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Old 03-22-2005 | 06:47 PM
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im confused on a few of the abbrieviations on this site

for example fd and fc etc. im new to the whole rotary thing could sum1 please help me out
Old 03-22-2005 | 06:48 PM
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sorry i didnt realize i was in the 20b forum

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Old 03-22-2005 | 10:20 PM
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81-85 usa rx7 = fb

86-91 rx7 =fc

93-03 rx7 = fd
Old 03-23-2005 | 08:29 PM
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so an fb is a first gen

a fc is a 2nd gen

and fc is 3rd gen



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Old 03-24-2005 | 03:11 AM
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fd is a third gen... s4 and s5 are the 2 different second gen's series 4 being 86-88 they had black side mouldings and ugly tail lights (sorry to those who like them haha) and series 5's were 89-91 (92 they sold the left over stock of 91's)
Old 03-24-2005 | 09:23 PM
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ok thanx every1
Old 04-05-2005 | 09:50 AM
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[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Mar 23 2005, 01:19 PM']81-85 usa rx7 = fb

86-91 rx7 =fc

93-03 rx7 = fd

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Almost but wrong. FD production ceased in Aug-02 & sales started in Jan-92.



RX-7 series



1st gen



SA RX-7



78-80 = series-1........................................ 12A

81-83 = series-2 (USA spec = FB RX-7)...... 12A + 12A-SPI

84-85 = series-3 (USA spec = FB RX-7)...... 12A + 12A-SPI + 12A-T + 13B-RESI



2nd gen



FC RX-7



86-88 = series-4...................................... 13B-EFI + 13B-T II

89-91 = series-5...................................... 13B-EFI + 13B-T II



3rd gen



FD RX-7



92-95 = series-6...................................... 13B-REW

96-98 = series-7...................................... 13B-REW

99-02 = series-8...................................... 13B-REW



Cosmo series



HB Cosmo



82-83 = series-1...................................... 12A-SPI + 12A-T

84-89 = series-2...................................... 12A-T + 13B-RESI



JC Cosmo



90-93 = series-1....................................... 13B-REW + 20B-REW

94-95 = series-2....................................... 13B-REW + 20B-REW



Luce series



HB Luce



82-83 = series-1...................................... 12A-SPI + 12A-T

84-85 = series-2...................................... 12A-T + 13B-RESI



HC Luce



86-88 = series-1....................................... 13B-T II

89-90 = series-2....................................... 13B-T II



REgards
Old 04-05-2005 | 01:18 PM
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to clear it up, there are no 92 rx7s in the states.
Old 04-06-2005 | 08:38 AM
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[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Apr 6 2005, 03:17 AM']to clear it up, there are no 92 rx7s in the states.

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Despite the fact that Mazda sold the FD from APR-92 onwards for the USA market.............
Old 04-06-2005 | 10:23 AM
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also mazda has a factory service manual for a 92 rx7 and it's an fc



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