Search gave me about 10 irrelevant results.. don't believe this was discussed before either


My friend just bought a 97 i30.. we're just wondering if it's the Touring model or not.. and if not, what are some differences between the Touring ones and the plain ones?


anyone know?


thanks!

 

LSD tranny, spoiler, rims, tires, different suspension rates...when i have more time and think of more stuff, i will post more. Oh yeah, my floormats say Touring on them

 

what he said. i miss my baby, side impact airbags? you get the cool lil t after the i30 on the trunk, and well thats it.

 

turbo

 

I thought LSD tranny came stock on all i30s?

the other stuff is insignificant in my eyes Dealer gimmick like the SE-L Maxima..

 

I think we got a bit more then a gimmick with SE-L's.

Own one and you'll understand. Wait, that was Infiniti's line...

 

Thats basically it. Although all the 5-speeds came with LSD, touring or not. Fst96se has a non touring 5-speed with LSD.
Heated seats?

My floor mats don't say touring!

see the "t" below.

 

Wait doesn't that little SE-L badge improve aerodynamics by like 7% or something? I though I read that somewhere...

 

 

oh yeah...heated seats and my front seats have the infiniti emblem on them and it says infiniti. For some reason, i think i've seen 99s with infiniti and the emblem on the rear seats also, but im not sure.

 

My non-touring 5spd i30 (like i30tMikeD said) has LSD....

 

My non-touring car has LSD (Auto). Is there a way to tell if your car is touring or not through the VIN or something besides the the litte t ?

 

I don't think the auto has LSD. You have traction control I believe.
Like posted earlier, spoiler, the BBS touring wheels are dead give aways for a "t" model.
Did you put on your rims? Did you have the the same stock ones as Fst96se(above). If you did then you do not have a "t".

 

No Factory spoiler and no "t" equals no touring model.

 

Well then your half way there.

 

Well, my car had a spoiler and had other after market rims when i got the car (it was a salvage vehicle). Anyway, I have leather heated seats, sunroof,abs, yada yada yada... and my tranny is the RE4F04V(VLSD). It could have been a touring model but no t

 

I looked at a '99 auto I30, that did not have the LSD... If that helps any. I wonder if perhaps some do and some don't. That seems to be the case.

 

Hmmmm. I see your question.
If you had a factory spoiler then it was a "T". Why did you take it off? Was the whole I30 rear badge missing, or just no "T"? Did you shave your badge off?
I am going to look into the VIN containing the info. It should, just have to figure out how to decode it.

 

The spoiler was chipped, I plan on replacing it later. All I remember seeing on the car was the I30 lettering, no t but that couldn't been taken off for some reason. I prefer the car partly shaved It looks like I have the t package. If I remember tonight, I'll check the FSM to look for ways to determine a touring model.

 

If the spoiler was indeed factory then you do have a "T". It seems to me like you probably do. I also ended up shaving my emblem. Looks a little cleaner in the back. If you find a fool proof way, besides the exterior options, for Touring determination let me know.

 

Look at the metal plate on the firewall on the passenger side in the engine bay. Right beneath your VIN, you will see a the model indentification number. I have the "regular" luxury model but I have leather, sunroof and lsd. The LSD is optional on certain combinations. Mine is CLHULHAA32EVAP. The 6th letter designates H for luxory, W for Touring. Hope this helps.

Don't have a scanner yet..best I could do (click for bigger picture)

 

Excellent info. Where did you get that from?

 

This came out of the Factory Service Manual

 

Your kidding me! I was looking through it the other day, must have missed it.

 

Its in the first section, GI. Not sure which page, I'm at work now. Look around page 30 something.

 

I have a TOURING MODEL!!



Just kidding, but the vehicle code and tranny code for my 5spd i30 are EXACTLY the same as the touring model....it goes like this...

Mine:
Vehicle: CLHULWFA32EUA
Tranny: RS5F50V

Touring:
Vehicle: CLHULWFA32EUA
Tranny: RS5F50V

Funny, huh? Looks like a leather kit and a spoiler are in my near future...already have the "t" badge....now what to do with the wheels...

 

you have no leather and no spoiler but you have the t badge? So what does the t package give you? LSD? Is the suspension different?

 

i30tMikeD gave me his badge...

 

oh, thats why

 

(not laughing at ya)

 

My floor mats never said Touring on them and I think that the symbol imprint on the seats was only on the limited versions. The touring models were supposed to be the only ones that had an available 5 spd tranny, although there are a few 96's out there that have them. The touring model had standard leather in 96 and the others had available leather. Any production year had a factory spoiler option so you can have a non "T" and have an OEM spoiler. Heated seats/mirrors were standard on touring models as well. Maybe someone can verify this, but I read I think on edmunds that the Touring models came with polyurethane bushings. I haven't been able to verify this because I have always forgotten to check.

 

I also have the heated seats but I don't know about the heated mirrors. Maybe the only one who knows this info is infiniti themselves

 

My mats don't say it either. I always thought the 5-speed was standard on all models. Although it was not very common not to have the option of the auto trans. You may be right about the spoiler but I have never seen a non touring model with a spoiler.
Polyurethane bushings? I hope your right about that.
The more I think about it, a non-touring model could have any option a touring has, except maybe the suspension.

Mike D

 

- Man, I had no idea that you could get an I30's with a stick. I feel like a total dumbass.
- Perhaps the factory Viscous LSD could be legally transplanted to a Max that runs in SCCA's STS class...?
- Is this the same Viscous unit that came in the Canadian Max's?

 

I think it is the same unit as the canadian max...pretty sure actually. The best way to get an i30 VLSD is to buy my i30!