Changing oil and getting 30hp?

[Odyofil]

Even on the new cars, it doesnt happens in real, they should change it with 3-7hp.

 

[I Love GT6]

Even on the new cars, it doesnt happens in real, they should change it with 3-7hp.

Why, I love overpowered cars. And since you have an power limiter....

 

[Famine]

Even on the new cars, it doesnt happens in real, they should change it with 3-7hp.

It's only 30hp if the original car has 700hp+...

 

[Odyofil]

It's only 30hp if the original car has 700hp+...

jaguar xj13 is 503 hp, change oil and then it gets 530hp or som. like that... wtf..

 

[Famine]

Jaguar XJ13 is 503 hp, change oil and then it gets 530hp or something like that... wtf..

Nice that you provide evidence that is thoroughly vague, doesn't support you and pretty much destroys your point.

On ordinary, lower powered cars that aren't highly tuned Le Mans cars, you don't get anywhere near 30hp just from changing the oil. In fact you get nearer to 3-7hp, like you suggest.

 

[McClarenDesign]

In last week's Car of the Week, my 2.5 Supra gained 27 hp, stock w/ 12k miles on it.

This is nothing irregular for the game.

 

[Famine]

That's old oil to new oil - regaining lost power - not oil change on a new car...

 

[seanneedscar]

My god you guys complain about the dumbest crap..

Seriously how is this even an issue for you? Freaking first world problems. My video game car gets too much HP when I change the oil.

Epic facepalm

 

[McClarenDesign]

jaguar xj13 is 503 hp, change oil and then it gets 530hp or som. like that... wtf..

My god you guys complain about the dumbest crap..

Seriously how is this even an issue for you? Freaking first world problems. My video game car gets too much HP when I change the oil.

Epic facepalm

One post is hardly worth an epic anything.

Decaf.

 

[GTP_Monkey]

Decaf.

You really crack me up.

 

[Odyofil]

If you do oil change + engine restore, the engine gets more power than its original power, way more...

 

[Famine]

You can't do engine restore on a new car...

Oil changes and engine rebuilds on older cars restore lost power. Power lost through use and wear.

A car hits its peak power if the engine is in good condition, if the oil is in good condition and if the car has passed break-in mileage. The difference between peak power and minimum power - with a worn engine, very old oil and a significant number of miles on it - can be significant, but it's always the same percentage of the power.

 

[Turtle]

I may not recall correctly, but I changed the oil on a new R34 and got a crazy horsepower gain. But like I said, I may not remember correctly, I'll test it in and hour and a half, hopefully. Is this another sign of Nissan favoritism or just a glitch in the game?

Edit: The R34 gets about 20hp from an oil change, but magically goes from 276hp as shown in the dealership to 326 after you buy it.

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~Turtle

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[Famine]

That's because 276hp is the "gentleman's agreement" advertised power, not the real power.

 

[CinnamonOD]

I think it's because in the description it says "High quality oil", and I think they refer to a type of competition oil, compared to the stock oil I think there's a perfomance difference

 

[ghsnu]

Nice that you provide evidence that is thoroughly vague, doesn't support you and pretty much destroys your point.

On ordinary, lower powered cars that aren't highly tuned Le Mans cars, you don't get anywhere near 30hp just from changing the oil. In fact you get nearer to 3-7hp, like you suggest.

Pretty much this.

Lower end cars (ie your "daily driver") will hardly benefit from using high-quality race oil, whereas race cars and supercars (ie LMP's and Ferrari-like vehicles) will greatly benefit from race engineered oil. At least in real life.

Oil lubricates parts (as everyome knows). If you use a race engineered synthetic oil rather than conventional oil (I sound like a guy from Valvoline now ), you reduce friction, and therefore increase power - and is why higher-revving engines benefit more from higher quality oil.


*Note: I'm not a technician, so correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[locoman88]

Pretty much this.

Lower end cars (ie your "daily driver") will hardly benefit from using high-quality race oil, whereas race cars and supercars (ie LMP's and Ferrari-like vehicles) will greatly benefit from race engineered oil. At least in real life.

Oil lubricates parts (as everyome knows). If you use a race engineered synthetic oil rather than conventional oil (I sound like a guy from Valvoline now ), you reduce friction, and therefore increase power - and is why higher-revving engines benefit more from higher quality oil.

*Note: I'm not a technician, so correct me if I'm wrong.

Pretty much this. If you read description it says it uses performance oil.

 

[jlbmel]

Even on the new cars, it doesnt happens in real, they should change it with 3-7hp.

This thread has me totally confused. The posts seem to be about two different topics.
When I read the OP, I assumed the person was trying to say that the amount of HP increase from an oil change on the cars in GT5 was unrealistic when compared to actual real cars and therefore should be reduced in the game.
The majority of the other posts are discussing what actually happens in the game itself and not about how realistic it is.