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The 330 is one of my favorite cars. I love to use it Lemans
The 330 is one of my favorite cars. I love to use it Lemans
Isn't that the point of tuning sheets or is there more to it?
Tuning sheets can be used for either different pp targets or track-specific setups, but I personally find it more practical to have the car a second time if it has to hit a second pp target. More of a Credit sink, but since I 'm efficient at grinding this is not too much of an issue.
For me I like buy dupes and have different setups. Some have the wide bodies some not. If a car has different mods available I will buy enough to do the different mods but that's just me.
How did the engine swap affect the car's weight? If it added weight, it has pushed the centre of gravity forwards and you need to adapt your suspension to handle it better.
The power to weight of the car was good at 521 hp to about 3,000 lb. It understeered and I rode some walls before getting the hang of it: brake early, turn while coasting and then use the AWD to exit. But it was the speed (310 kph at the end of the straight) plus the fuel economy (fuel map at 2 is good for 14 laps) that won me the race.
Power isn't so important without balanced handling. When I look at an engine swap, I primarily look at the weight itself. Some swaps lower it, others raise it, others don't affect it, so I generally try to avoid swaps that raise the weight, regardless of any additional power. And in any case, if I end up doing the swap, I make sure to dial in the suspension and erase as much understeer as I can. But, even if a swap doesn't raise the weight, I avoid it if I think the chassis won't be able to handle the power. For example I 'm never going to put a VTEC screamer in the 1985 Panda, regardless of its effect on weight, I mean come on now. Maybe you have a different taste for swaps, but I clearly want mine to feel somehow authentic. That 's why I did the V12 swap for the XJ220: it was meant to have a V12. And I actually managed to make it handle properly, therefore the chassis must have been designed for a V12. Of course I did drop the power to roughly match the stock V6's 542bhp.
Can't remember now which races I tuned the Mangusta for, but I do remember it handled well without a wing. You might need to cut down on power and focus on stuff such as the suspension setup, tyre choice (balance between grip sufficiency and smooth reactions beyond the limit) and transmission gearing. Straight-line speed doesn't mean much if you can't carry enough of it safely through corners.
Sure, but WTC 600 at Tokyo Expressway is a grinder race where the AI cheats: We know R. Kokubun will be the last to pit, and that he will switch to medium racing tires, so his build somehow allows for that while still be under the 600 pp limit. So, I just want a car that will fly through the long straight and gets to at least 10th place in the first lap to keep with the AI's rubberbanding, and lasts the race without refueling or changing tires, and this build accomplished that.
I have. I also don't really care about collecting all the cars or getting all the trophies.
