RVV Motor Works - White Knight - 10/02/10

It's been a while since I showed up here. Time for some more reviewing.

Mazda 787B LM Champ '91 enduro tune REVIEW


I know this is one of your most-reviewed cars, but its popularity led me to build it-I just had to see what it was all about. Completely sight-unseen, I built the car and took it to what should be its ultimate test-the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the old version. Four (becoming three) minor changes were made to the original setup:
  • R1 tires were fitted at the beginning, but I switched back to R2's at the first pitstop.
  • STM was set to 1, as I figured I'd be a bit ham-fisted over the course of the race.
  • Downforce was minimized-this plus the R1's gave me a possible 200 A-Spec points.
  • Being the black version, I left the oil and chassis the way it came from the car lot.
All I can honestly say is that this car is AMAZING. I had a hard time getting used to braking and turn-in points, as I was trying to do both way too early. Even on R1's with minimum downforce, the handling was absolutely impeccable; it got even better when I slapped on the R2's. Mulsanne was easy to navigate with all the bumps, too, and being in the draft gave me an extra 8-10 MPH over my 230 MPH top speed. Tire wear? Nearly nonexistent. 10 laps of hard pushing gave me only orange tires and an empty fuel tank. Double-stinting R1's seemed almost possible, but I'm not insane enough to try it. Maybe taller gearing would help with the fuel mileage a little, but the top speed I'd probably lose isn't really worth it.

Score: 100/100
Even in it's slightly modified state, I cannot find one single fault with this car. Downforce and R5's, and I bet I'd come close to the F1 car's cornering prowess. (I think I might try that sometime...)

P.S. 14 hours in, and I'm leading by 2 laps. Should be more, but with the number of mistakes I've made... :lol:
 
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hey guys, another quick review of one of my all time favourite cars, the Mustang.
"King of the Road",
drove it absolutely stock for a few laps around the trial mountain(my default testing track)....If i nitpick, i must say that the car feels slightly understeery at high speed corners, (in between the tunnels), fitting a wing might hepl, but the pwer was spot on i felt. i tried increasing the rear camber slightly, and changing the ride heights , (lower front, higher rear), made it very slightly beter, posted a time of 1'34.553 in Infenion, which i thought was a great achievement for a car of age and type....

very good work yet again.....i was actually quite stunned that this was a mustang, and not a NSX...(honestly)
 
Thanks again Ty and Amartya! :)

Another one of my earlier tunes. ;) no worries though, this is my favorite car. Spent quite some time with it. Sure it can be tuned better, but hey, it's a 60 year old 'Stang, what'd you expect? ;) I hoped I would have preserved the old school muscle feel of the car, while improving the handling to a more acceptable level. I am pleased that it seemed to have worked, as you almost thought you were driving a NSX. ;)

Don't you just love the exhaust tune it produces? :drool:

If I ever get the chance, I will buy one of these old school mustangs. '66/'67 fastback preferred.

They used one in The fast and the Furious: Tokyo drift, the movie. Absolutely love the looks of that one. The movie sucked tough, but hey, whatever, it's all 'bout the 'Stang anyway. :)

Teaser:

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NISMO 540R (NISMO 400R ‘96) Requested by amartya

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Parts List
Semi-racing exhaust / air filter
Racing brakes kit
Brake controller
Transmission / Fully customisable
Triple clutch
Racing Flywheel
Carbon driveshaft
Stage 2 turbine kit
Large racing intercooler
Fully customisable suspension
Sports / Soft tyres (S3)
Weight reduction: Stage 3
Increase Rigidity
Wheels
Oil change

The Setup

SUSPENSION:
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Spring Rate:-------10.0/5.2
Ride Height:-------100/125
Shock Bound:-------5/5
Shock Rebound:-----7/7
Camber:------------2.3/1.7
Toe:---------------0/0
Stabilizers:-------4/6
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Transmission:
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Autoset to 15. Then set ratios and final.
Ratios of: [3.200/2.058/1.475/1.134/0.865]
Final of 4.000.

