RMing Decreases Power

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Ok guys I cant really find a thread about this so here goes.

I had a Honda Civic Type R '97 for the new car dealer.
I then purchased every mod available and the car had around 1000 miles and 400bhp. Then after purchasing the RM for the car the max power has went down to 389bhp. Now I checked the power limiter and all the mods to make sure they were still on, oil change and engine overhaul were not available. is this the case with all RM cars or what ? Kinda rubbish BUT I did notice the car is way lighterr and revs much higher
 
I experienced this. Once, when I double checked the muffler, it was not checked. It was "there" and was the only one available, but it wasn't checked. Might be worth triple checking.
 
Doesnt it say before you RM that all upgrades will be removed?
 
The engine may need breaking in again. Also the RM adds a Titanium Exaust, but if you already had one installed it can uncheck the box in the tuning menu. If you check the box again you should get more power than before.
 
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The engine may need breaking in again.
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This, it probably refreshens/rebuilds the engine (and maybe the chassis) too as all my RM cars have the same amount of horsepower as the regular (and fully tuned) versions after roughly 300 kilometers (or 180 miles) so it appears you'd have to gather some more mileage to get it up the previous amount of horsepower.
 
Triple checked the mods and the racing exhaust too. Seems like it needs more miles on the clock although a 12 or 13bhp increase is probably about right for a break in
 
Actually, some RM Cars still have space for upgrades, since RM will never install every upgrade possible.

In the case of Some Chevrolet Corvettes that I own, I have fully upgraded normal Corvettes (aeros installed, weight reductions, hp boost, etc.), and also a fully upgraded RM Corvettes. The racing ones still outperform the normal ones by a small-medium margin.
 
AlphaAndius
Actually, some RM Cars still have space for upgrades, since RM will never install every upgrade possible.

In the case of Some Chevrolet Corvettes that I own, I have fully upgraded normal Corvettes (aeros installed, weight reductions, hp boost, etc.), and also a fully upgraded RM Corvettes. The racing ones still outperform the normal ones by a small-medium margin.
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Ofcourse fitting a RM won't tune your car (as in performance upgrades), you'll have to do that yourself, it'll make it (slightly) lighter than a full weight reduction on a regular version and add front downforce adjustments (unlike the aero kits which don't, only fitting a rear spoiler will make rear downforce adjustable).
So yes, there is a difference in performance, but it's not due to more horsepower.
 
The Corvette ZR-1 RM doesn't really need more than 650-700 horsepower anyway if you are driving with no driving aids and use a dual shock 3. I've gotten worse lap times with more horsepower than 700 because I have trouble maintaining racing lines with the amount of wheel spin.
 
ampire
The Corvette ZR-1 RM doesn't really need more than 650-700 horsepower anyway if you are driving with no driving aids and use a dual shock 3. I've gotten worse lap times with more horsepower than 700 because I have trouble maintaining racing lines with the amount of wheel spin.
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change the transmission to be 5 gears with a less-used 6th gear.. essentially mocking a 5 gear transmission, and you will have much faster lap times on tracks... track racing and racing on courses that allow you to use the top-end power (Sarthe, SSR7, Indianapolis Speedway) are much different :P
 
Corpsey
change the transmission to be 5 gears with a less-used 6th gear.. essentially mocking a 5 gear transmission, and you will have much faster lap times on tracks... track racing and racing on courses that allow you to use the top-end power (Sarthe, SSR7, Indianapolis Speedway) are much different :P
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He should do the opposite. 6 gears beats 5, at least when you can shift pretty quick, like in the RM cars. 6 gears raises your average power (more acceleration) and flattens the power curve (more predictable and linear throttle).
 
Exorcet
He should do the opposite. 6 gears beats 5, at least when you can shift pretty quick, like in the RM cars. 6 gears raises your average power (more acceleration) and flattens the power curve (more predictable and linear throttle).
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What he was actually trying to get at was a natural way to limit wheelspin, rather than use if aids. The other way around wheelspin us just shift up early, or don't even use 1st gear.
 

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