Apex: The Joy of Driving and Racing (Tunes by Mac & Mitch)

RAZRr1275 · Oct 1, 2011

do you have anything else in the works? I really like your work

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

Nissan/Gran Turismo 350Z RS Gran Turismo
Buy New Or win the Japanese Championship(A Spec)

Parts Needed:

Engine Tuning Stage 1
Racing Air Filter
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:

Aero: 0/13

Suspension:
Ride Height: -35/-33
Spring Rate: 10.5/12.3
Dampers(Extension): 6/6
Dampers(Compression): 6/6
Anti-Roll Bars: 4/6
Camber: 2.5/2.2

Brakes: 6/5

379 Horsepower
1450 KG
502 PP

I'll be honest and say there was little room for improvement on this car, even on sports hard tires, it handles like it was on rails and adding sports soft tires and adjusting the suspension has made it near perfect! Every race online I've used it in so far, I've finished within the top 3 every time! Enjoy :dopey:

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

2009 Audi TT-S
Buy New

Parts Needed:

Carbon Hood(Naked or Body Colour)
Engine Tuning Stage 1
ECU Tuning
Racing Air Filter
Catalytic Converter Sports
Semi-Racing Exhaust
Turbo Stage 1
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:

Suspension:
Ride Height: -25/-23
Spring Rate: 9.8/12.4
Dampers(Extension): 5/5
Dampers(Compression): 5/5
Anti-Roll Bars: 5/5
Camber: 2.5/2.2

Brakes: 6/5

375 Horsepower
1410 KG
492 PP

This was my chariot of choice the other night for an online endurance race around Laguna Seca, I managed to pull of 2nd place, less than a car length behind the leader! This car corners quite well and does even better on the straights, due to its 4WD it rockets off the line just as fast as a Nissan GT-R. Enjoy :dunce:

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

1991 Acura NSX RM
Buy New Acura NSX and Race Modify it at GT Auto

Parts Needed:

Race Modification at GT Auto
Sports Intake Manifold
Titanium Racing Exhaust
Sports Soft(IHPRL Specs) or Racing Hard tires

Settings:

Aero: 35/60
Transmission: Set top speed to 193 MPH

Suspension:

Ride Height: -20/-18
Spring Rate: 9.4/11.7
Dampers(Extension): 6/7
Dampers(Compression): 7/6
Anti-Roll Bars: 6/6
Camber: 2.7/2.5

Brakes: 5/6

Power Limiter: 99.1%

306 Horsepower
1045 KG
510 PP

*When using this car online, be careful when driving it, hitting anything to hard will cause the car to struggle to turn left and it will have a much slower top speed for the rest of the race, even with heavy mechanical damage off.*

I used this tune for my Acura NSX RM in the IHPRL RM Championship, this car managed 4th, 4th, and a DNF(thanks to the bug mentioned above) against similar NSX RMs, its not my best tune ever, but I really like and I'm sure it can hit well above its weight! Enjoy :drool:

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 RM
Buy "New" Camaro Z/28 and race modify at GT Auto

Parts Needed:

Race Modify
Supercharger
Racing Hard Tires

Settings:

Aero: 20/50
Transmission: Set top speed to 205 MPH

Suspension:
Ride Height: -25/-23
Spring Rate: 10.5/12.4
Dampers(Extension): 5/6
Dampers(Compression): 6/5
Anti-Roll Bars: 5/5
Camber: 3.0/2.8

Brake: 6/5

Powerlimiter: 95.7%

355 Horsepower
1085 KG
540 PP

I created this tune for the IHPRL RM Championship week 3 race using Camaro Z/28 RMs, I wasn't able to make the race, but I did make this tune for it and I tested it a week prior to the race, it handles great and almost never looses grip, its an incredible car to drive and probably one of my best tunes to date. Enjoy :sly:

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
Buy Used, Change Oil and Rebuild Engine

Parts Needed:

Spoiler/Wing
ECU Tuning
Racing Air Filter
Titanium Semi-Racing Exhaust
Supercharger
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:

