DSJ: Vol 5 - '99 Honda Integra Type R

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Drift Settings Journal: Volume 5 - '99 Honda Integra Type R

Welcome to the Drift Settings Journal.

Here we will thoroughly examine the handling characteristics of various cars in Gran Turismo 4 with the primary focus of the discussion set on their potential as a drift machine. The discussion will remain open for as long as people wish to add input, but a new subject car will be selected on a bi-weekly basis based on the results of a nomination thread.

I don't intend to impose a heavy structure on the conversation. Basically, you're open to post any observations, feedback, or settings for the car that you wish (provided that it is constructive and drift related). Drift it how you want, where you want and let us know your thoughts and about your tuning process and tactics.

I would like for this discussion to be a way of discovering new tuning methods and styles from others. Hopefully it will also become a place to openly talk about drift related handling problems of the current topic car and learn how others have compensated for such short-comings.

If you have any suggestions with regard to how this idea may be made more succesful, please PM them to me.


The subject car for this volume as selected by the forum in the nomination thread is:
Subject Car: '99 Honda Integra Type R
  • May be purchased from Used Car Lot 2.

Let the drift settings discussion begin.
FF, I expect it's gonna be a bit tough...
 
Square / Rectangular Headlights, USDM or JDM Tail Lights, has "Integra Type-R" in white and red and grey letters by the rear quarter panels. It has a 6" looking spoiler in real life. You should find it ;)

Now I have some problems, do you think you can help??

I have about 300 HP with NA Stage 3 Tuning and all the stuff put on except Nitrous. I have a lot of tire spin, do you think if I lower the HP, and I go into a drift, my car won't stop and start spinning tires??
 
My settings:
Quite east to drift, Does Not need E-Brake at all! You can throw it into a corner; feint also works to get good angles quickly. You have to steer into corners hard, and continue through most of the corner. Stay on the throttle through the corner, you shouldn't have to lift off. Unfortunatly, it can't drift all the way around hairpins or the 270 at autumn ring, unless you are either very lucky or highly skilled. Overall, a very driftable car, can rival FRs.
Results will vary as drifting styles are different
Tested at Autumn Ring Reverse

'99 Honda Integra Type R

-Parts To Buy:

Oil Change
Sports Exhaust
Racing Brakes
Brake Controller
NA Tuning Stage 2
Sports Racing Chip
Full Customize Transmission
2 Way LSD
Weight Reduction Stage 1
Body Refresher Plan


-Settings:

Tires
Front: N3
Rear: N1

Brakes
Front: 3
Rear: 6

Suspension

Spring Rate
Front: 7.2
Rear: 4.2

Ride Height
Front: 90
Rear: 90

Shock Bound
Front: 8
Rear: 8

Shock Rebound
Front: 8
Rear: 8

Camber
Front: 2.0
Rear: 1.0

Toe:
Front: 0
Rear: 0

Stabilizers
Front: 1
Rear: 1

Transmission
Auto Setting 10 (maybe 9 for tight courses or 11 for longer courses)

Weight Balance
Ballast: 20
Front/Rear Balance: 20

AIDS OFF

And again, please remember this FF does not need e-brake at all!
 
turn hard into corners, and don't countersteer immediatly, keep steering into the corner until you can just let off the steering and let it drift itself. then apply countersteer at the end

I'll get a vid up in the next few days
 
Hmm FF drift.. I'll check this out, dunno if I like it though ;) I guess I'll try and set up the tail extremely loose for this...
 
sorry for the lack of any response from me in this volume. I was actually quite interested in getting this car to drift without e-brake, aids, or unreasonable tire stagger.

But I'm starting to feel the exam season crunch and it's limited my playing time. I very much doubt I'll test out this car before I launch the next volume - I have my first exam on Friday. But I might come back to it at a later date.
 
My settings are worthless now...None of them work to my standards. I can do Driving Aids on...But I'm gonna keep it cool and have none for now. And how come no one is interested in DSJ any more??
 
I'll take some blame for that. I haven't been nearly as active in the last 2 as I'd like to have been.

I think the car selection is partially to blame as well
Volume 4's topic was a near perfect driter staright out of the gates
and Volume 5 is FF.... just not a popular choice for the majority of us (but I was expecting a little more response than this)
 
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I'll take some blame for that. I haven't been nearly as active in the last 2 as I'd like to have been.

I think the car selection is partially to blame as well
Volume 4's topic was a near perfect driter staright out of the gates
and Volume 5 is FF.... just not a popular choice for the majority of us (but I was expecting a little more response than this)

Well, that's what did it for me really.. I had settings for the RUF that worked perfectly for me, and I'm not that into FFs to be honest..
 
Who really is into FF drifting any more. I was, now I'm not...It's just plain corny and takes the word "Drift" and turns it into "not Drift" I don't know lol
 
I'm going to postpone the release of volume 6 for 1 week. That should let me be more active at the early stages of that one - my first term exams finish on the 17th. Also, it'll hopefully get a few more nominations in for that volume.... there aren't many at this stage.
 
ok, first exam done, and i'm taking the evening off.

I've been playing with the ITR for a little over an hour - and it has brought me nothing but frustration so far. Why anyone would even want to try drifting this thing is beyond me.....

I'm not enjoying it. I can't find anything that works (even tire stagger still geves me understeer midway through a turn), and I did not find geekz settings to be comfortable for me.

I'll keep plugging away at it later. But right now it's time to burn a few hamburgers for supper.
 
I actually like FF drifting, but I think a lot of it has to do with the particular person's style of drifting. I was able to almost replicate my run in GTPDC4 with my settings posted earlier, but matt and BL can't drift it that well, so it's not the settings, just the style that makes a car a good FF drifter or not I guess.
 
I normally go from scratch. Then if that fails miserably I'll look at what worked for someone else.

In this case, neither approach worked well for me.



The stupid thing drifts better in reverse. :D
 
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