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==== Telling the Years Apart ====

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! General Info
! Non-Turbo
! Turbo
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| 1984
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* Defined edge for wheel arches
* Trunk hatch has "DATSUN" emblem on driver side
* All model plate light strip says 300ZX
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* No spoiler front or rear
* [[Z31/Wheels|15x6.5" 4 lug wheels]]
* Hatch has "NISSAN" emblem on passenger side
* 3.7 rear end
* Alternator located on left side of engine under AC compressor
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* Spoiler on front and rear
* [[Z31/Wheels|15x6.5" 5 lug wheels]]
* Hatch has "NISSAN/TURBO" emblem on passenger side
* 3.54 rear end
* Functional hood scoop
* Garrett T3 oil-lubricated turbo
* In-car electronically adjustable shocks
* Injector cooling fan mounted just behind driver headlight
* Dual core radiator
* Auxiliary electric pusher fan mounted to AC condenser
* Oil cooler added on automatic models
* Alternator located on right side of engine under power steering pump
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| 1985
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* Visually indistinguishable from the 1984 models
* Trunk hatch has only "NISSAN" emblem on driver side
* Alternator located on left side of engine under AC compressor
| No changes.
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* Turbo is now water cooled
* Plate light strip says "300ZX TURBO" and is gray
* Tail lights are smoked
* All turbos have T-tops
* In the Euro market, alloy 16x7" 5 lug wheels (US kept 15x6.5")
* Alternator located on right side of engine under power steering pump
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