Aero: 0/20

Suspension:

Ride Height: -25/-23
Spring Rate: 9.7/11.3
Dampers(Extension): 5/4
Dampers(Compression): 4/5
Anti-Roll Bars: 6/5
Camber: 2.0/1.8
Toe: 0.08/0.20

Brakes: 6/5

430 Horsepower
1561 KG
514 PP

Not the most attractive Camaro ever, but it still goes like snot and sounds good, I tweaked the suspension on this quite a bit, because being a 90s muscle car and a 4th generation Camaro, it could use it! I tweaked the suspension to my liking and it handles much better now, almost like a Corvette C5 Z06, but keep in mind its still a 4th generation Camaro so don't expect it to corner like a Ferrari, but don't underestimate either, thats when it'll bite. Enjoy :sly:

*Won Laguna Seca 200 Mile endurance in B Spec*

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

1976 Volkswagen Golf GTi
Buy Used, Change oil, Rebuild engine

Parts Needed:

Weight Reduction Stage 1
Window Weight Reduction
Engine Tuning Stage 3
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Catalytic Converter Sports
Semi-Racing Exhaust
Stage 2 Turbo
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Height Adjustable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:

Suspension:

Ride Height: -5/-5
Spring Rate: 4.2/3.4
Dampers: 2/3
Camber: 0.6/0.0

Brakes: 6/5

187 Horsepower
781 KG
449 PP

The one that started it all, the Golf is an epic little car, especially the original, the car is suited to tight tracks like Eiger and Madrid, but is at home being raced around the Nurburgring. I hosted a lounge called "under 200 Horsepower" last night and managed to win a few races and every race I didn't win, I finished 2nd, I even managed to beat a Tommy Kaira ZZ-S! Enjoy

cactusOnR · Oct 1, 2011

I just ran your evo III GSR round the japanese 90's challenge Toscana track and I love it.
I removed the ECU and limited the engine by a couple of % to hit the 450pp limit and ran it on sports hard tyres and of course I won the race easy. But it was such a joy to drive i'm about to hit the start button again.

I was having so much fun I started to use the hand break on some of the tighter corners to start slides and just about 4wheel drift rond them.

Great tune for so few parts used.
I was a little unsure when I saw ther was no LSD or full custom suspension settings it is refreshing to see such a lightly tuned car that goes so nicely.

Great work. Thanks for the great tunes.

Mac K · Oct 1, 2011

Glad you liked it, I just started getting into fully customizable suspension, and I haven't even looked at the adjustable LSD yet.. I'm still learning. Give the Audi TT a try if you like, since you liked the Evo, the Audi sounds like something you would enjoy as well.

Mac K · Oct 2, 2011

1997 Toyota Supra RZ(Road Course)
Buy Used

Parts Needed:

Spoiler/Wing(Any Type)
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Stage 3 Turbo
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:
Aero:

0/20

Suspension:

Ride Height: -25/-22
Spring Rate: 14.4/9.7
Dampers(Extension): 6/5
Dampers(Compression): 5/6
Anti-Roll Bars: 4/5
Camber: 2.5/2.2

Brakes: 6/5

541 Horsepower
1510 KG
551 PP

One of the only modern Toyotas I like, the Toyota Supra is a fairly quick car out of the box, but add a turbo and some suspension bits to it and it'll eat BMWs and Ferraris for lunch and top it off with a Nissan GTR and a Corvette for supper. Enjoy :dopey:

Mac K · Oct 2, 2011

2007 Mini Cooper S
Buy New

Parts Needed:

Weight Reduction Stage 1
Window Weight Reduction
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Catalytic Converter Sports
Titanium Racing Exhaust
Stage 1 Turbo
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:

Suspension:

Ride Height: -30/-28
Spring Rate: 9.1/10.5
Dampers(Extension): 5/5
Dampers(Compression): 5/5
Anti-Roll Bars: 6/6
Camber: 2.5/2.1

Brakes:

6/5

249 Horsepower
1127 KG
450 PP

Probably one of the best FF cars in the game, the Mini Cooper S is a great car to drive and its very quick, it can carve corners like a rear wheel drive car and is a blast around the Nurburgring! Enjoy :crazy:

Mac K · Oct 18, 2011

Alrighty, I have tunes coming up for a few cars, keep an eye out for them, the latest I'll have them posted is this weekend, they are as follows.