LSD/Downforce and others:
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LSD: Default

Brake Balance: 4/6

Ballast Weight: 0kg

Ballast Balance: 0 (neutral)

Downforce: 0/0

Aids: None at all
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Notes:
An interesting request by amartya, the Nismo 400R. When looking for a R33 Skyline to tune, usually the 400R isn’t usually one of the first choices. It suffers from a rather peaky engine that is allowed to wind out far too long, and it being limited to 5 gears doesn’t help it, considering a regular R33 can handle a 6-speed gearbox. So as a base for tuning, it’s handicapped against the standard model, but then again, that just makes this 400R even more interesting to tweak. Amartya was looking for a good balance between no understeer on the long sweeping corners and some nice oversteer on the hairpins. Sorting out the understeer was no problem for this 400R; the suspension was heavily tuned to cope with the power the 400R develops, giving the handling a very solid feeling without any understeer. Then came the need for some oversteer. Some minor tweaking from RotaryJunkie gave the rear end the ability to let it loose when you put your foot down in 2nd gear, although you will have to provoke it a bit in some cases. Yanking the handbrake for a second or dropping the rear wheels in the dirt will be enough, just let the horsepower do the rest. Speaking of power, the 400R was boosted from 400 to 544bhp, earning the name 540R. On S3 tyres, the grip is phenomenal, surprising for 544bhp don’t you think?

Small note to manual gear users: Shift at between 7 and 8,000rpm. To auto gear users: You will experience some drop in power after 8,000rpm. Feel free to blame the 2.8L motor the 400R is “blessed” with.
 
I'm about to try out your 540R IT sounds great because i love most Nissan skylines and subies. I am also about to make to Make THE Bread Van.
 
Audi Nuvolari Quattro'03

Note:I Gave This car a Car Wash Because it had lots of dust on it.

Track:Midfield Raceway (Normal)

Note:In Gears 6 and 5 you didn't put the correct numbers in so for gear 5 I did:1.184 for gear 6 I did:0.969.


Good Points:The car is very quick,if you get rid of the understeer its a good drift car.

Bad points:The Car has understeer that makes the car do wide turns,The car is a little to stiff so the brakes take longer to stop the car,and the back of the car is a little slidy.



I give this car 6/10
 
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Audi Nuvolari Quattro'03

Note:I Gave This car a Car Wash Because it had lots of dust on it.

Track:Midfield Raceway (Normal)

Note:In Gears 6 and 5 you didn't put the correct numbers in so for gear 5 I did:1.184 for gear 6 I did:0.969.


Good Points:The car is very quick,if you get rid of the understeer its a good drift car.

Bad points:The Car has understeer that makes the car do wide turns,The car is a little to stiff so the brakes take longer to stop the car,and the back of the car is a little slidy.



I give this car 6/10

About the gearing, are you sure you've put the autoset correctly? I'll have a look and see if I've made a typo or something.

The understeer was very hard to tune out, being an Audi. S3 tyres fix the problem, just the request was for S1 tyres. It is fast I agree and thats stock power. :sly:

Thanks for the review though. 👍
 
i am surprised....
it was way above by expectations...

so here's another short review....

First things first, i buy the parts needed, and then go to my testing bed, the respected Trial Mountain circuit. So lets change the settings of my car, and head to the track.
First off the short right hander, fly through there, no problem. The car feels amazingly easy to turn in, no lagging understeer, no heavy steering, light, nimble and precise. Floor the throttle briefly, and fly into the next corner, nice burst of power, no lag, no great thump, a smooth torque curve till 7,800 rpm. Quick right hander, no problem for this car, flies through. Bury the throttle again, and the car shoots into the next corner, turning in accurately, and precisely. floor the throttle half way through, and notice slight spin from the rear wheel, great!! Lets try a bit of drifting!! sharp hairpin up next, slight feint on the way in, sharp lift off, and then floor the throttle again, and out comes the rear end, sliding perfectly under control. Excellent!! Another hairpin up next. Lets check for understeer on sharp corners. Entry speed in about 15mph more than what it feels like, and turn in early, hit the apex, and then amazingly, the car didn't go wide, it didn't just fly off to the other side, like my '97 Toyota Supra, it sticks to the apex!! Incredible, lets now try some speed!! A quick chicane, and a left hander later, i come to the big straight. I ease on the power, and watch the revs shoot up, 5500...6500...7500...8000...change up, 5th gear, 5000...6000... and already i'm doing 140mph (or thereabouts), and i approach the wide sweeping banked hairpin to the left. Brake very hard , down to about 60mph, turn in, smoothly, and out smoothly. Short chicane, gathering speed again, lets try a power over drift!! brake hard for the corner, turn in very good, full throttle, back end slides out, hold it there for a second, and the floor it coming out of the next corner. flies through the straight, quick left, and then a quick right, before crossing the finish line. So what was my time?? 1'22.536. And that considering it has 5 gears, s3 tires, me at the wheel, a very versatile suspension setup, and a few corners done just to push the car is stunning. i think it can probably do a lap time much faster than that.

