R33 Gtr In Rwd

[steven22]

I was driving my GTR yesterday and noticed it was idling at about 1400rpm. Not positive as to why it was doing this but I believe it has some thing to do with the cold start, aac valve, or another idle system. It had done this before and all I did was turned it off for about a second and then started it again and it was fine, but in the latter 'fix' I was stationary. When I restarted the car when it was moving I noticed that the 4wd & ABS light were on. Now you all know what that means. RWD! So I went around a corner at a fairly quick pace and sure enough, no torque to the front wheels. With a grin on my face I went to the nearest dirt road I could find and spent the next 5 mins fishtailing down this dirt road with the front wheels totally dissengaged. I knew that this was a flaw/trick with the R32's so I figured, if I stop, everything should kick back in. And I was right, I stopped the car and the lights went off. I drive one way down the dirt road in RWD & drove back the otherway in AWD. So I have a few questions of course.

-What do I do about the idle problem?

-Does anyone else's R33 GTR do this?

-Will this damage the centre diff? (Even though I cant see myself making this an everyday event)

[a20089]

-What do I do about the idle problem?

-Does anyone else's R33 GTR do this?

-Will this damage the centre diff? (Even though I cant see myself making this an everyday event)

Go see a mechanic about your idle :-)

Yes my ABS light came on once when I stalled her (shock horror, happens with a race clutch)

No idea on the diff damage.

[jake33]

With a grin on my face I went to the nearest dirt road I could find and spent the next 5 mins fishtailing down this dirt road with the front wheels totally dissengaged.

lol. GTR and dirt road, makes baby jesus cry

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

^^^ +11ty

sounds like someone needs a gtst to thrash around in

[Jem]

yup, it sure will kill your transfer case

[steven22]

Yeah I figured the centre diff might suffer from doing that, and dont worry guys I had left that dirt road even before the dust had settled, wont be back either I just wanted to let everyone know what happens when you 're-fire' a 33 gtr.

About the idle, no-one has any ideas as to why or which component isnt working.

[blind_elk]

For the high idle, check the TPS that it is setting the switch part to tell the ECU that the throttle is closed.

[gts-4 dreamer]

aslong as you dont bottom out your awd will be perfectly fine on dirt as long as its not rwd permanently. Can the manual torque switch from a 34 work in a 33 or is there no solution for the 33 ?

[R34GTFOUR]

aslong as you dont bottom out your awd will be perfectly fine on dirt as long as its not rwd permanently. Can the manual torque switch from a 34 work in a 33 or is there no solution for the 33 ?

i think you mean does the manual torque switch work from a 32 works in a 33

the answer is no unfortunately. The 33/34 can still use the torque splitter, but only to increase front torque, not decrease it or disable it to go RWD.

The reason for this is the 32 gtr is essentially a rwd car untill attessa kicks in and powers the front (thats also why the attessa seems lazier in a 32 than a 33/34), the 33/34 on the other hand always has power going to the front, around 5-10% from memory. By running a 33/34 in rwd, ie turning off attessa, it can damage the front diff as it relies on the attessa pump for lube, and with no attessa pump = no lube = damage.

Edited December 15, 2007 by R34GTFOUR