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My review of the TVR Tuscan tune (and the request was a race tune of the Ferrari F430 Scuderia
To tell you the truth, when I first came across the TVR Tuscan in an episode of Top Gear, I didn't pay much attention to it - it just looked odd. When it appeared in GT5, the weird looking default paint scheme didn't help it much - it rather made it look even worse. The only reason I eventually bought it was because of a seasonal challenge. I tuned it a bit, did the race, and then left it in the garage. I just didn't see much reason to drive it again. That changed, however. I'm not exactly sure why, but when I came across this tune, I felt like I had to try it. So I invested the remainder of the money needed to tune it fully, and applied this tune. And I was flabbergasted! Along with looking much cooler now (with a matte dark gray body and orange wheels), it drives like an absolute dream. I've taken it around the mighty Nürburgring a few times now, and it never ceases to impress me. High speeds, low speeds, narrow turns, wide turns: This car handles it all. It'll hug the ground perfectly, and leaves you in total control - without ever becoming a boring car to drive. So thanks to this tune, my TVR isn't going in the garage any time soon!
Could you perhaps PM me with the details of this F430 Scuderia? What kind of power and tyres you want?
LDP FT-86 By-Gee Predator Edition
(410hp/306kw @ 7,900rpm) (377Nm @ 7,400rpm) (910kg)
Description: By gee by golly by gosh, this car was in a sad state when it got to us, we have no idea what Toyota were thinking! Incessant lift-off oversteer, on throttle oversteer, oversteer under brakes, and getting airborn over ants! Well Toyota let us try to fix it for circuit racing, and once again we've come out on top. There were some provisos though, such as not being able to change that rear wing for added downforce, darn concept cars. Either way, this car wasn't given to us directly by Toyota, it was given to a young chap by Toyota to take for some hot laps to promote it, who then found out how horrid it was and proceedingly took it to us to dial in. With the package developed, we have it ready for public consumption now.
Base Model: Toyota FT-86 G-Sports Concept '10
Parts to Purchase:
Tuning Shop:
Weight Reduction Stage 3
Window Weight Reduction
Rigidity Improvement
Sports ECU
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Titanium Racing Exhaust
Sports Exhaust Manifold
High RPM Range Turbo Kit
Fully Customisable Transmission
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi Racing Flywheel
Carbon Propeller Shaft
Fully Customisable LSD
Fully Customisable Suspension Kit
Sports Soft Tyres
GT Auto:
Oil Change
Restore Body Rigidity (Where applicable)
Engine Overhaul (Where applicable)
Tuner's Notes:
Shift at 8,000rpm.
It can be prone to stepping the rear out slightly under heavy trail braking.
Toyota really have another AE86 on their hands here, good for drifting, not perfect for racing.
Tuned with all aids off except ABS on 1.
Settings:
1) General Purpose Dry Weather Setup
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General Purpose Dry Weather Setup
Transmission:
1st: 3.105
2nd: 2.018
3rd: 1.442
4th: 1.084
5th: 0.856
6th: 0.711
Final: 4.300
Max Speed: 370km/hr
Drivetrain: (front/rear)
Initial Torque: 0/14
Acceleration: 0/46
Deceleration: 0/45
Suspension: (front/rear)
Ride Height: -1/0
Spring Rates (kgf/mm): 7.5/6.0
Dampers Extension: 4/3
Dampers Compression: 2/1
Anti-Roll Bars: 6/3
Camber: 1.6/1.4
Toe: -0.14/+0.20
Brake Balance (front/rear): 7/5
It can be quite easy to make a really large improvement when the original setup is really bad for grip racing.
Not only can't you spell Australia correctly, but you also struggle to even post a YouTube video [thats already been removed]...
Clever boy.
Well I had intended to post 2 new cars that would blow some minds today, but alas I've run out of time, tomorrow it shall be. I've also gone and bought almost every premium road car now, bar the Miura (too expensive atm), MP4-12C (you win it anyway) and a few ultra slow cars I couldn't care for (Cervo for example). I'm already planning a Courtesy Bus too, and if you can't guess what car that's based on I'll e-slap you.
That said, I've gotten angry at the peaky piece of crap that is the Toyota V6 so it's been put on the back burner. Pace is astounding but it's not quite worth it to me.
LDP Solstice Predator Edition
Right as I start work on my own Evora, you release one.
Of couuuuuuurse.
My Review
As my screen name on GT Planet and PSN indicates, I am a huge Pontiac fan. So when I saw this tune, I was very excited. I know that LDP has had this tune out for quite some time, but I took the Solstice on a World Tour per se, and I can honestly state that I have a perfect car in my garage (well, close to as possible since PD decided not to have wheel upgrades on standards).
I - The courses
Deep Forest Raceway
Grand Valley Speedway
Nurburgring 24H
Trial Mountain
London
Rome
Special Stage Route 5
Tsukuba Circuit
Despite choosing the tracks at of sheer love for each course, these locations offered everything I needed to run this car through it's paces. I spent around 5-20 laps on each course, and even took the Solstice online to test on the 'Ring 24H.
II - The Changes
As with every LDP tune, only slight adjustments are required to fit my driving style. Below is a list of everything I did, and why I did it.
296 BHP :
I went with a lower horsepower rating due to my desire for have a 300 BHP/1100kg car in my garage. It had to be a Poncho.
Ride Height:
I raised the Front to -15, and the Rear of the car to -10. After spending some time on courses with a higher degree of elevation changes, the car responded better.
Spring Rate:
I like all of my cars to have slight oversteer, so I softened the front spring from 8.0 to 7.7. I found that the Solstice was able to accelerate through the corners much more aggressively.
III - The verdict
As I stated prior, this car borders on perfection for me. There is a few gears I wouldn't mind altering slightly (hopefully PD rectifies this situation soon), but aside from that, everything is driving bliss. My favorite feature of this car is it's ability to accelerate early out of the apex with little worry over throttle oversteer or understeer due to taking the corner at to high a speed.
Excellent work LDP.
As for which car I would like to request.. The 2004 Pontiac GTO.
Two of my recent purchases
I've already maxed out my F1 and found it to be a little too stable to really attack medium and high speed corners, does your tune liven it up a bit?
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