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Hi guys,

Well I inspected a r32 gts-t sedan today which was in good condition with a standard rb20det and 5stud but auto.. Anyway nothing was said about the car being a gts-4 until i saw the 4wd light on the dash (even had a gts-t badge).. I was pritty unsure about the car after that only cause i want a rwd, can this be taken out? is it worth having a defuser switch? how much more extra weight is it?....

Basically I need some awnsers on the disadvantages and advantages about it gts-ts and gts-4s, any advice would be great..

Thanks..

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r32 gts4 is the 'baby' gtr, the production got axed in r33 because it puts the r33 gts4 too close to the gtr, and so on r33 it is only given an NA engine...

based on that, I'll leave it to you to judge whether you've found a rare gem or a fat pig

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I own a gts4 4 door, from memory it weighs about 50kgs more than a gts-t. Seems a bit strange that it is labelled a gts-t. I would check under the car to see if there is a transfer case next to the gearbox, on the right side. Also if the 4wd light is constantly on, that means there is something wrong with the 4wd system. You can read the error codes from the attessa ecu in the boot of the car. If it is a gts4 it should also have the attessa bottle in the right hand side of the boot.

Advantages? Well it does give a bit more traction when you are flooring it, as torque is being diverted to the front wheels and it's not all going to the back.

Making it a bit safer

Disadvantages? More stuff to go wrong and fix.

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I own a gts4 4 door, from memory it weighs about 50kgs more than a gts-t. Seems a bit strange that it is labelled a gts-t. I would check under the car to see if there is a transfer case next to the gearbox, on the right side. Also if the 4wd light is constantly on, that means there is something wrong with the 4wd system. You can read the error codes from the attessa ecu in the boot of the car. If it is a gts4 it should also have the attessa bottle in the right hand side of the boot.

Advantages? Well it does give a bit more traction when you are flooring it, as torque is being diverted to the front wheels and it's not all going to the back.

Making it a bit safer

Disadvantages? More stuff to go wrong and fix.

Yepp it had the transfer case next to the box also had the attessa bottle where u said it would be, and i asked why the light comes on, he said when the defuser is off its telling u theirs a prob with the 4wd meaning its switched over to 2wd.. which is a good thing all n all butt like u said about the disadvantages thats the only thing stopping me as im coming from a s12 and s13 and still want a rwd car not that i hate 4wd but i just prefer a rwd car..

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This guy should let you read the codes. I don't know what he means about defuser.

If you are still interested in the car, stick your head in the boot and there should be a silver box under the parcel shelf. It has a red led which should be flashing codes in a loop. From memory it will just repeated flash small dashes, and will leave a gap between each code. Probably best to grab a pen and paper for this. You'll know once it's looped.

This should at least tell you what errors the 4wd system is throwing up. Multiples things can go wrong, G sensor, speed sensor, ETS pressure switch etc etc.

The good thing with the 32 4wd system is you can just keep it in 2wd mode by pulling the fuse, so it's no constant 4wd like a 33 or 34.

And if you really want you could probably get a shop to convert the car to rwd, or do that yourself. Just depends on if you think the car is a good deal for what it is.

I'd also check the rear of the car out if it has a gts-t badge on it, might of been in a rear ender and they bought a gts-t boot to replace the stuffed one.

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I bought a 4-door gts-t from japan with an RB26 and it turned out to be a gts-4 :P.

I thought it was always a GTS-4? Not sure myself what would need to be done to convert to rwd Best to ask a shop. I think it's mainly change the sump, pull the driveshafts, change the gearbox.

Your 4 door gives me Inspiration Sarumatix ;)

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Frankly, if you don't want a car with AWD, then don't buy a car with AWD. Simple as that!

The good thing with the 32 4wd system is you can just keep it in 2wd mode by pulling the fuse, so it's no constant 4wd like a 33 or 34.
Nissan AWD is NOT constant AWD - it is an intelligent AWD system, that runs as RWD until the computer detects a particular condition and switches to AWD mode.

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