How do I know if a car is "balanced"? power/weight ratio question

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How do I know if I car is balanced? I know it has something to do with the power to weight ratio. How do I figure out the ratio after add ons, is there a mathematical formula? Whats a good ratio?

Recently, I've been trying to tune a EVO for max speed, but after topping out at 193 mph(downhill )I scratched that and went for a better track car. After messing around a bit I managed to shave a second of my time around the TGTT by as second by just tuning. Now, I'm not the best driver, nor am I the weakest, this is another problem I have. I don't know where the tuning stops and my driving begins.

How can I tell if a car is balanced after tuning?
 
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How do I know if I car is balanced? I know it has something to do with the power to weight ratio. How do I figure out the ratio after add ons, is there a mathematical formula? Whats a good ratio?

Recently, I've been trying to tune a EVO for max speed, but after topping out at 193 mph(downhill )I scratched that and went for a better track car. After messing around a bit I managed to shave a second of my time around the TGTT by as second by just tuning. Now, I'm not the best driver, nor am I the weakest, this is another problem I have. I don't know where the tuning stops and my driving begins.

How can I tell if a car is balanced after tuning?
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It has nothing to do with power/weight. That much I know.
 
Saying a car is 'balanced' is refering to the cars behaviour, not its power/weight.
 
Yup. Balance is all about how a car feels through the corners.

There is no optimum balance for power and weight... you always want the most power allowed and the least weight. Balancing P/W meant something in GT5Prologue because of PP points... which are calculated based on power, weight and grip. For some tracks, you wanted less weight and more grip more than you wanted power, for longer tracks, you just wanted power and grip.

The only way to know for sure whether it's you or the car is to run laps. Lots and lots of laps. Five with one tune, five with another, five back to stock, then five back with whichever of the tunes you feel is better... then five more with a new tune... then...

You will obviously be getting faster and faster the more you practice... or you will be getting slower if you start getting tired or careless, but switching between tunes allows you to minimize the effect of these factors.

Unfortunately... that means you will have to have a pen and pad by your side, or an Excel spreadsheet, so you can list down your different tunes and what average times you're getting for them.
 
Just tune it to what it feels best and easiest for YOU to drive, whatever lets you go the fastest and take corners the nicest is the best for you. All trial and error.
 
I think you are thinking about the balance between power and grip? How much power is too much for the chassis and vice versa?
 
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