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No idea of costs but deffo not the only FD out there, saw one a few years back whilst out there in Lhd form. I believe there is a healthy jap scene both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

T.

Hi Neil,
Nice car.
Just a small point,only from 1999 on were there any 280hp models.
Yours is 265hp which is still quick.
Regards
Carl

265 bhp was available from 96 when the 16 bit ecu upgrade was introduced...in 95 it would be the 8 bit ecu and 255 bhp.

T.

Rotechniks is just off J11 of the M4, plenty of FD\'s going and coming from them on a daily basis, perhaps one of their customers.

T.

[Model:]

As mentioned above its just a generic plate with model and special edition fields filled in as appropriate. If you car is a special edition further details would be quoted underneath it as below:

Model:
RB
Special Edition:
Bathurst Type X

most people see:
Model:
RB or R/RS
Special Edition:
Blank

Regards
Tariq.

Dave,

This company used to be called fatwheels and specialised in split rim repairs, looks like they have been taken  over by a franchise -smart repair, however they are still advertising split rim repairs so you might be in luck!

http://www.smartrepaircompany.co.uk/services.html

Regards
Tariq.

Cool, I suspect it is an RB and not an RB Bathurst. \'Bathurst\' (name of the famous Australian Racing Circuit) is an english word and would appear on your details in English and not Japanese as there is not a substitute for it in Japanese. :2Rolleyes

I have a japanese colleague at work, take a picture and I\'ll get him to translate it for us just to be sure

Regards
Tariq.

OK thanks, the 99 spec nose and rear spoiler are not standard, so they were fitted on afterwards by the previous owner, your car would not have come that way from Mazda originally.  

Your car looks standard in width, being a Bathurst wouldn\'t make it different in this respect.

My guess is that its a stock RB due to the cloth seats, with a face lift front bumper added on.

Have a look behind your seat belts for a label it should also confirm the year of your car(3/4 of the way down on the rear of the belt).

From recollection they did make a Bathurst model in 1995 and in Jan 1997 (my model). The 97 model came in two colours white and black (but had a red leather interior and type x decal on the side). I think there is a post on models that may give more detail on the 95 model bathurst..I\'ll look it up.

The label on mine list the year, model - RB and under special edition states Bathurst.
HTH.

Regards
Tariq.

No problem.

To check if you have oil coolers take a look at the front bumper intakes (the two openings on either side of the big centre air supply). If you see what looks like mini intercoolers those will be your oil coolers. Most RB\'s only had one, type r and rs had one on either side and some special edition Bathursts.)

Look on the drivers side door sill, you will see a silver label half way up, it should tell you the model of RX-7 on there, i.e. it should list \'Bathurst\' under special edition. If it doesn\'t then its just a plain RB model.

Incidently what led you to believe yours was a Bathurst model? I remember seeing your car advertised on pistonheads, think the seller was called Tim. Is this the same car?

Cheers,
Tariq.

see my last reply to your earlier post.

Tariq.

Michael,

700 rpm is the normal idle rpm without the aircon on, 900 rpm with aircon on.

After installing the apexi you need to let it \'learn\' and it will idle up and down for a while. I believe the english instructions tell you to let it idle without any electrical load first  whilst in \'learning mode\'  so it will settle at 700 rpm. Once done you then turn on the aircon and it will begin hunting and will finally settle down to around 900 rpm (you can then turn it off).

If you do not let it complete its learning mode then it will hunt up and down whist in traffic until it finishes it cycle. From memory it takes 30 mins or so to complete.

I have a 97 RB Bathurst Type X (got red leather seats, twin oil coolers, etc). There were quite a few Bathurst models.

Is your spec similar i.e. leather?

Regards
Tariq

You can do this yourself using the commander by going in to the \'etc\' menu and then \'idle\' and lower the figure (highlight and press the down arrow).

Alternatively speak to your tuner who could talk you through it over the phone. To be honest it doesn\'t sound like its anything to worry about  

T.

Jono,

Take a look at this thread, andysmee has been down this route, might be worth talking to him.

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31001&highlight=hid

Tariq.

He is actually a colleague at work who contacted his friend back in Japan to order the caps online locally (from autobacs) for delivery to his house and then send it to me in the UK.

Cost £60 (inclusive of delivery) doing it this way and arrived in 3 days to my door. I think on ebay there are around £100 plus delivery.

I could ask him and see what he says...

Tariq.

Thanks guys, I will try and use a rubber mallet with a  bit of wood to protect them. I did try vaseline, but it just caused it to slip on one side when applying  pressure....ooer!

I\'ll try again tonight!

Cheers
Tariq.

Hi,

I managed to buy these through a Japanese friend of mine, I\'ve fitted one to my rear alloy wheel whilst it is on the car. This was a struggle but got the cap on by fluke in the end  (combination of twisting and pushing). Tried this again with the remaining centre caps but am struggling to fit them on the rest of the wheels.

Anyone with GT series wheels shed some light on the technique to fitting these caps or do i have to take each wheel off and try it that way (was trying to avoid it).  

Thanks
Tariq.