TVR Tuscan RM
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 RM
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
Opel Speedster Turbo
Chevrolet Corvette C1
RUF BTR

GaMeKoP · Oct 26, 2011

I have bookmarked your thread and will definitely be tryin gout some of your tunes this weekend!!

I too like that your PP and power is restricted, i love cars that are not overly modified and judging by peoples comments here they seem to love the tunes so i'm excited to try some ASAP!

Mac K · Oct 31, 2011

Mazda Miata/MX-5/Roadster Touring Car

Buy as DLC. Change Oil

Parts Needed:

Supercharger
Racing Hard Tires
*Every other needed part is already equipped from stock*

Settings:
Suspension:

Ride Height: -20/-18
Spring Rate: 8.3/6.1
Dampers(Extension): 5/5
Dampers(Compression): 4/4
Anti-Roll Bars: 3/3
Camber Angle: 3.0/2.6
Toe: 0.00/0.25

Brakes:
5/4

261 Horsepower
795 KG
523 PP

This is without a doubt my favorite car from the DLC pack, so I made a tune for it to make it even better. Enjoy :sly:

SGETI · Nov 5, 2011

i was recently on another site here on gtplanet and i noticed your wheel stand. That stand would work great for my seating. Do you or your friend have any plans, info on this great stand? Eagerly awaiting your response.

Mac K · Nov 12, 2011

Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Touring Car
Buy As DLC,Change Oil

Parts Needed:

Racing Hard Tires
*every other part needed is already equipped*

Settings:

Aerodynamics:
15/35

Suspension:

Ride Height: -10/-8
Spring Rate: 9.1/7.5
Extension: 6/6
Compression: 5/6
Anti-Roll Bars: 4/4
Camber Angle: 3.0/2.6

Brakes:
6/5

606 Horsepower
1285 KG
603 PP

This along with the Miata TC are my favourite cars from the DLC pack and I messed around with the suspension on this Challenger until it was to my liking, this car is a blast to drive, especially around the Nurburgring and Spa. Enjoy :dopey:

Mac K · Nov 12, 2011

1990 Lotus Carlton
Buy Used, Change Oil, Rebuild Engine and Chassis

Parts Needed:
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Catalytic Converter Sports
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:
Suspension:

Ride Height: -10/-8
Spring Rate: 8.7/10.2
Extension: 5/5
Compression: 4/4
Anti-Roll Bars: 4/5
Camber Angle: 0.5/0.5
Toe Angle: -0.05/0.20

Brakes:

7/6

461 Horsepower
1665 KG
500PP

The Lotus Carlton is the very definition of the term "sleeper". This car is actually a Vauxhaul Carlton, but Lotus tuned it by reducing the weight, adjusting the suspension, upgrading the engine, and it even had a transmission from a Corvette ZR1! The car in GT5 is quickly becoming one of my favourites and my tune makes it even better! Enjoy

Mac K · Nov 13, 2011

2008 Nissan 370Z Z34
Buy New, Change Oil

Parts Needed:

Spoiler/Wing Type A
Rear Aero Type A
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Catalytic Converter Sports
Sports Exhaust
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable LSD
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Settings:
LSD:

20/30/7

Aerodynamics:

0/20

Suspension:

Ride Height: -25/-23
Spring Rate: 10.2/11.8
Extension: 5/5
Compression: 4/4
Anti-Roll Bars: 5/6
Camber Angle: 1.6/1.2

Brakes:

5/4

398 Horsepower
1530 KG
498 PP

The Nissan 370Z was already a really good car to begin with, but with my upgrades and tuning, its 10 seconds faster around my custom course Oak Valley Circuit! Enjoy! :sly:

nitrorocks · Jan 8, 2012

Maybe do some LMP, or GT cars next? :sly:

