AUDM vs USDM vs JDM 5s

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:01 pm

Depends on the year.

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tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:15 pm

Pretty sure US MX5/miata is left hand drive.
Then is depends on the year, and as I remember the interior should be some minor difference.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:32 pm

tescoking wrote:Pretty sure US MX5/miata is left hand drive.

Only if you call Mazda Japan and ask for a special request, then you go to your local Mazda dealer, inform them of the special request and give them your name, contact details, your shoe size (make sure it's US size number not European), and the name of at least one of your children, or if you don't have any kids, then the prospective name you will give to the child you will have with your future wife or husband.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:39 pm

Agree Steampunk, going to a local dealer is useless! I tried to email both Mazda Australia and Mazda Japan but to no avail

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:11 am

Mostly just trim level differences.

In the NA6 for example;
Aus got the LE - leather interior, scuff plates, AC, no PS
Jap got the V Special - leather interior, scuff plates, AC, PS

Engine/gearbox were all the same. Some make the argument that the Jap ECU was tuned for higher RON but there's a fair amount of debate around that.

There's probably as much difference differently optioned locally delivered cars as there is between any given Aus/Jap car.

Oh and sunvisors. JDM split sunvisors are the shiz.

22Silver · Postby **22Silver** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:17 am

I've read about cam/header differences in the US miatas (something to do with emissions in Cali?)

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:18 am

Some na8 roadsters got abs

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emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:33 pm

USDM all seem to have airbags.
Seen airbag option on jdm na8, not any AusDM though.
Some of the US miatas (maybe just cali) have resonator(s) in the exhaust mid pipe, never seen that on jdm/AusDM either.

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aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:40 am

USDM. As already mentioned, left hand drive. They also have different 'packages' The base package had steel wheels and manual windows, where as all AUDM have alloy wheels and power windows.

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93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:46 am

Kieron wrote:What are the differences between:
- AUDM MX-5
- USDM MX-5 Miata
- JDM Roadster
Really interested in the major and minor differences.

Detailed in this: http://www.amazon.com/Mazda-MX-5-Miata- ... 1845840437

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:21 am

USDM Na's have absolutely horrid interiors similar to nb's. They also had driver and passenger side airbags and power steering. US models also don't have the round side indicators.

There are Euro versions which havethe na8 rear finishpanel and were fitted with a rear foglight.

malibu Q · Postby **malibu Q** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:31 am

Eunos Roadsters (J) have 180 kmh speedometers
Mazda Mx-5 (Au) have 220 kmh speedometers
Mazda Miata (USA) have mph speedometers

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MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:08 pm

LHD Clutch Master Cylinders aren't interchangable with RHD cars.

Not 100%, but this may also apply to the Brake Master Cylinders as well.

smy0003 · Postby **smy0003** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:34 pm

USDM cars got the OBDII port/socket/plug/hole/thingy from the '96 MY onward.
Didn't get them here until well into the 00's.
No idea about JDM or UKDM cars.

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Mon May 12, 2014 7:08 pm

The only Australian NA8A's that had a LSD were the Clubman's, which came standard with LSD, no power steering , no A/C, and Bilstein's that almost required a kidney belt!

Not sure about JDM.

Peter.