'm from Adelaide, and yea they are damn rare, from what we know he's got the only 1 in Adelaide |
Our Aus. members need to post some pics...please of some of the cars we dont get to see. JC cosmos, series 7 RX-7s, you all have the cool cars https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif
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Heres a couple of pics of his S7 in action at Mallala, SA
http://www.sarotors.org/images/malla...7/DSC00023.JPG and at our Dyno Day http://www.sarotors.org/images/dynod...2/DSC00049.JPG http://www.sarotors.org/images/dynod...2/DSC00048.JPG |
Nice!
I thought the S7 had the high rise spoiler? Maybe thats only the S8.... |
Yea I think that's only the S8, those spoilers are real nice tho, they match the rear end of the car perfectly
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Originally Posted by RX7CMS' date='May 3 2003, 04:41 AM
Our Aus. members need to post some pics...please of some of the cars we dont get to see. JC cosmos, series 7 RX-7s, you all have the cool cars https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif
http://www.3rotor.com/images/jc_build/jc32.jpg |
lance is a cool dude. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif
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Nice pics. I've never seen a JC Cosmo Type ECCS before.. looks cool though..
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umm what engine is in that cosmo? is it a 20b mazda?
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='May 12 2003, 06:52 AM
umm what engine is in that cosmo? is it a 20b mazda?
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Standard on all dancing bananas https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif
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