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06-14-02, 06:54 AM
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ABS was optional on Zenki turbos.  I believe they were standard on Kouki turbos?  It is very easy to check - look for the big "thing" right above the pre-cat/downpipe.
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06-14-02, 11:22 AM
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my abs
I love my ABS unit...it doesn't work properly some times, and the car sometimes pulls to the left or right...but if the fluid is good and topped off...the ABS works like a charm, perfect braking, ABS allows me to stop just by stomping on the brakes in rain. I love it.
Sure beats those Ice Racer 1st gens from this winter without ABS (although locking up the brakes and sliding was fun too)
Sure beats those Ice Racer 1st gens from this winter without ABS (although locking up the brakes and sliding was fun too)
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06-14-02, 01:20 PM
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i got a 87 T2 with ABS and my ABS unit leaks so i am going to put standars i dont think ther is no kit to repair this and is cost$$$$$$$$$$$ to much to get a new unit
06-15-02, 04:10 PM
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Originally posted by Wankel7
Prax, the bass dosn't work on your speakerS? Does by any chance only one side work?
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Prax, the bass dosn't work on your speakerS? Does by any chance only one side work?
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06-15-02, 05:40 PM
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Originally posted by Icemark
ABS was a option on GXL and T2 from '87 on.
ABS was a option on GXL and T2 from '87 on.
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06-15-02, 06:07 PM
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arg, my ABS doesn't work anymore. I think the rear sensors might have been damaged when they were pulled off to do the rear toe bushings. I gota find a dealership with an ABS code checker to find out for sure.
06-15-02, 07:03 PM
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Well mine is leaking and SUX! how hard is it to convert to standard i took out the fuse as to not have it put me into another spin! (on gravel) not fun at all! and no i do not drive it on gravel much but that was where i stored my car! Cause my brakes are anoying and unstable i took the fuse out and they work fine!
06-15-02, 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by No7Yet
Close, but no cigar. For the 89+ years, it was standard on the TIIs, and came nowhere else (not even optional). AFAIK, for 87-88, it was optional on the TIIs, and came nowhere else. Short story, I've never, ever seen a GXL with ABS.
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Close, but no cigar. For the 89+ years, it was standard on the TIIs, and came nowhere else (not even optional). AFAIK, for 87-88, it was optional on the TIIs, and came nowhere else. Short story, I've never, ever seen a GXL with ABS.
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Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Wrong!
88 GXL
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06-15-02, 07:34 PM
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Originally posted by No7Yet
AFAIK
AFAIK
And perhaps the south got different models than the rest of the states??? ABS in CA was a rather common option on the GXL. I bet 30% that I have seen have had it.
As I recall the south got a few other different models than anywhere else in the states too ,as there have been a couple of people saying that they have yet to see a FC with 4 piston front brakes not have a LSD.
06-15-02, 08:18 PM
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Originally posted by Silkworm
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Wrong!
88 GXL
PaulC
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Wrong!
88 GXL
PaulC
1) open mouth.
2) insert foot.
I guess there's a first time for everything. I do know, however, that it was standard only on the 89+ TIIs.
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06-15-02, 08:24 PM
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Oh, and elimination of my ABS was one of the best mods I ever did. I replaced the brake booster with an N/A unit (better brake feel, since it's slightly smaller), the BMC with a non-ABS unit, and cannibalized the front hard lines from same. The rear line can be gently bent into shape to fit the non-ABS BMC.
It was cake, and took about 3 hrs, but I'd NEVER done brake work before, and I ended up replacing the rear line anyway (don't ask, and don't follow suit
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Brandon
It was cake, and took about 3 hrs, but I'd NEVER done brake work before, and I ended up replacing the rear line anyway (don't ask, and don't follow suit
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06-15-02, 08:54 PM
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Originally posted by No7Yet
1) open mouth.
2) insert foot.
I guess there's a first time for everything. I do know, however, that it was standard only on the 89+ TIIs.
Brandon
1) open mouth.
2) insert foot.
I guess there's a first time for everything. I do know, however, that it was standard only on the 89+ TIIs.
Brandon
hahahaha
It happens enough to me that I try to be gentle when I get to do it to someone else..
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06-15-02, 08:56 PM
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Mine leaks like a bitch and makes it harder to yank the turbo off.
I have all the parts to swap it over (even the warning light cluster with no ABS light), but haven't done it yet.
I have all the parts to swap it over (even the warning light cluster with no ABS light), but haven't done it yet.
All I know I hate driving ABS anytime of the year, and I live in a harsh winter enviornment half the year.
06-15-02, 09:04 PM
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You're kidding, right?
If I had a reliable, working ABS, I'd be a fool to remove it. Do you know how to threshold brake? Are you so good that you can feel a wheel locking up and modulate the brake pedal to get it back? If you can, I'm really impressed, but I doubt it.
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If I had a reliable, working ABS, I'd be a fool to remove it. Do you know how to threshold brake? Are you so good that you can feel a wheel locking up and modulate the brake pedal to get it back? If you can, I'm really impressed, but I doubt it.
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