LEXUS LFA ' 10. " ONLINE OK " UPDATED TUNE 26 september 2011
Tuned to the max.
Transmission how to process:
1- Select .reset to default
2- Select final gear at 2600
3- Select top speed at 380 km/h = 236 mph
4- Set each gear at this ratio:
1: 5123
2: 3668
3: 2760
4: 2154
5: 1739
6: 1454
It 'll give a top speed (above on the right) of 358 km/h = 222,4 mph
Tracks: All around / adapt with final gear to each track (if necessary) and do fine tune (if necessary)
power 713 hp
weight 1233 kg
perf. points 589 pp
Downforce 00/00
LSD Rear 10/20/05
Ride Height -20/-20
Spring Rate 13.2/13.2
Extension 9/7
Compression 8/8
Anti-roll bars 1/2
Camber 2.4/2.2
Toe 0.00/+0.18
Brake Balance 8/6
tires: R3 / R3
Enjoy.
Hi Priano I tried this set-up offline and online on Nurbergering GP/F circuit.
(I like this circuit as it has a combination of all kinds of corner and gradients to test suspensions etc)
Here it goes (my comparison sometimes is with the Ferrari 458 and my LFA tune)
My LFA tune:
- On hard braking drifts side to side and not stable. Difficult for online racing as you can hit people innocently next to you. Hard to out-brake people clean.
- Turn in is like: turn, turn, turn and BANG understeer kicks me out I scrub speed and the front
goes light so I scrub more speed to get back into the corner and results me completing the corner slow (particularly the case for turn 5,6,7 and 8 and 9 and last corner)
- On acceleration the rear struggles for traction and generally lacks downforce to punch me out of the corner. I feel on hard change of direction particular hard braking chicanes
the rear goes light and unstable. Oversteer is a common theme here which kind of happens more on exits after the mid-corner understeer.
- Suspension is not absorbing bumps as I can feel the car bumping up and down into corners particularly turns 6 and 7. This exaggerates the understeer into bumpy corners so the result is
slower entry and mid-corner speed.
- Transmission I noticed the car spends a lot of time hitting rev limiter.
Driving Style:
No particular strange driving style except I brake a little early and hit apex early and then "pump" the throttle mid corner to maintain a HIGH mid corner speed and maximise exit corner speed. I also feel for the front of a car in fast corners and modulate the throttle to bring the front into a fast change of direction.
Method:
first lap bring tyres to temp. Below is from 2nd lap onwards. I did 10 laps after each corner I paused and wrote down what I felt.
First corner:
Brake same point as Ferrari 458, brakes not as strong and I go a tiny-little wide but can easily bring the front back to the corner as the turn in, is much better. The braking seems more stable, can still feel a slight "wondering" of the car on hard braking at a angle but it’s more manageable. De-acceleration with the gear settings seems more rapid then my default settings.
Accelerating out I get traction and push into 2nd corner, no rapid oversteer problems here, Throttle control is the key. Looking at my telemetry the 458 gains traction a little quicker and I approach turn 2 quicker.
Second corner:
I brake and no dramas no braking instability because its not a hard braking corner, I turn in, AGAIN fantastic turn in and as the corner is not long I can accelerate out of the corner quickly onto the outside. Looking on the telemetry I am pretty much same as the 458 on turn in and acceleration points. No dramas here onto corner 3
3rd corner:
I like to brake early here to bring myself into a good line for corner 4. Again I brake in and there is a fantastic turn in, car starting to feel "with me" as its responding to my steering. I make the corner and accelerate early, traction a little slow and 7/10 laps I layed black lines after this corner. Telemetry shows I get slower traction "bite" then the 458 here.
4th corner:
Easy right hander I turn and wait until I get to the end of the corner and accelerate hard. No drams a simple corner and no traction problems and I accelerate to end of sector 1.
5th corner:
this corner is very deceiving, I brake and can feel the front go light and back skips right on the bump into the corner, braking seems good I scrub speed off, turn left, left and mid-corner bump kicks me out I brake and bring the front in and can see the rear suspension bouncing giving me little confidence to "drive HARD out of the corner". Main problem here I think is the unstable and lack of downforce of the car and the suspension not absorbing the bumps BUT this is a bumpy corner for all cars -some cars absorb it better. Telemetry shows I am slower into this corner particular mid-corner (see above), as I make a longer brake phase as the car is slowly understeering due to the lack of front downforce. I am much slower in this corner but
the car is responding well and I can see the key for the next corners for me is to brake earlier and concentrate on keeping a tighter line to minimise me going wide due to understeer.
6th corner:
Having learnt in 5th corner, I need to go into the corner late and pay attention to my lines by being closer to the apex as possible and being patient until I accelerate out. I hit the corner and I can feel again the car hopping around and I start to gently "pump" the throttle to maintain a higher corner speed without de-accelerating too much. I notice a difference here
the car seems more sharp and front end responds to my correction for hint of understeer (not as much as I am taking the corner slower), I gently see the exit and start to press accelerator harder and can feel the car oversteering and I ease off and before I know it the corner is exiting and I accelerate out. Difference I found here was the car 6/10 laps is inconsistent its all due to how you drive this corner. If you go in sensibly (as I learnt above) you can minimise the under/oversteer, you will be slower as a result. If you charge into the corner like other cars brake late, sharp turn-in and hard accelerate out the car just cannot do this and again you will be slower with a lot of corrections and speed scrubbing to negotiate the corner. Telemetry shows I have a lot more corrections with steering/throttle to get through this corner. This is due to the car being less forgiving if you get your line wrong and you cannot power/steer your way past the corner. You need to be precise to get the best from this car in this corner.