So Areas for improvement :

Make the power ever so slightly more accessibile

And my score on the car : 95/100

and the reason being the car is very fast, very agile, and very good in terms of short bursts of power, and the only downfall being my request for setup. A car which doesn't understeer, and yet oversteers is hard to achieve, its either neutral (no understeer or no oversteer), or its oversteer all the time. And with the Nismo 540R R.V.V Garages have once again proved their abilities by bending the rules of GT4 physics, next time just make it easier to access the power, and this car is by far the best Nismo 400R i have ever driven!!

EDIT forget to mention that I was reviewing the 540R
 
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So what was my time?? 1'22.536.

You're either a driving god or you've got a typo, because thats insanely fast. :scared:

Great to hear you like the 540R! :D Yeah the power isnt as accessable as say, a normal R33. Its just the 400R being... a 400R. :dopey: Best 400R you've ever driven? Oh my. :embarrassed:
 
Per the requests of Rotary Junkie & Vince247, the ownership of the first post in this thread has been transferred to Rotary Junkie so that he may continue to provide updates and edits.

Keep up the good work. 👍
 
Thank you very much Smallhorses!:)

Yeah, I have rolled into a life with much more responsibilities and stuff, so I'll be here less frequent than normal. That's why we asked if RJ could get the edit rights of the main posts.

Anyway, something cool is coming up soon...
 
You're either a driving god or you've got a typo, because thats insanely fast. :scared:

Great to hear you like the 540R! :D Yeah the power isnt as accessable as say, a normal R33. Its just the 400R being... a 400R. :dopey: Best 400R you've ever driven? Oh my. :embarrassed:

oh yeah sorry, i meant 1'32.536:sly:
 
Per the requests of Rotary Junkie & Vince247, the ownership of the first post in this thread has been transferred to Rotary Junkie so that he may continue to provide updates and edits.

Keep up the good work. 👍

Huge thanks. 👍

~Kyle


As well as Vince's upcoming contribution, I may have something new to bring in... Rather soon. I hope.
 
RVV Yaris CamryFan takes a seat in something he doesn't really fit in.

RVV have had this little car among it's sizable number of big brutes and such, a tiny Toyota build as a request car and it's a decent bit of kit. The 1.5 liter engine for instant normally setup for fuel economy and rather sluggish behavior has been upped in power to 181hp, the same as the 1.8L Celica.

Out on the track, slamming around Twin Ring East course it's easy to see this isn't a one trick pony. As you'd expect from a small car it's pretty good around a track. Obviously being a front wheel drive there's some unpleasant understeer but in lower gears the car gets pulled out of corners rather then pushed off the track. There isn't any lift off oversteer here which is a shame but there's no mid corner power understeer either.

The setup of the car is well thought out, the gearing is just right, not too short and not to long and the custom LSD keeps the power at the front wheels in check. As stated the power's good as well, 181hp in a 900kg shell equals a barrel of fun.

All in all while not up to Type R standards the RVV Yaris is more then a capable performer. Definitely a car to watch out for at the lights, it's quicker then it's looks suggest.
 
Big thanks for the review mate, despite it not being my car.

Walls of text are always welcome, even if they aren't completely favorable. ;) (Yes this is a hint to anyone viewing)...
 
Big thanks for the review mate, despite it not being my car.

Walls of text are always welcome, even if they aren't completely favorable. ;) (Yes this is a hint to anyone viewing)...

No problem, I did notice that the Yaris didn't get much attention when it was released. Lol, I didn't think that my wall of text was THAT big, it was one of the shorter one's that I wrote of the day.

Aren't completly favorable? Do you want shorter reviews do you?
 
And he's not the only one of RVV who likes it that way. Look at the TCv4 Judges results or at our main page at the bottom of the first post. Here you'll find some EPIC reviews of cars!
 
Review of: Mazda 787B TSC By RVV Motor Works.

There are two facts that are true, not only to me, but even to wikipedia and Jeremy Clarkson. 1. GT4 is almost a simulator. 2. The Mazda's 787B from 1991 is out of this world. In every sense.

