Peugeot 908 for Le Mans 24h

[Oyashiro-sama]

Everyone says Peugeot 908 will dominate, but I am having some difficult with it on the long straights. Do you guys installed a turbox3?

 

[kj_mil]

You don't need to have the fastest top speed, just able to lap 3.30-3.40 in the dry, and 4.00-4.08 in the wet, faster if you can't manage 10+ lap stints.

Have you tried adjusting the transmission for a faster top speed? If you've got it all the way to the right, you might want to come back slightly to optimise for the track.

Most LMPs have the potential to dominate this race, it's perfectly possible to win in a road-car such as the Maclaren, the Viper or the GTR. Have a test run and try out variations on tyres and power before starting the race.

 

[p0p0ng]

put TS to Maximum.

 

[Oyashiro-sama]

I guess using hard race tyres isn't helping... But won't soft tyres be wasted after 1/2laps?

Also, when the track is 100% wet, I'm faster than the AI, but with track wet at 25%-60%, I am losing big time. I'm using rain tyres in both cases.

 

[Mic_Col]

My 2 cents:

Put a low range turbo on it, it only lifts peak HP by a little. But look at the torque curve, a massive lump of curve in the low RPM.

Then set your transmission very long ( using final drive ratio ) I've found that with the low range turbo the best shift up point is at 5,000 rpm. It feels wrong at first, but you drive the car in the low RPM, you're still shifting at the same rate etc, by that I mean you're still running through the same gears, just in a lower RPM range.

Try it, the car rumbles like a beast and very fast!!!

 

[ed24]

I guess using hard race tyres isn't helping... But won't soft tyres be wasted after 1/2laps?

I know in the early version of the game, tyre wear was exactly the same for Racing Soft and Racing Hard tyres.

I haven't compared tyre wear for a while, so maybe it's changed in one of the recent patches.

 

[Jaywalker]

I know in the early version of the game, tyre wear was exactly the same for Racing Soft and Racing Hard tyres.

I haven't compared tyre wear for a while, so maybe it's changed in one of the recent patches.

Wasn't there also an issue where RS tyres were better than rain tyres in the wet?

Edit: Check out the 'True or false' thread currently on page 1 of Q&A.

 

[Sohvakettu]

The tire choice in GT5 is a matter of managing the difficulty. The wear is similar on all race tires.

 

[leonardo887]

So you are telling me that the tire wear is almost the same in all the tires in GT5?

 

[cally-dave]

I ran my 908 in the 24hr race with just 700bhp - with a low/mid turbo cant remember which though.... for your gearbox, set it to about 230mph. I had a great race all in, and won by just 2 laps, which is exactly as I wanted

 

[leonardo887]

I ran my 908 in the 24hr race with just 700bhp - with a low/mid turbo cant remember which though.... for your gearbox, set it to about 230mph. I had a great race all in, and won by just 2 laps, which is exactly as I wanted

Do you remember your lap times?

 

[Sohvakettu]

So you are telling me that the tire wear is almost the same in all the tires in GT5?

Well if you have a right foot made of lead then the racing hards might wear a bit quicker because of wheel spin (I'm talking about the racing wheels. Haven't really tried the others in endurance racing.)

 

[Aaronrray]

You don't need to have the fastest top speed, just able to lap 3.30-3.40 in the dry, and 4.00-4.08 in the wet, faster if you can't manage 10+ lap stints.

Have you tried adjusting the transmission for a faster top speed? If you've got it all the way to the right, you might want to come back slightly to optimise for the track.

Most LMPs have the potential to dominate this race, it's perfectly possible to win in a road-car such as the Maclaren, the Viper or the GTR. Have a test run and try out variations on tyres and power before starting the race.

I won it with McLaren f1 road car... It dominated the straights!

 

[cally-dave]

Do you remember your lap times?

I was averaging 3.27's from memory

Bearing in mind I had a 100% dry race (much to my dissapointment!)

 

[analog]

My 2 cents:

Put a low range turbo on it, it only lifts peak HP by a little. But look at the torque curve, a massive lump of curve in the low RPM.

Then set your transmission very long ( using final drive ratio ) I've found that with the low range turbo the best shift up point is at 5,000 rpm. It feels wrong at first, but you drive the car in the low RPM, you're still shifting at the same rate etc, by that I mean you're still running through the same gears, just in a lower RPM range.

Try it, the car rumbles like a beast and very fast!!!

Yep, I fitted a Stage 2 Turbo on both my 908's which seems to fit the characteristics of the diesel engine much better I think.
I initially tried the high pressure Stage 3 Turbo but since it doesn't rev that high and it reaches those higher revs quite soon there's a sudden burst of power which makes the car very difficult to control in slow corners.
The Stage 2 turbo has a more linear power delivery and with longer gears and a properly set up LSD it's a dream to drive but still demanding your attention in slow corners.

 

[deadcat777]

Just use racing soft all the way. Its way faster than wet tires even if it rain.

 

[dxm8975]

Isn't the choice of tyres depending on the condition of the road influential on the difficulty of the entire endurance race? You better go on the dry part of the track in a slight rainy condition which doesn't make the road too slippery, as long as they can put up with the damage of exhausion of tyres. Just have a go solidly and deliberately so that you don't lose your margin vainly when you're in a big lead against other opponents or the road gets moist to the extent that it affects your driving too much.

 

[Oyashiro-sama]

Thanks guys.

I installed the stage 2 turbo on the 908 and it is really easy now. I'm at 13 hours and using soft tyres (sunny). My best lap as 3:27.xxx, but I usually do 3:31.xxx, and I pit every 10 laps, and I have a 2 laps lead. I hope it rains!

Maybe I'll try using medium/hard tyres to check the results later... (but I don't promise)

 

[Oyashiro-sama]

I tried equipping medium tyres in the rear (get wasted faster because the car is MR). So, yeah, I can confirm that the soft tyres gives you way more grip and durability. You probably could make the medium tyres last the same as the soft, if you drove really really slow. Driving much slower to pit at the same time is really non-sense.

PD should address this problem.