Beginner's question - "realistic tuning"

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I checked some threads on tuning for dummies :) but haven't really found an answer to the following:

First, I drive with the Dualshock 3 (woe is me:guilty:). So i bought the Gallardo recently, took it for a stock drive at Monza and actually quite liked the handling (especially alright with the low speed understeer that I hate with the controller). Then I bought some weight reductions, exhaust, first stage turbo, race tires, some gear box and suspension etc (mainly first stage upgrades). It still drove alright, but was obviously much faster.
Had some trouble in the Daytona race with lack of top speed though so threw on some more kit etc. It now has about 701 BHP and is an absolute rocket in accelaration, but the handling is now crap though.

Here's my question. I know it is fun to tune a honda civic to 1000 BHP, but not very realistic. Most of today's supercars in real life probaly top out anywhere between 500 and 600 BHP. So what, if anything would you suggest, for tuning a car "realisticly". My next car will be the 430 scuderia and if it handles excellent stock, I would like maintain the handling as much as possible. Should i keep off it with the tuning or should i just stick to buying suspension, gearbox etc. so i can at least set it up for different tracks?

Thanks a bunch for any expert advice :) and sorry for the long story!
 
1 Buy race Tires- soft or middle.
2 Buy configurable Suspension and set in the left box the first line to -17 --- -17
and on the Right box the first line to 4.0 --- 4.0

and try out. if it doesnt handle that well just put some higher like -18 --- -18
4.3 --- 4.3


Soorry dont know the names... and sorry for bad english
 
If you want to keep the car's stock characteristics, its wise to not tune it to much... An ECU and tires should be enough... The thing is when you start putting all those parts on it you have to setup them up to work in unison and you will not always keep the original handling characteristics... If you get it all setup right, it will probably handle better than stock, but not behave in entirely in the same way. If you want to keep it "normal" keep the tuning down to a minimum.
 
Thanks for the quick replies guys!👍 Sticking with a suspension upgrade and tires should be interesting to start with. I'm only familiar with downloading some setups for the cars in GT5P. And i just remember that i downloaded a setup from this forum for the Corvette that made it a joy to drive on Suzuka (even with a pad) and still gave me a Silver award on the last challenge in the S-series. And i think it did all that without adding 300 BHP :). I think that's what i was looking for, finding a setup per track to go quicker there without having to add 4 turbo's.

Thanks again!
 
Whenever I get a new car that I want to start tuning is to take the car to tracks you know well (for me: Tsukuba Circuit - for the bendies & Laguna Seca - for the elevation changes/ pretty long straights) in stock form just to get a feel for the car's characteristics and nuances.

That alone usually helps me decide what route I need to go upgrade wise; plus it gives me an excuse to whip around some of my favorite tracks.

Tuning in GT5 is not exactly as specific as I thought it would be but I am happy to see that it actually makes a difference contrary to what a lot of others are saying about it.
 
Yes, i have heard these issues about tuning not working. it has worked beautifully and accurately. I use a high compression ratio for my rear springs in my 97 supra rz, 550bhp. i raised front stings about 2-3 degrees and lowered back end and it rips sideways all day
 

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