Calibra Problems

[craigmack]

WHY DOES MY CALIBRA TOURING CAR KEEP SMASHING INTO WALLS AND NOT PICK UP SPEED WHEN I WANT IT TO????

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by craigmack
WHY DOES MY CALIBRA TOURING CAR KEEP SMASHING INTO WALLS AND NOT PICK UP SPEED WHEN I WANT IT TO????

I would say it is a classic case of not knowing how to drive.

Dont be so vague

ps welcome to GTP

 

[Joey]

Because you keep smashing it into walls. How's it going to accelerate when you're smashing it into walls? I should think you'd have observed how unhelpful smashing it into walls was.

 

[Gran Turismo7058]

Gee, its called,"USE THE BRAKE". It does come into use.

 

[craigmack]

were u at mike?

 

[lefrog]

Anticipate the corners by braking early, as soon as you get use to the rythm of the track you can start to brake later. Better be a tad too slow than too fast and leave your Calibra paint on the racetrack walls...

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by craigmack
were u at mike?

Err......Huh? Here is a cryptic clue. Im the same nationality of the cricket team that is handin your England a whoopin at the moment

 

[lefrog]

Could be anywhere in the world then...

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by lefrog
Could be anywhere in the world then...

*giggle*, the reverse is true of the ruggers

Say what happened to those vantage settings

 

[lefrog]

here what I remind (not been playing these evenings)...

Springs F12.00 R14.00 to 15.00
minimum ride
Damps 5 7
5 7
Toe I think I slightly increased it (F & R)
Stabs 3 (or4???) 7
brakes 24 front 22 rear
gears 1 (and you'll have to increase the value of each one except for 1st and 6th otherwise it does not rev properly
TCS set fairly high (otherwise you skid before the tunnel and loose 1 to 2 sec each time)

I think that's it

 

[Pupik]

The Calibra TC has to be one of the easiest cars to drive in GT2. Did you pass the license tests, by any chance?

 

[Gran Turismo7058]

I bet thats where the gameshark comes in.

 

[DaddyGary_2002]

Hey Guys,
Why did you have to rib the man when he was just asking a legitimate question?
Well, I'm going to have to say that it might be a good idea for you to purchace the TCSC or learn more about weight distrabution, because it sounds like to me that your car just isn't nutrail. This means, that your settings are positioning more weight to one side or the other, rather than letting the weight be equal all around the car to get better traction. Plus, it is also
possible that you aren't slowing the car down in time to select the correct gear to keep it at a steady speed when entering the curve and on into the center, thus you are leaving the track and hitting the wall, instead of getting the traction needed to be able to accelerate when exiting the curve.

 

[Joey]

His "legitimate questuion" was obtuse and outrageously vague. And in all caps.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by DaddyGary_2002
Hey Guys,
Why did you have to rib the man when he was just asking a legitimate question?
Well, I'm going to have to say that it might be a good idea for you to purchace the TCSC or learn more about weight distrabution, because it sounds like to me that your car just isn't nutrail. This means, that your settings are positioning more weight to one side or the other, rather than letting the weight be equal all around the car to get better traction. Plus, it is also
possible that you aren't slowing the car down in time to select the correct gear to keep it at a steady speed when entering the curve and on into the center, thus you are leaving the track and hitting the wall, instead of getting the traction needed to be able to accelerate when exiting the curve.

I hear ya, and there is no ways all newbies get that treatment, but this chap started about 4 or 5 other threads at the same times as this one with subjects like " HI GUYS, GT2 DA #$%#$^" " WHY DO I CRASH" and the like. We lost patience with him rather quickly.

Moving on tho, welcome to GTP

 

[DaddyGary_2002]

Hey Guys,

Has anyone ever tried the Calibra TC on Autumn Ring Reverse
track? I have had trouble here before, about having the car
drift up the track in most of the turns, and I was wondering if
someone had some suggestions on how to solve this problem?

 

[Gil]

Since it is a race car, if my memory serves, all the 4WD cars come with the LSD. But they are set equally. this gives the front wheels as much "say" in the direction the car is going to go as the rear wheels. Resulting in MASSIVE understeer and the aforementioned "crashing into walls".

Set the LSD with the front at 5 15 5
Rear at 10 30 10.
From there its a matter of playing with Ride height.
If the car is still understeering horribly and you've got it "in the weeds" raise the back end 10 clicks. Then take it on a test run and see what you've got handling wise.
If she's still understeering raise the rear another 5-10 clicks, and keep testing until you're happy with the handling. TCS is not really the answer for 4WD cars. It is however, a lifesaver with both the Speed 6 and the Speed 12.

Set Brake Balance at 20/15. and if the auto/wide slider is above 16, slide it back. Yes, your top end will be affected, but you'll actually be able to reach it.

Hope that helps.

BTW, you can use the same settings on All of the Racing 4WD Skylines.

 

[DaddyGary_2002]

Hey Gil,

Thanks for the info, and I'll certainly try it out. I'll post later to tell you how I did.