Weight / Power Limiter

[JevL]

What is better for lowering your PP. Adding weight or Power Limiter?

 

[JacksHerer]

imo depends on the current weight/power and wether you need to go faster or smoother - speed or handling

 

[powell145]

Like Jacks said:

Higher Top Speed, less handling, slower acceleration = more weight, more power
Lower Top Speed, better handling, better acceleration = less weight, less power

IMO it's course dependant.

 

[McClarenDesign]

I will never add weight.

 

[tfed]

Its fun to do a race with your actual weight added

 

[TubbyBoy6919]

Its fun to do a race with your actual weight added

For us gravitationally challenged folks, that sucks!

 

[Slash]

I never add weight. I find that can kill handling.

 

[tfed]

For us gravitationally challenged folks, that sucks!

Haha,im a spry 220 myself

 

[Juiposa]

Depends on the car, but I normally do power limiter. Don't want to add wieght to a Maser GranTurismo as it's already a cow xD

 

[Mightypickle]

I reduce power a lot, but lately I've been adding weight to get 50/50 wt distribution, then reducing power. The TOYOTA gt86 drives much better with wt in the back imo.

 

[OK8]

If the weight of the car is really low (under 900kg) I might consider adding weight just to compensate for unfair PPs given to light cars but otherwise I never add weight. I don't want to compromise handling.

 

[krenkme]

I add weight. Cutting the balls off the car just seems wrong. But that's just me

 

[shirakawaa]

Except a few special cases, lightness never wins in GT5.

 

[generationlost]

I reduce power a lot, but lately I've been adding weight to get 50/50 wt distribution, then reducing power. The TOYOTA gt86 drives much better with wt in the back imo.

Just a heads up, 50/50 weight distribution is not always ideal in terms of maximizing performance. It usually makes the car more predictable, but having a bit more weight in the back can improve cornering and braking (managing front/rear weight transfer), especially for MR cars.

 

[trackripper123]

I add weight until I can tune the rest to the required PP using power limiter.

5-8% is acceptable, but any more with the power limiter and you begin to kill the power and torque curves which messes up power delivery and acceleration.

 

[carracerptp]

Like Jacks said:

Higher Top Speed, less handling, slower acceleration = more weight, more power
Lower Top Speed, better handling, better acceleration = less weight, less power

IMO it's course dependant.

^^^ Thit is a good answer 👍
In most cases I add weight and drop the HP just a bit. HP will win more race than weight.

 

[Denilson]

Like Jacks said:

Higher Top Speed, less handling, slower acceleration = more weight, more power
Lower Top Speed, better handling, better acceleration = less weight, less power

IMO it's course dependant.

This! 👍

 

[rezaalli]

Like Jacks said:

Higher Top Speed, less handling, slower acceleration = more weight, more power
Lower Top Speed, better handling, better acceleration = less weight, less power

IMO it's course dependant.

well its depends on the track... like if the track had more corners you could give power... but if the track has more straights then you could give up weight..

 

[iamjajo]

On tracks like Nurburgring and Sarthe, I will add weight to get more HP/Torque.

On tracks like Tsukuba, Laguna Seca, and Trial Mountain, I will reduce power in favor of a lighter car.

I tune my cars very close to the PP target, so I don't change things much. But, every little bit helps.

 

[Peasantslayer]

It depends on the track and the car, on Monza for example I would add a little bit of ballast so that I can give the car more power but for a small twisty track where the car's agility is more important than top speed I'd reduce the power instead of increasing ballast.

 

[Lambob]

stock weight , and then some, works best on the Nordschleife for me, I need all the power I can get. If you think a heavy car is bad on this track, try an Audi S6 at close to 1,900kg, and report back again.

Then again, not all heavy cars work well, nor do many many lightweight cars, without both tuning and driver input adjustment.

 

[Ecchi-BANZAII!!]

I will never add weight.

That's what she sa... nevermind.

adding weight is one of the worst okay.jpg scenarios I know in GT5.



PP to high but HP is perfect at even numbers (1:3 / HP:Weight)
Add weight?