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I'm sure you get this alot but I just sold my 2006 accord euro & i'm now looking for an r34 gtr in japan!

Anywho I was hoping someone could help me out and tell me the difference besides an r34 gtr v spec and a non v spec I know it's somehting with the diff but what are the actual differences? and how much would I be looking at? & of course who do i go through?!

Thanks in advance!!

[Blipman]

Hi Mitch,

The V-Spec is a relatively minor upgrade to a regular GTR (you don't get any more power, for example), it had additional rake ducts and diffusers, an active rear LSD, improved 4WD computer programming, stiffer suspension, a lower ride height, and intercooler and exhaust gas temperature probes for display on the diagnostic display monitor in the cabin. There is also a V-Spec 2 which is a V-Spec but with carbon fibre bonnet (with NACA duct) and larger rear brake disks.

Pricing for a GOOD condition GTR (we're actually starting to see some rough ones now, sadly) is around the mid 40's landed and complied at the moment if using an import broker such as ourselves. V-Specs cost on average a couple of grand more.

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  Blipman said:

Hi Mitch,

The V-Spec is a relatively minor upgrade to a regular GTR (you don't get any more power, for example), it had additional rake ducts and diffusers, an active rear LSD, improved 4WD computer programming, stiffer suspension, a lower ride height, and intercooler and exhaust gas temperature probes for display on the diagnostic display monitor in the cabin. There is also a V-Spec 2 which is a V-Spec but with carbon fibre bonnet (with NACA duct) and larger rear brake disks.

Pricing for a GOOD condition GTR (we're actually starting to see some rough ones now, sadly) is around the mid 40's landed and complied at the moment if using an import broker such as ourselves. V-Specs cost on average a couple of grand more.

Hi mate and thankyou very much for the information!!!

in saying an active rear lsd is that like an sti in that you can adjust the power between the front & back wheels?

and how do I go about it should i wish to proceed through you guys?

and can i make a regular gtr into a vspec?

thanks in advance (again)

[Blipman]

Hey Mitch,

The Active LSD only operates at the rear and controls power sent to the left and right wheels, so it's different to the centre diff on say an STi. When you put power to the rear wheels the LSD detects if one wheel is spinning faster than the other, and then the computer alters locks up the diff via hydraulic pressure to try and take power away from the wheel which is spinning and send it to the one which isn't, thus improving traction. The Active LSD has nothing to do with the 4WD system and in fact the Active LSD was an option on RWD R33 GTS25t's... I remember we imported one of these for a customer and he used to call it the drift light, because whenever the car got sideways the Active LSD would do it's best to help by locking up and the little A-LSD light would light up on the dash

That's not to say that the GTR doesn't have centre diff control. It has the ATESSA ET-S system which via computer control determines how much power is sent to the front or rear of the car (the V-Spec has the improved ATESSA ET-S Pro computer) to maximize traction, and in fact a GTR starts out as mostly a RWD and then power is only sent to the front wheels when the computer detects it is needed. This is why the GTR doesn't have painful understeer like some 4WD's that have less intelligent front/rear power control. Learning a lot today aren't we!

Converting a regular GTR to a V-Spec would be very difficult indeed as you're talking computers and sensors as well as mechanical components.

If you'd like to talk to us about finding one shoot me an email at ben@j-spec.com.au and we can talk about what you're after.

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  Blipman said:

Hey Mitch,

The Active LSD only operates at the rear and controls power sent to the left and right wheels, so it's different to the centre diff on say an STi. When you put power to the rear wheels the LSD detects if one wheel is spinning faster than the other, and then the computer alters locks up the diff via hydraulic pressure to try and take power away from the wheel which is spinning and send it to the one which isn't, thus improving traction. The Active LSD has nothing to do with the 4WD system and in fact the Active LSD was an option on RWD R33 GTS25t's... I remember we imported one of these for a customer and he used to call it the drift light, because whenever the car got sideways the Active LSD would do it's best to help by locking up and the little A-LSD light would light up on the dash

That's not to say that the GTR doesn't have centre diff control. It has the ATESSA ET-S system which via computer control determines how much power is sent to the front or rear of the car (the V-Spec has the improved ATESSA ET-S Pro computer) to maximize traction, and in fact a GTR starts out as mostly a RWD and then power is only sent to the front wheels when the computer detects it is needed. This is why the GTR doesn't have painful understeer like some 4WD's that have less intelligent front/rear power control. Learning a lot today aren't we!

Converting a regular GTR to a V-Spec would be very difficult indeed as you're talking computers and sensors as well as mechanical components.

If you'd like to talk to us about finding one shoot me an email at ben@j-spec.com.au and we can talk about what you're after.

Well I'll most certainly be doing it through you you've been more than helpful and very tolerant of my probably silly questions!

I just got a nea laptop so I'm making an email address and I will be in touch I tried to find you on the net yet found out about your site being hacked sorry to hear it!

Also i found a few good ones on trade car view.

speak soon.

[Blipman]

Ugh Tradecar View! Don't even get me started! I'll tell you about it when your email is up and running....

Yes sorry our site is down at the moment, it was hacked and we lost everything. New site is almost done, I desperately want to announce a release date but I'm sure it'll end up being wrong and make a liar out of me, but it's close!