MOTORTRENDmitch · Apr 20, 2012

Mac, I just happened to come across these tunes, Can't wait to try some out, I love that they aren't tuned to the MAX.. Kind of refreshing

Mac K · Apr 21, 2012

Attention GT Planet, I'm currently undergoing a revival of my tuning garage and am going to be in partnership with another member! You can look forward to more frequent tunes with great amounts of quality put into each. Stay tuned!

nitrorocks · Apr 21, 2012

Oh good.

stay tuned for the tunes? :sly:

Mac K · Apr 22, 2012

Grand-Reopening and Renaming. We are now known as Apex: The Joy of Driving and Racing and are also partnered with MOTORTRENDMITCH.

1999 Lotus Motorsport Elise
Buy Used, Change Oil, Engine+Chassic Rebuild

Parts Needed:

Spoiler/Wing Type C
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Sports Catalytic Converter
Titanium Racing Exhaust
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Adjustable LSD
Fully Customizable Suspension
Racing Hard Tires

Setup:

Aero:
0/35

LSD:
18
27
9

Suspension:
Ride Height: -40/-35
Spring Rate: 8.3/11.4
Extension: 5/6
Compression: 4/5
Anti-Roll Bars: 4/5
Camber: 2.8/2.5
Toe: 0.00/0.20

Brake Bias:
9/7

275 Horsepower
700 KG
538 PP

Forget the Exige, back in 1999 the mad scientists over at Lotus made the Motorsport Elise, a bad ass purpose built track car. With a completely gutted interior, racing slicks, and aero upgrades, this little bruiser is sure to mix it with the big boys at your next track day. As Always enjoy

Mac K · Apr 22, 2012

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Buy New, Change Oil

Parts Needed:

Weight Reduction Stage 1
Window Weight Reduction
Front Aero Type B (Optional)
Rear Aero Type B (Optional)
Wing/Spoiler Type A
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Sports Catalytic Converter
Titanium Semi-Racing Exhaust
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Adjustable LSD
Carbon Drive Shaft
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Setup

Aero:
0/20

LSD:
20
29
15

Suspension:
Ride Height: -25/-23
Spring Rate: 10.0/11.7
Extension: 6/7
Compression: 5/6
Anti-Roll Bars: 5/6
Camber: 2.6/2.4
Toe: 0.00/0.20

Brake Bias:
6/5

545 Horsepower
1569 KG
556 PP

Note: Tune can also be applied to the Camaro SS "EDGE SPECIAL"

The Camaro was no slouch to begin with, but with a bit of tinkering at the Nurburgring we've created a successful track monster capable of giving European and Japanese sports cars a run for their money. This is one of my main 550 PP cars that I race online and I've beaten everything from Imprezas and Evos, to 458 Italias and LFAs in it. Give this a try, the look on the guy's face driving a car costing 3 times as much as yours will be priceless. Enjoy :dopey:

MOTORTRENDmitch · Apr 23, 2012

My Turn, I'll get a tune up with in the next couple days.. Not sure what it'll be yet.
I can assure you, our tunes will be based solely on fun, many of them will still get you that golden lap time, how ever ours will do it while putting a smile on your face!

Edit: Correction, I have this tune laying around..

Apex: My First Tune
Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce LP770-4

The Aventador SuperVeloce Gives you the comforting feeling, that the car is always trying to Violently Kill you:tup:

The ASV will get a Considerable power boost, much like the Murcielago's SV model did, as well as lighter components, such as a lighter wind shield, Carbon parts including Drive shaft and Hood, a MUCH more aggressive suspension, along with a Racing Fly Wheel.. These are not the only changes made to the car, but you can be sure it will be a Satisfyingly Scarier car to pilot at high speed, we hope you enjoy screaming

The Tune

Weight Reduction Stage 1
Light Weight Glass
Chassis Reinforcements
Engine Upgrade Stage 1
ECU Tune
Sports Catalytic Converter
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Flywheel
Torque Sensing Differential
Carbon Drive Shaft
Sport Soft Tires

