new piazza owner info please

[madmike]

hi uys im a new piazza owner i just bought one listed on the rego as a 1984 xs turbo 5 speed does anyone have any info on what the xs stands for and what the specs are any help would be much apprieciated great site guys !!!!

[117Coupe]

hi uys im a new piazza owner i just bought one listed on the rego as a 1984 xs turbo 5 speed does anyone have any info on what the xs stands for and what the specs are any help would be much apprieciated great site guys !!!!

The JDM Piazza Turbo was first released in 1984 with two models the XE and the XS. The XE model was the luxury model and the XS was the sporty model. Advantages of the XS over the XE were front air dam, rear spoiler and orange analogue instruments.

Paul

[Rodeobob]

orange analogue instruments

MMMmmmmm analogue, beats the digital blues.

[madmike]

sweet thanks guys i bought here quite cheap as it has a blown head gasket it has a little bit of rust in the spare wheel well but its only surface rust so other than that its in pretty good nick!! some of the switches seem to be on the blink but im hoping that wont be to hard to fix starting with putting all the fuses they took out before i picked it up.
Any help i can get would be great as im new to feul inj and turbos

[Rodeobob]

Any help i can get would be great as im new to feul inj and turbos

If it looks expensive or it has wires coming out of it dont touch it. lol. Its all done with smoke and mirrors. The Piazza gave peter brock the idea for the Polarizer. lol.

A manual is always a handy thing to have. If you join the APC you can get one on CD at the right price. Money well spent.
Wedgeunit might know but you could possibly get one to suit your particular car still from dealers in nz.

Cheers. Bob.

[wedgenut]

Re electrical and wiring, you will be shoving it uphill regards a manual for NZ version. The YB manual is the best you can get, one or two things are different like the NZ ones don't have an injector blower and a few of the wiring colour codes may be different but it will solve most probs. You can also get the impulse version ex the states or through ALLDATA on CD but again there are a few differences as the yankee ones had some kit not seen here or in OZ. Don't waste money on a Chiltons manual, they are easy to get and crap. I would be happy to sell mine as it makes an excellent door stop. I do have some wiring diagrams for the Impulse but still reckon the APC CD or download is the way to go. Cheap as chips.

[GeminiCoupe]

If it looks expensive or it has wires coming out of it dont touch it. lol. Its all done with smoke and mirrors. The Piazza gave peter brock the idea for the Polarizer. lol.

I suspect it gave Holden the idea for the lights on the VL Calais too...

Nick-

[madmike]

sweet thanks guys im stoked with the help so far i will join the apc shortly i never thought there would be any info at all i think that mine might be a jap import im not sure if thats good or bad?

[117Coupe]

sweet thanks guys im stoked with the help so far i will join the apc shortly i never thought there would be any info at all i think that mine might be a jap import im not sure if thats good or bad?

All turbo Piazzas are used Japanese imports, only the non-turbo SOHC model plus a few early DOHC models were sold new in NZ.

Paul

[madmike]

well there u go then shows how much i know huh i guess the only way is up!!