FITT-Hot Hatch Tuning Challenge - Final Results are in!

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Wow Chrysler has been through allot in 94 years. They are currently owned by Fiat...
 
Otaliema
Write Chrysler has been through allot in 94 years. They are currently owned by Fiat...
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And Jeep is becoming an offroad Fiat. The Renegade is essentially a Fiat Panda on an offroad chassis.
 
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Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.4 T Sport '09
402 pp
165 hp @ 5,100 rpm
172.6 ft-lb @ 5,000 rpm
1050 kg
Power to Weight 6.36
Weight Distribution 58/42

GT Auto
No Oil Change
Aero Kit Type C
1 Inch Up Wheels: PDI P814 (in Gold)
Paint Body: Tuxedo Black
Paint Wheels: Stock

Parts
Fully Customizable Suspension
Six Speed Transmission
Fully Customizable LSD
Engine Tuning Stage 1
Isometric Exhaust Manifold
Intake Tuning
Weight Reduction Stage 3
Carbon Hood
Window Weight Reduction
Comfort Soft

Suspension
Ride Height 90/90
Spring Rate 8.75/4.00
Dampeners Comp 4/6
Dampeners Ext 4/5
Anti-Roll Bars 3/5
Camber Angle 0.0/0.0
Toe Angle 0.00/0.00
Brake Balance 6/4

LSD 10/18/7

Power Limiter 91.6%
Ballast Weight 92
Ballast Position 50
 
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Mark me down as a Hot Hatch Tuner. Volvo C30 R Design will be my car for better or worse.

I'm also going to Be a Tuner for the Pro Class.
 
DaBomm4
FYI, you need to add 10 kg to your MiTo to meet requirements. Otherwise, looks good.
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Thanks for letting me know, I must have missed that bit. Ill get that changed on my post. Cheers.
 
@shaunm80 Please check your weight and ballast on the MiTo. Spec is 1050kg, thanks.

Edit: Tree'd....nevermind.
 
I love the efficiency of the quality controllers in this forum. Always good to know people are looking out for you :) Cheers guys! All sorted now.
 
@Bowtie-muscle Well done so far! There is so much awesome in this it's ridiculous. I may even put on my (bad, worn out, dunce-cone :dunce:) tuning hat and join in. Need to get my MkIV some respect! :D I do miss that car.... :(

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@DigitalBaka Thanks, the extra time helped:tup:, would love to see you join in if the crazyness of real life allows. Besides, can't be slower than me:lol:
 
Otaliema
@DigitalBaka ouch that looked like it hurt a little.
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Oh it did, believe you me. Got clipped on the tollway coming into work but a guy in a small landscaping truck. Spun me around 180, bounced between a couple dump trucks and hit the rear square into the center concrete divider at about 50mph. That impact did most of the damage and sent me back out across 4 of the 6 lanes there. Could have walked away from it but I was a bit light headed so they insisted on destroying my door and pulling me out the window when that didn't work.

Bad news, car was totaled; there's a pic somewhere here of how wavy the roof was. Good news, I'm still kickin' and VW has a customer for life! :sly:
 
The car before the crash looked really nice. I am a VW Golf fan myself. I currently co-own with my fiancé a VW Golf Bluemotion. It is such a nice car to drive around in. Similar colour black to the one that you had @DigitalBaka.
 
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DigitalBaka
Oh it did, believe you me. Got clipped on the tollway coming into work but a guy in a small landscaping truck. Spun me around 180, bounced between a couple dump trucks and hit the rear square into the center concrete divider at about 50mph. That impact did most of the damage and sent me back out across 4 of the 6 lanes there. Could have walked away from it but I was a bit light headed so they insisted on destroying my door and pulling me out the window when that didn't work.

Bad news, car was totaled; there's a pic somewhere here of how wavy the roof was. Good news, I'm still kickin' and VW has a customer for life! :sly:
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Ouch that must've hurt, Praise God you walked away:tup:
 
The pro-spec scirocco likes to spin its wheels
.....a LOT !
 
jules283
The pro-spec scirocco likes to spin its wheels
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Burns them up. spin and spin and spin. Thats gonna be the challenge with that car. And the little surprise that it comes with.:sly:
 
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Bowtie-muscle
Burns them up. spin and spin and spin. Thats gonna be the challenge with that car. And the little surprise that it comes with.:sly:
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Fixed Toe?

