Guinea pigs wanted.

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I'm thinking of starting a 'tuning garage', centered around the idea of subtle adjustments and refinements of already brilliant cars, to basically exemplify their already brilliant characteristics,
Nissan GT-R V-Spec 'GT''s and Honda Integra Type-R 'Type-R''s, if you know what I mean, great cars made a bit more great hopefully.

As such, very few of my tunes will feature damper or anti-roll bar stiffening or drivetrain upgrades, or anything else that you wouldn't find in a showroom bought stock road car, the main tuning will be done through tweaked differentials, upgraded clutches/flywheels/prop shafts, slight torque distribution adjustments, moderate spring rate stiffening, brake balance adjustments and toe angle adjustments, plus the odd rev increasing engine upgrade, depending on whether the car has enough power or not.

I don't really participate in online events so the tunes I post won't be geared for that, the main objective is for them to be at their best when caned around the Nordwand or the Nurburgring on free runs or when cruising with friends.

Any reviews of the tunes I post would be greatly appreciated, they might be awful they might be a bit good, I honestly have no idea.

 

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Nissan GT-R Black Edition '12

Requires:
fully customisable suspension,
racing brake kit,
fully customisable mechanical LSD,
twin plate clutch kit,
carbon prop shaft,
weight reduction stage 1
and an oil change.

Suspension:
ride height: f: 98 r: 102
spring rate: f: 12.60 r: 11.52
camber: f: 0 r: 0
toe angle: f: -0.20 r: -0.10

Racing brake kit:
brake balance: f: 6 r: 8

Diff:
Initial torque: f: 8 r: 8
Accel. sensitivity: f: 20 r: 18
Braking sensitivity: f: 12 r: 24

Ballast: 151kg, positioned +14%

The car should have 569bhp and weigh 1690kg, handling characteristics felt best on sports hards.

Enjoy! (hopefully)

 

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As such, very few of my tunes will feature damper or anti-roll bar stiffening or drivetrain upgrades, or anything else that you wouldn't find in a showroom bought stock road car, the main tuning will be done through tweaked differentials, upgraded clutches/flywheels/prop shafts, slight torque distribution adjustments, moderate spring rate stiffening, brake balance adjustments and toe angle adjustments, plus the odd rev increasing engine upgrade, depending on whether the car has enough power or not.

I'm not sure I really understand this bit. I totally get the appeal of limiting yourself to mild modifications, but except for maybe alignment adjustments, none of these really qualify as "showroom stock". Oddly enough though, I autocross in a so-called "stock" class and ONLY suspension parts allowed are adjustable shocks and swaybars. These, along with springs, are usually considered the first step in tuning. Things like adjustable LSDs, adjustable center differentials, brake bias adjusters, carbon driveshafts etc. are very rare in comparison, and would not be particularly realistic on a mild setup.

 

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I'm not sure I really understand this bit. I totally get the appeal of limiting yourself to mild modifications, but except for maybe alignment adjustments, none of these really qualify as "showroom stock". Oddly enough though, I autocross in a so-called "stock" class and ONLY suspension parts allowed are adjustable shocks and swaybars. These, along with springs, are usually considered the first step in tuning. Things like adjustable LSDs, adjustable center differentials, brake bias adjusters, carbon driveshafts etc. are very rare in comparison, and would not be particularly realistic on a mild setup.

Cars don't come out of the showroom with identical brake biases and LSD setups, so for a manufacturer to change this is entirely reasonable as far as I'm aware.

It's not so much the idea of mild modifications as it is making a slightly different road car, so adjusting things like LSDs isn't out of the question as long as all of the cars settings are consistent with those of a showroom road car, albeit a sporty one.