17 year old Felix Wankel once had a dream. In the dream he went to a party in car which engine he had invented. Something he finally achieved. 21 years after his death i take on the 787B, the ultimate realization of his dream. 2.6 Liters, 4 rotors, natural aspiration. (If you need a website to understand how a rotatory engine works heres one: http://www.keveney.com/Wankel.html , and no, it doesnt spin around the car if thats your question). This car was born for speed, it was born for Le Mans. Temple of automobilism, where engineering wonders battle, not only against themselves, but against a 13k circuit and 24 hours of constant abuse and high speeds. Want to picture how ******** good car this is? here are three facts that will give you an exact picture of it, 1. Its the first, and so far only Japanes car to win Le Mans, and the first one to do it with a piston-less engine. 2. Despite racing with 250 BHP less than a Mercedes Benz C-11 it beated it in Le Mans '91. 3. Mazda claims that the engine can produce 930 BHP and have a redline of 10.5k RPM, though it didnt raced on that setup cuz of reliability issues.

Now, RVV's work. What these speed freaks have done is turbocharging the car up to 951 BHP, and installed nitrous on it. They also fiddled with the tranny and modified the cars aerodynamics and its suspension, and its diff. I dont know that to think. First, i dont think an 18 year old race-car with a gearbox that gets up to 5fth gear only can achieve their claims of 325+MP/H. Second, they seem like nice guys and the setup looks like it tooks weeks making it, its very strange but very logic. Test course is where ill clear my mind.

The track is silent. Nothing can be heard. And then i light up the car. Its engine roars differently from the stock version. Still that ufo-like sound persists although mixed with a more "normal sound", its simply amazing. Then i decide to get on the throttle. (Tv volume up) My ears are near to the point of bleeding, but being this sound i enjoy it.

Here we go.

First gear is hell. Its hell, its hell, its hell! That revved up roto-rocket bolted to the back of this car produces an unbelivable sound at max revs and those medium compound racing tires turn to pieces in a cloud of tire smoke that goes until the first 150 meters of the track. Second gear kicks in calming all that noise-fest. Every thing changes now. Tires arent smoking and the engine makes that familiar revving noise. 150KM/H (93 MP/H) at this time. Fourth gear comes just a bit before the 900 meters, just shy of 360KM/H (223MP/H). You might be thinking, why this idiot didnt mentioned 3rd gear...well, things happen very quick with this machine, and very smoothly, i should say, which is weird cuz doing it in an Escudo is an ever going hell.

400 KM/H (248.5 MP/H), and i come to the end of the straight and the beginning of the banked curve. Surprisingly the car is incredibly controled trough here (contoled for a 400km/h + speed). As Rotatory suggests i hold the bottom line, but then, at the end of the curve, i slightly touch the wall. Dont get me wrong, its not the cars foult, im not an excellent driver. Demmit, ill repeat this.

I repeat the same process and i do something also advised by Rotatory, i get on the nitrous before the end of the curve, still my dumb**** driving takes the 787B to the wall but very, very slightly and with the R1 button deeply pressed theres no any noticeable drop in speed and OFF I GO TROUGH THAT TUNNEL!!! NITROUS ON!!!, THE ENGINE'S ROAR ON THE TUNNEL IS JUST FABULOUS!!!, And here it came the moment i wanted to achieve and this guys achieved for me. DIALS ARE ALL MAXED OUT!!! AND THE FIRST NUMBER ON THE DIGITAL READ-OUT OF THE SPEEDO TURNS TO 5!!!!!!, GOD!!! I LAUGH AT YOU FROM THIS NON-EXISTANT TRACK IN THIS VERY-EXIXTING CAR, AT THE VERY REAL SPEED OF 527.38 KM/H (327.664 MP/H)!!!!!!!!, Oh wait, lets calm down its just a game. Sheesh, that was great.

Conclusion: This is fun. Very exciting. I envy you Rotatory Junkie, i envy you and congratulate you for making this setting. Its as much adrenaline you can get in a game, or as much as ive got so far. Its enough for joining the 300MP/H club but i just dont feel with enough rights do do it, its not my work. I was "just" 5MP/H short of breaking the 787B record of 332.51mph by 2078TM. I feel like fitting super soft tires on the car and making a little tuning myself. My goal is beating 2078TM. And if Rotatory allows me to do have his settings as a base im sure i would. This tune is more than excitement, its serious speed. I just hope Rotatory doesnt make a better setting first and achieves my goal.

Score? Lets say... the stock 787B in test course is a 7.7 to me. But RVV's tune is so wicked that it raises the score by 3.4. Score: 10.1.
 
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"The name is Bond, James Bond."

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the latest James Bond movie called "Quantum of Solace". After seeing the first car chase, I got curious. The Alfa Romeo 159 TI is used in the movie, how is it possible that "your everyday sportscar" can keep up with a V12 509 BHP DBS?? Turismo Internazionale, which stands for TI, still doesn't help me further.

So I built the improved version, The TI-R.