Settings

Suspension:
Ride Height: -20 -17
Spring Rate: 13.0 8.8
Extension: 7 8.8
Compression: 5 5
Anti-Roll Bars: 5 5
Camber Angle: 1.8 1.2
Toe Angle -0.15 0.15

Torque Sensing Differential: 20/80

Tuner's Comments
When we decided to make the SuperVeloce version of the Almighty Aventador, we had to make sure it was much harder and more exciting to drive. We put 80% of the Power to the rear wheels, making it a lot easier to .. We'll say, Rotate the car through the turns. With the addition of 59 horse power, the straights are more fun as well. We had to add a stickier set of tires, just to supplement enjoyment. With the speed this car carries down the straights, it is just to easy to understeer it no matter what you do. This is certainly no, Big Audi. Hope you have fun white knuckle driving and hope you have a great day :sly:

nitrorocks · Apr 23, 2012

I'll try it out and give you some feedback. 👍

Michelin · Apr 23, 2012

Excluding the DLC cars, some of those cars really got my attention. I'll be sure to when I get a free time, to make a proper review of one them.

MOTORTRENDmitch · Apr 23, 2012

Sounds good.. I couldn't decide to make the Aventador hard to control (fun) or neutral and fast.. it is some where in between

Mac K · Apr 24, 2012

2006 Ford GT
Buy New, Change Oil

Parts Needed:

Weight Reduction Stage 1
Window Weight Reduction
ECU Tuning
Engine Tuning Stage 1
Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Sports Catalytic Converter
Titanium Semi-Racing Exhaust
Supercharger
Twin Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Adjustable LSD
Fully Customizable Suspension
Sports Soft Tires

Setup:

LSD:
26
28
15

Suspension:
Ride Height: -20/-18
Spring Rate: 10.5/12.8
Extension: 6/7
Compression: 4/5
Anti-Roll Bars: 5/6
Camber: 3.0/2.8
Toe: 0.00/0.25

Brake Bias:
6/5

760 Horsepower
1324 KG
624 PP

Yes I know it has a little bit to much horsepower, but I figured it would accompany Mitch's Aventador quite nicely. This GT was one of my first cars ever in GT5, along with my Corvette Z06 and ZR1, this car has won me many online races. Over time I've played with the suspension but I could never find a good setup for it. I finally found a setup I'm happy with and it suits my driving style, oh and it sounds good to

Enjoy

Mac K · Apr 30, 2012

2012 Honda Fit B-Spec (2001 Honda Fit W)

Buy Used, Change Oil, Overhaul Engine and Chassis

Parts Needed:

ECU Tuning
Titanium Racing Exhaust
5 Speed Close-Ratio Transmission
Twin-Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Adjustable LSD
Fully Customizable Suspension
Racing Hard Tires

Setup:
Ballast:

Amount: 75
Position: -50

LSD:

15
30
14

Suspension:

Ride Height: -25/-23
Spring Rate: 10.5/13.3
Extension: 6/4
Compression: 5/3
Anti-Roll Bars: 5/4
Camber: 3.0/2.7
Toe: 0.17/-0.19

Brake Bias:

10/8

120 Horsepower
1065 KG
346 PP

Meant to replicate the Honda Fit's running in the new racing series known as B-Spec (no relation to GT5's B-Spec) this little Honda isn't a Ferrari beater or anything like that, but its satifying to hotlap in and althouh not very fast in a straight line, it makes up for it in cornering and braking. Enjoy :yuck:

Apex: The Joy of Driving and Racing (Tunes by Mac & Mitch)

RAZRr1275

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

cactusOnR

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

GaMeKoP

Mac K

SGETI

Mac K

Mac K

Mac K

nitrorocks

MOTORTRENDmitch

Mac K

nitrorocks

Mac K

Mac K

MOTORTRENDmitch

nitrorocks

Michelin

MOTORTRENDmitch

Mac K

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