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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Is My Car a GTUS ?

Im Trying To Find out If My FC is a GTUS or Not. I didnt know much about this car when i first bought it. I Only bought The car because The Previous Owner Said it runs. Anyways, Whats The MAIN thing i should be looking for on my Car to be Certain it is ? Thanks.
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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The second gen FAQ section could help you more. But, pictures and a list of things the car has as far as options would help as well. IIRC GTUs's all had LSD's regardless of year, were manual windows and did not have auto-adjusting suspension.
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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The second gen FAQ section could help you more. But, pictures and a list of things the car has as far as options would help as well. IIRC GTUs's all had LSD's regardless of year, were manual windows and did not have auto-adjusting suspension.


I Have Manual Windows, Manual Locks. I Dont have a SunRoof. I Dont Have Cruise Control Or Tilt For My Steering Wheel. I Dont Have Suspension Adjusting. uhmm.. i have shitty pictures of my car at the moment. and my car doesnt move right now cause i need to replace my clutch slave.. Is there anything else i need to be looking for ?
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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didnt the gtus have a TII transmission? look under and see if the tranny has 2 drain and fill bolts
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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5 lug wheels, 4 piston front calipers vented rear rotors, lsd rear end, should have 4.30 rear gear ratio and possibly the beefier transmission. But so far it sounds like either a base, sport or GTUs model
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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Do you have the stock wheels on it? They're just S5 TII wheels. There's probably some sort of mark on the diff because it's different from the other FC diffs. I'm guessing it's been repainted or else it would have the GTUs vinyls.

And what about brakes... didn't they come with the 4 piston front calipers? That's a pretty easy one to check for.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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To me the easiest incicator would be to look at the info decal just inside the drivers door ... the one which indicates tire size, etc .... if it indicates 16" wheels then your on your way ....

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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Or... just look on the fender. gtus should be there. post your pics, it'll help.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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what year is it? needs Tii seats, brakes, wheels, alluminum NA hood, 4.30 rear, no sunroof, no cruise, etc. must be red, black, or white. pics?
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Look for the decal on the side of the car that says "GTUs". / thread
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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It's not.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sam_RX7
Im Trying To Find out If My FC is a GTUS .
Well they did not make a GTUS but did make a GTUs (little s).
If i remember right there is a way to tell from the vin number. That will be the best way.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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sorry for the bad images but im having problems with the clutch. i replace the clutch slave on the tranny, but it still seems to get loose and stick to the floor. even when i rest my foot and dont put pressure on it. The clutch still sinks. =\






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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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Well the fender badge's seem to indicate that it's a GTUs
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Those Up there are really old pictures.. i just recently found them. but here are pictures i took today.

Sidekick camera. =\









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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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so uhh.. why didnt you think it was a gtus? If it looks like a duck, it smells like a duck, then it may be a duck
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gxl90rx7
so uhh.. why didnt you think it was a gtus? If it looks like a duck, it smells like a duck, then it may be a duck

because, it doesnt have that plate under the rear end.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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what plate?
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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If the sticker says it came with 16's, it's a true GTUs.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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What plate?
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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the tab that sits on the dif explaining its a limited slip? if thats the plate then it may have been lost god knows how long ago, jack it up ad spin the wheels. if both wheels go same way its lsd, if they spin opposite then its open dif.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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And if the wheel doesn't spin at all when you spin the other wheel, your diff is broken!
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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What a choad. Your GTUs decal on the door is original, and you should have included that at the beginning of the thread.
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