Got mine running "around" :sly: 1:30 at GH GP so far, wheel spin not so bad. Knocked off 1.3 seconds from my Hot Hatch time @ GH GP today too.
 
@DigitalBaka : I second the "God Bless," better the car than you.

@ Pro Class : spin spin spin is right. Shamrock I hope thats a big "around." After two hours my best is around 1:31.8xx. Only LSD and Tranny changes so far.

Ugg, so much GT6, so little time. If I didn't just get back from spending the day spraying mud with all four tyres at an SCCA event I'd be totally bummed that I couldn't be on GT6 more. Thankfully there's GTP to get my fix in. :)
 
1:30....1:31.8?....atleast I'm close. 1:32.2xx....UGH!!!!! And yes, the fixed toe I found very interesting and thought it would give us as much of a FIT as the wheel spin. Taming the the wheel spin is where I think I'm losing time. Hami is probably down around 1.29 and laughing at us:lol:
 
Actually I have not built the pro car yet. The Hot Hatch class is occupying my time right now. I really, really like seven of these cars. With each one that I drive, I say, "this is the one"! But then I drive another one. I want to use the Focus ST because I like the car so much in real life, but it just might be too heavy?

I like the ride height split rule. It is forcing me into some crazy settings to get enough corner exit speed.
 
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Actually I have not built the pro car yet. The Hot Hatch class is occupying my time right now. I really, really like seven of these cars. With each one that I drive, I say, "this is the one"! But then I drive another one. I want to use the Focus ST because I like the car so much in real life, but it just might be too heavy?

I like the ride height split rule. It is forcing me into some crazy settings to get enough corner exit speed.
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We can wait, you might not want to start until......say.....11:00 saturday night:lol:

The ride height rule was an attempt to keep the playing field level, allow it to be used but with a limit.
 
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Bowtie-muscle
1:30....1:31.8?....atleast I'm close. 1:32.2xx....UGH!!!!! And yes, the fixed toe I found very interesting and thought it would give us as much of a FIT as the wheel spin. Taming the the wheel spin is where I think I'm losing time. Hami is probably down around 1.29 and laughing at us:lol:
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Sorry for any confusion. 1:30 at GH GP was a typo mention to be BH GP for Brands Hatch. I've been doing pre-lim test there as I tune my Hot Hatch. I've not taken the car to NURB GP D yet. At BH I'm running 1:30.X with her initial tune.

I don't like the ride height restriction, it doesn't let me get a 1in offset, needed on the C30. I agree with the restriction but limited to 1in IMO would be better.
 
I saw 1.32.2xx at the nurb once. Consistency is difficult though. I've finished my tunes. I did two for the Scirocco and can't decide which one. Both have traction issues!
 
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MiTo 1.4 '09 165hp/1050kg/399pp
F/C Suspension
Six Speed Transmission
F/C Mechanical LSD
Semi-Racing Exhaust
Stage 3 weight reduction
Carbon Hood
Window Weight reduction
TUNE:
Ride height: 80/95
Spring Rates: 4.00/4.25
Dampers Comp: 1/8
Dampers Ext: 2/4
Roll Bars: 1/7
Camber: 0/0
Toe: 0/0
Brake Balance: 4/6
LSD: 5/8/5
Ballast: 92kg at position -50
 
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DigitalBaka
Oh it did, believe you me. Got clipped on the tollway coming into work but a guy in a small landscaping truck. Spun me around 180, bounced between a couple dump trucks and hit the rear square into the center concrete divider at about 50mph. That impact did most of the damage and sent me back out across 4 of the 6 lanes there. Could have walked away from it but I was a bit light headed so they insisted on destroying my door and pulling me out the window when that didn't work.

Bad news, car was totaled; there's a pic somewhere here of how wavy the roof was. Good news, I'm still kickin' and VW has a customer for life! :sly:
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Well at least you walked away. Sounds s little more exciting than my last crash, I got a picture some place of what was left of my '10 WRX hatch. Only had 4k miles loved that car
 
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