7th corner:
After good acceleration to the loop I feel the acceleration is MUCH better due to the transmission settings rather than default. I hit brakes at an angle into the corner, I hit the apex bang on (7/10 laps), notice the braking instability again drifting but manageable. Just like braking late in corner 6, I try to keep my lines precise to allow me to minimise the "corrections" I need to do to combat lack of downforce/understeer/oversteer. Corner entry I brake earlier then 458 (reasons above) the turn is good get the nose in nicely and hug the inside I don’t want to have big phases of accelerator input as I don’t want the understeer to kick in so I use careful throttle control to control the front and rear (pressing when I getting slower and when I feel front/rear slide I back off the accelerator), I am much slower in mid-corner but due to the great acceleration I don't want to push it and make it faster through the corner as I know the car will cause me to correct it. I see the exit and power I can feel the oversteer kicking me wide but I stay on it as I want to maintain my speed uphill.
8th/9th corner:
I see my acceleration up the hill is much better I hit a higher speed before I brake, compared to my tune. This is a quick chicane VERY challenging, and with cars with good front downforce I can just blend off of the throttle and control the slides by careful throttle and a touch of brake to get through the corner. In the LFA I have to brake and turn and again the better turn-in is helping as before I could not get to the first apex inside enough to power through the last part of the chicane. I am really playing with the throttle here I want to gas it but feel its going to power oversteer me out onto the gravel so I wait, wait and then hit it out of the chicane and slight oversteer on exit but clean out of the corner. Suspension working good in this sequence and the LFA seems ok with rapid change of direction (may need more circuits to test this thou). This corner was a BIG difference compared to the 458 you have to REALLY play and trust the LFA into this quick chicane and out of 10 laps only 3 times got it the way I wanted. Shows the car again needs a percise driver rather then a driver who has a car that masks his skill becuase it has tons of downforce and neutral handling.
10th corner:
Acceleration when you get 8 and 9 corner right dictates how quick you get to this corner, and therefore 8 and 9 is so important. I know this corner is sooo deceiving it looks wide and you can take serious speed into it. In good cars you can afford to as there is plenty of run-off and you can easily bring it back onto track. Here I see this 90 degrees corner and brake HARD due to the speed I got up the hill I get quick turn in and no sign of understeer as this is a short sharp corner, I accelerate slowly and go wide as the oversteer kicks in I keep on it and feel the suspension working due to the outside curb is raised. The key to this corner in this car is not to be greedy and try to get straight on the throttle when you have braked. as when you go wide the asphalt is not grippy and you can’t get back onto the track and power to the 11th corner AND have the best line for it (remember this car needs you to be precise to minimise corrections).
11th corner:
I want to get through this corner quickly with good speed to maximise my top speed. I take a wide line and then I do NOT brake, I let the car de-accelerate (one thing I notice with this car is when your not on the throttle it does de-accelerate quickly so I use the car to help me) I hit the apex with the turn in being good, and I do 3 small pumps to bring me outside the corner and when I see the green curb at the exit I floor the throttle and down the straight. Slight oversteer but its manageable as I am being greedy and want to hit the straight and get a good speed.
12/13th corner:
With the scream and transmission setting the acceleration is great I hit a much higher speed on the back straight. I want to brake same place as the 458 so I wait until the 2nd braking metre board and hit the brakes and again feel the back drifting but braking is good here I am impressed I don't go to wide the car feels good as I can turn in -LEFT -pump the throttle- and RIGHT and accelerate out and feel the back sliding onto the curb as the oversteer kicks in due to me being greedy to accelerate out aggressively. The car felt good through the chicane I think the turn in has helped a lot I can change direction but the car rewards a good throttle control when you get to the end of the chicane and approaching the last corner.
Last corner:
I approach the corner and this is a long corner which sucks you in and spits you out. This corner really shows how much understeer you have so I take this by playing to what I learnt with this car, I brake early and keep pumping the throttle and wait for front slide, correct (brake a little), I repeat this until I get to the end of the corner. I feel the front (9/10 times) is going to understeer in this corner its more obvious, so only option is to reduce your speed by braking and waiting until you see the end of the corner and floor it. I am defiantly slower in this corner and I brake little more into this corner then other great cars with same PP/BHP. The phase which hurts this car is when you be greedy with the throttle instead of a small understeering slide it’s a big slide and you need to bring the nose in by braking. On exit I power out of the corner again the power oversteer is there but I just keep on it as I want to hit a good speed to end the lap and start a new lap.
Conclusions:
Car definitely improvement but is it going to be the best in its class –NO, but in the right hands it can be devastating. The stock understeer thanks to the tune is vastly reduced. The thing that hurts this car is that lesser skilled drivers will never like this car as it requires a precise driving style where you have to drive a little more differently. You need to make sure you hit the corner correctly to minimise the lack of downforce and inherit under/oversteer. Transmission settings were great I changed it for this track (final gear) and I noticed instantly how better it accelerated. I think I could take the quick chicane a little quicker if I could stay in the gear longer rather then it changing up then I brake it changes down a gear maybe only 1/2 tenth difference so no big issue. Acceleration and de-acceleration is a real plus to this car I compare it to the McLaren MP12C in this respect.
I changed my driving style for this car as I learnt from my practice sessions it requires a wider entry and then hug the inside corner a lot more and keep turning, to minimise any understeer you may get if you start cornering in the middle of the corner and it kicks you out to the edge of the track. I also think this car rewards people with a driving wheel and pedals more I tried it with the pad and its harder to control then with wheel so people with a wheel will find driving this much better. Throttle and steering input reward this car more than guts and bravery.
Well done priano this car gets the respect on the track it deserves, before i would get blown away by other same PP/BHP cars online. Now i am devastating fast. great tune thanks again.