Newbie Question

[IanB]

Hi.

Sorry if this has been asked to death, I did a search and couldnt come up with anything meaningful however.

I have just put my deposit down on a R32 GTR and plan to take ownership after the mechanical inspection next saturday.

The car has a switch in it which allows it to switch from AWD to RWD, however I was after some more information on how that works and what exactly it does, if it reduces drivetrain loss at all etc etc etc.

Also if the ABS works when in RWD mode, the AWD and ABS lights on the dash come on. When I test drove the car I noticed considerably more pickup in RWD mode however I felt it handeled better in AWD.

Thanks

Ian

[Medium Dave]

The switch works by turning off the atessa 4wd effectivly stopping any torque transfer to the front wheels, most of the time its a relay that disconnects the fuse in the engine fusebox (thats how I made mine)

Im not 100% certain about the abs, I remember reading something a while ago, but I cant remeber.

[Torques_Cheap]

I have a r32 gts-4 in my car switching the 4wd off does disable the abs, learnt that the hard way with a big lock up.

[MightyAtom]

The switch works by turning off the atessa 4wd effectivly stopping any torque transfer to the front wheels, most of the time its a relay that disconnects the fuse in the engine fusebox (thats how I made mine)

Im not 100% certain about the abs, I remember reading something a while ago, but I cant remeber.

you made your own 2wd/4wd switch? would you mind giving the details- or detailed how to or diagram? something i have wanted to do but can't find a DIY on here...

[neil_se]

From the group buy thread

no need to turn car off. just become stationary with the switch back in the 4WD position and back in 4WD mode.

[IanB]

That is quite intresting - neil, could you please link me to the GB thread?

Thanks

[neil_se]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=105207