Who in here owns a GTUs?
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Weird, the FSM doesn't really say if it's for the GTUs or not, the weird part is, there are about 5 different places that say it's different in everyone. In the images provided by Icemark in the stickies on the main page, it says the GTUs has a standard N/A tranny, in my owners manual it specifies a tII 5th gear, in the FSM it doesn't really say that I can find, and on various webpages with reviews of the cars it says tII as well. Anybody know for sure? I'm pretty sure it's either a .697 (n/a, IIRC) or the .719, since I've used it to verify my speed -> rpm before.
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yeah i noticed that in the "sticky" as well. Thanks for you extensive research, that is awesome. Im really excited about getting this car and I cant wait to see how it drives.
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Checking in!!!
Here are 2 great examples:
MINE:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/800aa7e4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/97988340.jpg
and here it is for the PURISTS!!!!:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/6f19de91.jpg
Here is my friend's GTUs:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...acer/ocopy.jpg
and here they are together:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...xandrajah2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...exandrajah.jpg
Here are 2 great examples:
MINE:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/800aa7e4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/97988340.jpg
and here it is for the PURISTS!!!!:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/6f19de91.jpg
Here is my friend's GTUs:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...acer/ocopy.jpg
and here they are together:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...xandrajah2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...exandrajah.jpg
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Checking in!!!
Here are 2 great examples:
MINE:
and here it is for the PURISTS!!!!:
Here is my friend's GTUs:
and here they are together:
My friend loves her car.......and she likes to bug me cuz her GTUs looks better than mine!
Here are 2 great examples:
MINE:
and here it is for the PURISTS!!!!:
Here is my friend's GTUs:
and here they are together:
My friend loves her car.......and she likes to bug me cuz her GTUs looks better than mine!
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lol....seriously I can fit my foot in there.....sounds soooo sweet tho....headers into Apex N1 duals.....straight pipes and resonator..... LOUD AS **** but she loves it.......she will sell the exhaust once I convince her(not gonna be hard) to go RB true dual system....1079 bux plus shipping.
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Originally Posted by SonicRaT
Weird, the FSM doesn't really say if it's for the GTUs or not, the weird part is, there are about 5 different places that say it's different in everyone. In the images provided by Icemark in the stickies on the main page, it says the GTUs has a standard N/A tranny, in my owners manual it specifies a tII 5th gear, in the FSM it doesn't really say that I can find, and on various webpages with reviews of the cars it says tII as well. Anybody know for sure? I'm pretty sure it's either a .697 (n/a, IIRC) or the .719, since I've used it to verify my speed -> rpm before.
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i thought n/a's had a .66 5th gear??? (rpm is right on 3k in 4th and 2k in 5th @50mph, at least on mine....)
not that it matters but it strikes me as kinda strange that the gtus got a shorter final drive and 5th gear i mean thats gotta get anoying when you are on the highway. what like 4k rpm @ 80 mph in 5th?.
can you guys with the gtus pass on the highway in 5th? cus other s5 n/a's sure as hell cant, its a downshift to 4th or even 3rd for any real increase in speed over 70mph.
not that it matters but it strikes me as kinda strange that the gtus got a shorter final drive and 5th gear i mean thats gotta get anoying when you are on the highway. what like 4k rpm @ 80 mph in 5th?.
can you guys with the gtus pass on the highway in 5th? cus other s5 n/a's sure as hell cant, its a downshift to 4th or even 3rd for any real increase in speed over 70mph.
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As posted, the 5th gear and the 4.3 rear ( to help with the 5th gear) with a viscious limited slip are the major difference between regular n/a model and the gtus.
The other differences:
no moonroof ( some escaped with dealer installed pieces)
no a/c ( some did come with a/c from factory... mine did)
TII rims
aluminum hood ( some came out of the factory with steel pieces)
tII suspension
4pot fronts with 1 pot rear brakes ( which were in the gxl and tII)
I think thats most of them, i know there are some other differences...
The other differences:
no moonroof ( some escaped with dealer installed pieces)
no a/c ( some did come with a/c from factory... mine did)
TII rims
aluminum hood ( some came out of the factory with steel pieces)
tII suspension
4pot fronts with 1 pot rear brakes ( which were in the gxl and tII)
I think thats most of them, i know there are some other differences...
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The comb of final drive and 5th makes a noticable difference.I drove a '90 vert that had roughly the same mods plus a TII intermediate housing.When I shifted into 5th at around 4k rpms it felt pretty weak compared to mine.As long as I stay above 3krpm in 5th I can drive comfortably ith out going to 4th unless I need to pass someone. On the interstate where speeds are 70 or so I very rarely downshift.
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