Transmission tuner

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In the grand scheme of things, I wouldn't say I'm a decent tuner on GT5. However, I am better than most of my IRL friends! One thing I have noticed about their tunes, is how they always use the pre-set transmission settings (adjusting max speed).

Now, this isn't always a bad thing, but you can always get a little more performance by manually tuning it. I decided to figure out a simple way to help them setup their transmission. And after an hour or two I came up with this:

http://www.genesis-se.co.uk/gtp/trans.html

Its very basic at the moment, and not 100% accurate, but I don't have the time to test it on loads of vehicles. The ones I did try it on, it worked surprisingly well. It does require you to work out some rough settings before hand though.

Basically, the point of this thread is to get other people to use it, get some feedback and improve the system. If it returns some stupid ratios for your car, please don't moan, just post here with the car details, how many gears it has, max torque and power values etc etc and I will do my best to find a solution.

Hope it helps some of you guys :)
 
There is a pretty well practiced method already that most of us use.

Usually it goes:
Set FD to lowest gear ratio setting(furthest right)
Then set Top speed fairly close to the top speed you wish to achieve(you have to move at the very least one click)
For the individual gears you can usually go with
1st: all the way left up to 10% of the bar
6th(or top gear): all the way to the right
Using the upper display even the spacing between each gear.
Finally set your FD using the Displayed top speed(upper right corner) and set it roughly 15-20mph higher than the desired ACTUAL topspeed.

This is the way I interpret the method used there are other explainations.
 
Testing tells all. The preset is always slower than a tune and a good tune is the difference between winning and losing.

The method described above (the "tranny trick") varies from car to car. Some cars react best to the method above, some to the inverse, and some to something in the middle. Testing reveals which one is best for any particular car.

Here's the four methods I use to zero in on the right set up (yep...four)

High Final Drive - Set the FD all the way right (highest value), set top speed all the way left (lowest value), then adjust final drive to give you the desired top speed. Tends to work well with high torque engines. It reduces wheel spin and spread the power out.

Low Final Drive - Inverse of above. Set the FD all the way left (lowest value), set the top speed all the way right (highest value), then adjust FD to give you a top speed. Good for narrow power band engines and 4WD cars. Good for getting off the line but not so good in the long run.

Middle Final Drive - Set both the FD and the top speed to the middle setting. Then adjust the FD to the desired top speed. Works for everything. It isn't great but it's (almost) always better than stock.


...and then there is the method described in the post above this one. Try them all and see which works best for the car you are tuning.


My method - :D - This is what I do that (almost) always results in the best overall gearing and it's easy to arrive at. Set the FD to the Middle. Set the top speed all the way to the left (lowest). Then adjust the FD to the top speed you desire. This takes a few tries to get right because the top gear is often too low to get a high top speed. Repeat the process, with higher speed settings until you get a top gear that is tall enough to allow for a decent top speed. For 4WD cars, you'll need to (numerically) raise first, second, and third gear to get the car out of the hole and blend into the top gears. This method has given me the lowest acceleration times for each car I've applied it to (so good off the line) without sacrificing acceleration out of corners. It doesn't always make sense compared to the real world, but it works n the game.
 
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do not have how to make a exact box because she didn't start from scratch on maximum speed usually starts with 180 or 200, so there is no correct forms the pre game determines how you make a longer or shorter box. the game nor semprer and real and one of the failures and with transmission box.
 
BHP gets friendly with Torque at 5252rpm ....... something to keep in mind when gearing , both game and real life
 
gtpcaine
In the grand scheme of things, I wouldn't say I'm a decent tuner on GT5. However, I am better than most of my IRL friends! One thing I have noticed about their tunes, is how they always use the pre-set transmission settings (adjusting max speed).

Now, this isn't always a bad thing, but you can always get a little more performance by manually tuning it. I decided to figure out a simple way to help them setup their transmission. And after an hour or two I came up with this:

http://www.genesis-se.co.uk/gtp/trans.html

Its very basic at the moment, and not 100% accurate, but I don't have the time to test it on loads of vehicles. The ones I did try it on, it worked surprisingly well. It does require you to work out some rough settings before hand though.

Basically, the point of this thread is to get other people to use it, get some feedback and improve the system. If it returns some stupid ratios for your car, please don't moan, just post here with the car details, how many gears it has, max torque and power values etc etc and I will do my best to find a solution.

Hope it helps some of you guys :)
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Thnx so much,a lot of GT5 online community have givin me the flip tranny method,it may work for some cars,but not all,I wanted to squeeze every possible horsepower and torque i could out of the car,I will try ur method,thnx for the time you spent making this,much appreciated
 

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