reason for getting a vspec gtr?

[noise]

I hope to soon be importing the best r33 gtr i can get for 40odd thousand $ and I was wondering what advantages the vspeec's have over non vspec gtr's?

thanks

[maccattack]

The main difference between a v-spec and a non v-spec is the ATTESA systems used. The v-spec uses an ATTESA pro system which has a higher rate (about 10 times as fast) of checking the wheels for slippage and thus transferring power to the front. It also has a active differential for left to right power transfer. From most articles I have come across (and from driving the two myself), not many people can actually tell the difference in driving the two. The v-spec was (is) considered the top of the range, however the the physical driving differences are minimal.

[predator]

The v-spec i hear also comes with the better suspension - not much of a concern if you are replacing them anyhow (or has already been replaced)

[V8skylineMAN]

Vspec has a small lip under the rear wing, and also has BREMBO calipers not nissan other than that.......^^^what they said^^^

[maccattack]

Non-v-spec GTR's also come with Brembos

[EVL R33]

R32 Vspecs came with the extra lip and brembos, but all R33 and R34 Gtr's have brembo's as standard..

If I ever sell mine and upgrade I'll be looking at the for sale section before looking at an importer. Some great bargains going around the place....

[Laurence]

I suggest if you want to find the best BCNR33 you can... look here

http://www.zele-international.com/search_33.html

*HINT: click on the yellow boxes*

Personally I would get a non-V-Spec I think stock it is a better road car for Australia with the extra ground clearance.

[benjiman74]

He was looking at an R33 not R32 GT-R...

I suggest if you want to find the best BCNR33 you can... look here

http://www.zele-international.com/search_33.html

*HINT: click on the yellow boxes*

Personally I would get a non-V-Spec so you can switch it into RWD mode (I have done it, I know you can do it, so don't question me!) and I think stock it is a better road car for Australia with the extra ground clearance.

How do you switch your r33 gtr to 2wd mode?

[lwells]

V-specs attract a considerable premium at auction too, so I would save the money, get a stock GT-R and use the saving to buy go-fast bits as the changes are so minimal anyway.

LW.

[V8skylineMAN]

He was looking at an R33 not R32 GT-R..

I've seen r33 gt-r's without brembo calipers, and every gt-r ive seen with the extra lip was a v spec.......if im wrong, im wrong.

Im just going by what i know to be correct at the time.

[OKBANANA]

How do you switch your r33 gtr to 2wd mode?

 

DEAR HPI,

I have just brought an R33 GT-R VSpec. Do you know how to install a switch to make it RWD, so i can toggle between the two settings for dynos and burnouts at the drags? By fitting the switch can it cause any damage to the box or the computer system?

Brad

It is not a good idea to try and trick the ATTESSA system on the R33 Series of cars. On this model, even with the system disabled, there is still residual hydraulic clutch pressure in the transfer case, which will cause massive slip if the car is placed on a dyno. Result? A stuffed transfer case.

Hope this helps.

[benjiman74]

Thanks sock, yeah i read that in the latest hpi also. They seem to referring to bleeding the transfer case rather than simply pulling a fuse like the r32.

[noise]

yeah I was thinking i could possibly save money or get a newer car by going for a non vspec... the difference seems to be very small.

[Bass Junky]

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[Laurence]

Hope this helps.

NON V-Spec

...and you can get rid of the pressure in the transfer case.

[Leewah]

How do you switch your r33 gtr to 2wd mode?

You can make a R33 GTR RWD by removing the front shaft from the transfer case hence stopping all power going to the front wheels.

That's how we tune my car on a 2WD dyno anyway....

On the strip we use the HKS ETC to cut power to the fronts for burnouts.

[Merli]

You can make a R33 GTR RWD by removing the front shaft from the transfer case hence stopping all power going to the front wheels.

That's how we tune my car on a 2WD dyno anyway....

On the strip we use the HKS ETC to cut power to the fronts for burnouts.

Speaking of which.............

[Leewah]

Speaking of which.............

Yeah yeah, don't steal the thread dude

I haven't raced yet and it still has your name on it....

[benjiman74]

You can make a R33 GTR RWD by removing the front shaft from the transfer case hence stopping all power going to the front wheels.

That's how we tune my car on a 2WD dyno anyway....

On the strip we use the HKS ETC to cut power to the fronts for burnouts.

Thanks leewah, i also remove the front propeller shaft. From Gojira's post he implies that a non vspec can be "switched" to 2wd. Removing the front shaft would be the same excercise whether vspec or not.

[Laurence]

Yes that is what I mean, but again with the caveat that sock mentions...

Fixing that problem is simply a matter of cracking open a valve to relieve the pressure.

But you need to get under the car for that.

For just being an RWD idiot for a while the fuses are fine on their own but any situation where the front wheels will be static is a problem... Anyway, I apologise to the thread starter for mentioning this, I knew I shouldn't have