Power Limiter vs removal of parts

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I have a question regarding down tuning a cars performance. Am I better off taking parts off the car or simply using the engine limiter?

Will using the limiter alter the torque values after a part has been installed which has significantly raised them?

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George
 
If you are an honest person, it would be more professional to take away the tuned parts to lower the power to the required level. Using the power limiter is in my view a very big cheat, you do lower the bhp but you still retain the torque from the higher setting which produces faster acceleration.
 
Mark
If you are an honest person, it would be more professional to take away the tuned parts to lower the power to the required level. Using the power limiter is in my view a very big cheat, you do lower the bhp but you still retain the torque from the higher setting which produces faster acceleration.
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thank you. yes I prefer to remove anyways. i have always wondered about whether it retains the torque :)
 
I've started racing online, and IMO, I confirm that a properly tuned car that reaches 100% said PP, will smoke most "engine/HP limited" cars.

This might be because we are used to driving the higher pp, as un-limited, say if it was 600pp, we are used to its characteristics, where suddenly, dropping it to 79% to 450-500pp, those characteristics are suddenly "missing"

the fella in the real 400-500pp Toyota will outrun you.

This is why I am discovering to tune 300 / 400 / 450 / 500 / 600 +++ cars, separately, in their own leagues, and using their fullest potential, unlimited.
 
In hp limited rooms, using the power limiter provides an advantage.

In PP limited rooms, the power limiter does not provide an advantage over removing parts.

It's completely up to you. Using the power limiter is neither cheating or dishonest unless the host of the room deems it so.
 
When you tune the car the torque and HP curves are right there. Tune it and take a look at them. Look at the far right, I think you might have to click on a tab there.
 
There is some advantage to using the power limiter but I think once you get below around 90% (varies from car to car) you push the peak of the torque curve too far to the left. While you retain the max torque that you would have gotten at 100%, you move it to a rev range that is not as usable and often far below the peak hp. It's mainly hp that determines top speed and high end acceleration, not torque anyway.

Another advantage of the limiter is it flattens out the hp curve in the upper rev range, creating a broader power band and better high end performance.

I think you'll find that keep the power limiter in the 85-95% range is most effective.
 

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