just a curiosity on PP

[iHaznoNam3]

I was racing in the seasonal event "British lightweight", the PP limit was 500, and i tuned my Elise 111 to match this limit, but every single race the PP increased by 1 point, and i had to keep adding ballast to keep it proper, every single race.
well... why? isn't it supposed to decrease over time? why is it increasing instead? (My ballast was set to 95 and i ended up with 101 before winning the seasonal -.-")

 

[Danny]

As the engine is broken in, it gains more HP.

This bumps the PP up slightly.

From new or undriven, the engine will gain power the more it's used, and then there's a certain point (I'm not sure how many miles) it'll start losing power.

 

[Valkyrie427]

I was racing in the seasonal event "British lightweight", the PP limit was 500, and i tuned my Elise 111 to match this limit, but every single race the PP increased by 1 point, and i had to keep adding ballast to keep it proper, every single race.
well... why? isn't it supposed to decrease over time? why is it increasing instead? (My ballast was set to 95 and i ended up with 101 before winning the seasonal -.-")

It's because you have "broke your car in." That refers to the period of where your car's HP & PP go up. This period last from 0 miles to 200-300 miles. An easy way to break your car in is by having your B-Spec drivers race 86 laps in the Indy 500. Then, change the oil.

It should be noted, however, that only premium vehicles can be broken in. Standard vehicles can't because most, or all of them have miles on them outside of the break in period.

EDIT: Ah crap! Tree'd by another Dan!

 

[tazmanuk]

See above.

 

[twitcher]

It's because you have "broke your car in." That refers to the period of where your car's HP & PP go up. This period last from 0 miles to 200-300 miles. An easy way to break your car in is by having your B-Spec drivers race 86 laps in the Indy 500. Then, change the oil.

It should be noted, however, that only premium vehicles can be broken in. Standard vehicles can't because most, or all of them have miles on them outside of the break in period.

EDIT: Ah crap! Tree'd by another Dan!

As other have said, if the car is brand new, it slowly gains power until it reaches the 200-300 mile mark. The motor will gain both HP and torque, both of which will cause the PP to increase.

About the bold text....it's not correct when you say standard cars can't be broken in....

Any car with 0 miles on it needs to be broken in. Along with premiums, any standard that has 0 miles can be broken in as well. Standards with 0 miles are obtained in 3 ways: win the car as a prize in A-spec or B-spec; purchase the car from the OCD; or, use a restoration ticket to reset the milage to 0.

In my experience, the best way to break a car in is to do an oil change, put on 200+ miles, then do another oil change followed by an engine overhaul.

 

[mistersafeway]

As other have said, if the car is brand new, it slowly gains power until it reaches the 200-300 mile mark. The motor will gain both HP and torque, both of which will cause the PP to increase.

About the bold text....it's not correct when you say standard cars can't be broken in....

Any car with 0 miles on it needs to be broken in. Along with premiums, any standard that has 0 miles can be broken in as well. Standards with 0 miles are obtained in 3 ways: win the car as a prize in A-spec or B-spec; 1. purchase the car from the OCD; or, 2. use a restoration ticket to reset the milage to 0.

In my experience, the best way to break a car in is to do an oil change, put on 200+ miles, then do another oil change followed by an engine overhaul.

1. Definitely doesn't need breaking in.
2. I think somebody posted in a thread recently that a car reset to 0 is still broken in, not sure about that myself though.

 

[HanibalII92]

You need to have more than 200kms ish on the car for it to be broken in. I've bought lots of standard cars from the UCD that have less than that. They still need to be broken in.

 

[dr_slump]

you need to have more than 200kms ish on the car for it to be broken in. I've bought lots of standard cars from the ucd that have less than that. They still need to be broken in.

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[Lewis_Hamilton_]

2. I think somebody posted in a thread recently that a car reset to 0 is still broken in, not sure about that myself though.

I'm almost 100% certain that using a restoration ticket means that you need to break the car in again. Using the restoration ticket has lowered the power of some of my cars, which it then gained back during the first 200 miles.

twitcher
In my experience, the best way to break a car in is to do an oil change, put on 200+ miles, then do another oil change followed by an engine overhaul.

On engine overhaul is not necessary at this low of a mileage. An engine overhaul also gives you fresh oil, so no need to do an oil change first and then taking the engine to be rebuilt, it will only waste time and credits.

Oil changes are the only thing needed until you reach about 3,000 miles.

There's a nice little chart on mygranturismo.net with all the variations in a car's power depending on wear and tear.