I just ordered the CS Pedals V2. Anyone know if the stiffer springs can be purchased without ordering the entire $50 V1 tuning kit? Any opinions on whether or not stiffer springs are needed with the V2s?
I have both
CSP V.1s and V.2s, and my V.1s have tuning kit parts installed.
1) Fanatec no longer sells the CSP V.1 Tuning Kit.
CSP V.1 Tuning Kits appear from time to time on eBay and Sim-related forums.
(But usually sell for more than their original list price of $50.00.)
2) The CSP V.1 Tuning Kit's included springs that are not the same spec. used for CSP V.2s new Brake, and Clutch.
To be precise:
• The CSP V.2's clutch mechanism utilizes a shorter spring than the CSP V.1s and the V.1 Tuning Kit.
• The CSP V.2 brake's RC shock spring is of completely different dimension than the brake spring on the V.1s and the V.1 Tuning Kit.
• The only V.1 Tuning Kit springs that are an out-of-the-box match for the CSP V.2s are for the accelerator.
• The V.1 Tuning Kit's alternate foams and steel rods will work with V.2s.
(They do not provide the same range of adjustability because the CSP V.2 brake arm pivot is mounted one notch higher by default than the V.1's due to the RC shock.)
• The extra pedal in the tuning kit is applicable to the V.2s, but is of different appearance.
(CSP V.2s sport stamped metal versions of the machined pedals bundled with V.1s).
• The steel axles and brass bushings are the same as on the V.2s.
(These were provided with V.1 tuning kit to replace the brass axles and plastic bushings on first-production run of V.1s.).
Photo below originally posted in
///DR's Fanatec Clubsport Pedals Tuning Kit Review/Guide\\\ thread.
Personally, I found the the stock CSP V.1 accelerator and clutch springs to be too soft, and changed them out with alternate springs from the tuning kit. I also stiffened up the brake using the Tuning Kit parts.
The CSP V.2's accelerator, clutch, and brake springs are also too soft for me. I have yet to replace any of them.
So my V.1s are getting used much more than my V.2s.
Back when the CSP V.2s were released, Fanatec stated that a Tuning Kit for the V.2s would be forthcoming, but it has yet to be made available.