New to RX7\'s little question.

[Steve Burnett]

You can easily achive more performance and better reliability.

Althought the FD was built very well, like all cars, the mazda will have had various comprimises made during the design of components. You can\'t simply have the best of everything as cost will go up to much!

Things like upgraded ECU, intercooler, better flowing exhaust etc. If the ECU is mapped conservativley and done well you could get what you want.

The FD is very fast stock but some extra BHP makes it EVEN BETTER!

[Mazzyrx7]

Hi Bob

Its not that I find the car slow. But I do get board with cars quite quickly so getting more power makes it more interesting. Oh and I like tinkering with things.

I just don\'t want to change my current RX7 as I paid over the odds to get a really nice example of a UK car. So don\'t want to change a completely standard UK car as a untouched UK RX7 seem to be coming thin on the ground. I have changed the wheels as had to do something the urge was just to great, But there easy to put back to standard.    

Tom

[Mazzyrx7]

I\'ve got my eye on Jays car http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29213. So if I can sell mine and Jays is still forsale I may get that.

[MissRX7]

Hey welcome to the site! :wave

I also have a UK FD mine came with cruise control as standard, full leather, rear bins, sunroof etc,.....Oh and the added benifit of slightly cheaper insurance .
I changed the cat for a sports cat and added a few extra bits and bobs now its running just under 300bhp which im happy with for the moment anyway . :3gears-lh

[ro284]

I\'ve got my eye on Jays car http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forum...ad.php?t=29213. So if I can sell mine and Jays is still forsale I may get that.

Very very nice Tom, That should fit the bill!
Bob

[Mrs Copie]

Hi all! As you can tell from the name I\'m Mrs Copie (the usual driver of our RX7!). Have to say, I\'m loving it. Get out with a big cheesy grin on my face every time. Anyway, just thought I\'d say hi!

[A7NTY]

The jap rear is like this one,
Bob

No thats the Chav rear, what a hideous way to ruin normally pretty rear end. :p

[ro284]

You can\'t say that about my car! it\'s not finnished yet, thinking of that C west wing,
Welcome to the friendly forum, Mrs Copie.
Bob

[allstaruk]

Dunno why the rear lights make it a uk one - the giveaway to me is the wide number plate: uk style. Imports have motorbike style number plates.QUOTE]

Look either side fo the numberplate mate:guinness

[A7NTY]

You can\'t say that about my car! it\'s not finnished yet, thinking of that C west wing,
Welcome to the friendly forum, Mrs Copie.
Bob

Thats your car! Sorry I didnt realise, well its a little to jazzy for me, but each to his own eh! :Santa

[ro284]

A7nty,well its too jazzy for me,

Is it? Sorry i don’t remember asking you, I am trying to help identify the difference between jap & UK cars.

Sorry Mr & Mrs Copie, that our resident world expert on these cars can offer nothing constructive to answer your enquiry, other than criticize other peoples choice, but at least it gives me publicity as the car is for sale, and comes with the old style lights as well as the later more efficient ones. Sad but I guess there must be a need to jump on any thread that comes along.

[A7NTY]

Your too kind no offense intended, just like em as they came originally. The point I was making in an unwittingly offensive manner is that Its hardly an example of a normal looking jap rear end is it. Firstly it has lexus style rear lights, both the corner lights and bumper lights and it has rear spats. None of these came on a Jap car as standard.

[A7NTY]

Odd im sure that I have never seen that Silver car around and I live in Bournemouth! I really didnt mean to offend, I just have a natural talent for it just take my rants witha pinch of salt.

Copie,

The differences are relatively minor. The UK 3rd gens are basically just Jap 3rd gens converted in bulk to pass SVA (thats why the numbers where so low - because a lot more would have needed type approval) AFAIK.
The cruise control is odd but a nice bonus, the sunroof is nice, but sadly takes away valuable space in an already cramped car. The UK models were also quoted as having slightly less power, from memory I think they had an extra catalytic converter (??) which would probably account for the power or loss of around 10bhp, although they may have had slightly different ECU maps but I doubt it, more likely just the lower octane fuel and extra cat causing a lowering of bhp figures.

[ro284]

Copie .
I included a pic of my car to show what people were talking about Re the shape of the rear number plate and bumper.
I think as far as the power being a little lower on UK cars, ( Probably the Pre Cat ) it is only very slight difference, hardly noticeable I would think, Plus you hopefully have the advantage of there being less worry about emissions at MOT time, Do you have any more Pics of the whole car? And interior.
Bob

[Mrs Copie]

Got to give it a clean and bits later, will take some more pics then. the previous owner was a bit of a bolt on billy....had to bolt a phone holder to the dash, and a cup holder to the dash in the passenger footwell. Also glued various bits to the top of the dash, so now we\'ve taken them all off it looks a bit tatty. King of Numptys:King! So if anyone knows of anyone getting rid of a dash in good condition, please let me know!

As far as losing room in the car because of the sunroof, it actually makes more room. The sunroof doesn\'t lay flush with the ceiling in the car, it actually goes out about half cm when it is shut. not an awful lot of difference i know, but hey! We compared it to our friends Jap RX7, and there is subtle differences that allow for more room inside. The front seats move further back for example, thus making it more comfortable for driving and carrying passengers. Its only small differences, but erm....hang on.......i\'ll get back to you with the rest of that sentance when i think of it:p