Recent content by Matthew Howell 97 GTS

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    WTB-97 gts red/yellow wheels

    Jerry, I just sent you an email, my 97 also has ABS.
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    Steering wheel leather wrap

    I purchased a Wheel Skin and covered my steering wheel. The feeling of the steering wheel was terrible. Too Thick!!! I then purchased a black Viper steering wheel from Ebay with torn leather. I unwrapped it. Used the Wheel Skin I had and re-wrapped my steering wheel. If you are a...
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    Red Viper with Yellow Stripes ?

    I thought the rules were no dolphins?
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    Retrofitting ABS

    Additional information I had gathered while looking for ABS controller options. MY 2000 or 2001 Nissan Xterra/Frontier MK20e ABS controller. All lamps and switches are hard-wired, no BUS information is needed for operation. Alternatives could be MY 1998 - 2000 Toyota Tacoma MK20e ABS MY...
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    Retrofitting ABS

    There is no comparison to ABS. It is a MUST have. Conversion was very difficult and time consuming, especially since I wanted an abs light in my message center in the dash. Here are my notes since I do not visit this site very often. You can email me if you have further questions at...
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    The brakes work...

    Same thing happened to me. Car pulled out in front of me. panic stop. Lots of smoke. Flat spotted tires. Thats when I installed this on my 97 GTS.
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    WTB: Brake Controller

    I bought a used one at a reasonable price. Don Scharf Auto 715-479-8597
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    708 cam vs ABS brakes

    Valaya Racing I believe in California has been adding ABS. Last time I checked it was around $10,000. I am guessing that is for all new parts. I did my own with used parts off an 01-02 system.
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    708 cam vs ABS brakes

    After you flat spot a pair of front tires from just driving around town and having to do a panic stop, you will know the value of ABS. The 708 cam is over-rated and the neutral gear rattle is sometimes annoying. I believe there might even be other improvements such as the window and window...
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    ABS and Brake Warning Lists On

    have you found the problem? Did you check fuses, inspect the abs sensors at each wheel to see if a sensor is broken or wire pinched or burnt. I thought the abs unit did a self check when the ignition was turned on. I dont believe anything with the booster or vacuum is monitored by the abs unit.
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    Line lock on a ABS car

    From what I recall reading in the service manual, I would think it should be installed between the master cylinder and the ABS unit. The abs unit doesnt operate until speeds are 25 MPH and above, and has to have the brake switch active as an input signal to operate the abs unit. So that means...
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    Gen-1 throttle body sync clarification

    There used to be an illustrated upgrade article that showed how to set the cables correctly. I do not know where it went. There is an important step you are missing. LOCK the cables from moving after they are adjusted. you will need to add a screw to each cable adjuster as per the TSB...
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    ABS?

    My 1997 GTS has ABS, it is the 2001-2002 system that I installed on my car. There are some earlier systems that were added to some Vipers, but not very many. If the car had added on ABS, it would definately be mentioned as added on ABS in the Ebay ad. Valaya Racing has been doing this...
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    VINYL stripes, who has done this??.... Yes, another vinyl stripe thread!!!!!

    As far as I remember only the roof and the long sections on the hood worked as straight 8" wide pieces, but they will still need to be pulled into position. I did NOT use any heat. I believe that if the vinyl was stretched that it changed color.( thinner let more of the body color show...
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    VINYL stripes, who has done this??.... Yes, another vinyl stripe thread!!!!!

    I had no experience doing vinyl, until I decided to stripe my GTS. For me it was going to be a test run on what yellow stripes looked like on a red GTS. I did not want to have them painted on and not like the end result. If I didn't like it I was just going to peel them off. In the end I...
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