That's the main story about this project, I've simulated one of the nicest car chases of the latest Bond movies. Casino Royale sucked in that way IMO, but it had a great story. Quantum of Solace on the other hand, has great car chases and exhilarating action 24/7, but a weak story...

It seems just logical that the Alfa can't keep up, unless it's sitting on R grade tyres and it's winged with over 400 BHP.

This is not completely the case with my tune. I gave a standard 156 a good tune. It's got 300 BHP, only a weight reduction stage 2, S3 tyres and it's winged. This is setup against a almost stock 507 BHP DB9: "The DBS".



The 156 flying through the corners


nice, mean looking taillights. Perfect for the "bad guys"




I really liked the artistic feel of this one.





Now, let's see what you think.

Click on these to get the settings:

 
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Aston Martin DBS (DB9)

Specifications:

Engine Type: V12: DOHC
Displacement: 5935cc
Power: 507hp/6000rpm
Dimentions: 4710x1875x1270
Weight: 1710kg + 100 kg ballast
Pwr/Wgt ratio: 3.3727
Drivetrain: FR

color: oyster silver.
price: 164,470 Credits

Parts:

First, do an oil change.
Semi-Racing Exhaust
Brake Balance Controller
Racing chip.
Yokohama black 8-spokes

Settings:

BBC: 5/7

Ballast Weight: 100kg(he needs protection against bullets, doesn't he.)

Ballast Balance: 0 (neutral)

Driving aids: 0/0/0

Shaken, not stirred.
 
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Alfa Romeo 159 TI-R
Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 24V 1998

Engine Type: V6: DOHC
Displacement: 2492cc
Power: 354 hp/6300rpm
Dimentions: 4430x1745x1415
Weight: 1161 kg
Pwr/Wgt ratio: 3.28
Drivetrain: FF

Times:
0-100 km/h: 6.6 s
400 m: 14.151 s
Vmax: 290 km/h

Where to get it:
May be purchased used in Used Car Showroom II.

Price:
20,115 - 26,149 Credits (without parts)

Parts:

Oil Change
Wing
Rims
Racing Exhaust
Brake Balance Controller
Na Stage 3
Port Polish
Engine Balancing
Racing Chip
FC Transmission
Triple clutch
RC flywheel
FC LSD
FC suspension
S3 tyres
Weight reduction 1+2

Settings:

BBC: 8/10

Suspension:
5.8/4.0
124/124
4/2
5/3
2.0/1.0
0/0
3/3

Transmission:

Final: 5.500
Auto: 1
Final: 3.300
1st: 2.423
2nd: 1.791
3: 1.450
4: 1.200
5: 1.010
6: 0.865

Downforce: 23/18

LSD: 8/26/5

Driving Aids: 0/0/0*

*TCS is optional. Set it to 1 or 2, whichever you prefer. This could be good when you're using a controller.

The Alfa Romeo 159 TI is used in the movie Quantum of Solace. This made me wonder, how is it possible that "your everyday sportscar" can keep up with a V12 509 BHP DBS?? Turismo Internazionale, which stands for TI, still doesn't help me further. So I built the improved version, The TI-R.

Now, let's see what you think. It seems just logical that the Alfa can't keep up, unless it's sitting on R grade tyres and it's winged with over 400 BHP.

I've placed them on Citta d'Aria, for storyline purposes and because I like the course.

This is not the case with my tune, 354 BHP, S3 tyres and winged. It's now quite capable of keeping up.

Tell me what you know, if there are any further improvements you would like to have.

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Im about to try your 2 lattest cars, dude, that sounds like fun, gr8 idea vince. Still struggling to find the Alfa on the showroom, pesky 166 keeps appearing. So far i found the DBS settings pretty understeery and with tcs on 0 tires keep spinning up to 2nd with my controller, tcs 1 seems to be perfect as well as solent silver instead od oyster silver (in my opinion). Despite that its a good tune, enough for winning the Aston Carnival (no ballast though, nobody would shoot me there :P)

BTW, the DBS actually weighs 1695 kg, maybe that could make it for fair for the aston :)
 
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Haha, thanks for your interest.:) Yeah the nitty little alfa seems to stay away from the used car lots. Maybe the owners like it too much? ;)

And about the DBS's "settings". Ehh, well I wouldn't really call it that. :P I just slapped on some extra punch to reach the DBS' power level. Was just wondering how the hell a alfa romeo could keep up with it. So no real suspension adjustments made. That's why it's still a bit understeery. The alfa on the other hand should be a blast, so I hope you like it!

Just make sure to let us know what you think about it here.:)
 
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