lagwagon Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I see this red GL full time 4wd turbo sitting idle near where I work. I know It needs a new motor.I left a note to see if they want to sell it. It is an automatic tranny. If I got it I would want to switch it to manual. My question is... How does the full time 4wd work? Would I lose the full time 4wd if I switch trannys ? It seems weird that it's a turbo GL not a GL-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Changing the tranny will change the drivetrain to whatever tranny you put in. Put in a Dual Range and you will loose Full Time and gain Dual Range 4WD. PUt in a pushbutton and you will have Single Range 4WD when you push the botton. I have seen a couple other GL turbos with out GL10 packages. Seen a few GL10's with out turbos too. Go figure !_! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Lag, I have one of those models (an 89 GL Turbo Wagon). Personally, I am not a big fan of AT's of any kind. Even a base 2wd 5speed drives better IMO. But I will say the A/T's in those AWD models are the best of the lot. They also seem to stand up to abuse pretty well. My car was absolutely beat to sh*t, and the tranny still shifts smoothly at 130k. Fulltime AWD is a step above "on-demand 4wd" in dry conditions. If you were to get that car, I would focus on getting your motor together first. You may decide you can live with the A/T after all. I'm not in any hurry to convert mine, though I'm sure I will eventually. good luck, John I see this red GL full time 4wd turbo sitting idle near where I work. I know It needs a new motor.I left a note to see if they want to sell it. It is an automatic tranny. If I got it I would want to switch it to manual. My question is... How does the full time 4wd work? Would I lose the full time 4wd if I switch trannys ? It seems weird that it's a turbo GL not a GL-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Would I lose the full time 4wd if I switch trannys ? It seems weird that it's a turbo GL not a GL-10 There are S/R and D/R FT4wd 5 speeds available, so thats an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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