FITT Hot Version Drivetrain Challenge NSX RACE CAR review
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@Lionheart2113 :
@@Bowtie-muscle (ABS 1)
Special Stage Route 5 = 1:28.151
Twin Ring Motegi East = 1:26.856
DC Score: 8.5
Review: A lot was done to try and get the back end to behave, but it caused a lot of understeer at mid corner. It was also snug on corner entry, but I'm thinking that lies in the brakes. It could get twitchy loose at Motegi which would suit those who don't use dpads. There is more speed in this car, I know there is, just wish I could have found it.
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@DolHaus :
SSR5: 1:28.625
Motegi: 1:27.150
DC: 8
The car felt great at low speed, good rotation on entry and mid corner, could get a little bit feisty on exit but was very manageable. The brakes felt capable but the car had some slight instability issues under hard braking, not a really problem but did catch me out a few times when I was trying to push. The car got a bit unresponsive over 100mph as a result of the higher rear downforce but this was only a problem on a few corners and for the most part the extra grip was appreciated.
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@biffa3 :
Motegi - 1:27:639
SSR5 - 1:28:947
DC - 8.5
Comfortable car to drive. Good turn in and rotaion with a little understeer through the slower corners. Be careful how far you push it though.
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@gtmetacrisis :
BOWTIE SSR5 1:28.498
MOTEGI 1:26.996
DC 9.5
@@Bowtie-muscle (ABS 1/Standard Rims) This tune was great. It was fun and fast. Another smile came on my face while driving this car. The understeer was just enough to get me around the corners without taking it too far. A bit of a balancing act during the first few laps after learning it WOW I had fun with this car. It was perfect at Motegi and a 9/10 at SSR5 I wouldn’t change anything on it.
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@brian wolf :
SSR5: 1:28.048
Motegi: 1:27.779
DC: 7
Fast and well balanced except under braking, where it got a bit twitchy for me.
Very close to awesome. Well done.
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@Otaliema :
@@Bowtie-muscle (ABS 1/Standard Rims)
Tune Here
SSR5;1:29.525 DC 8.5
TME;1:30.335 DC 8.5
Combined; 2:59.880 DCT;17 DCA;8.5
Impressions of the tune; This tune was smooth as silk and slick as butter, well if I pushed it a little hard it was slick as butter.
It was everything I expect from you bowtie, a consistent, easy drive, just this one was too safe, it gave nice warnings of impending doom, but I found that I hit the max limits of the car with in the first 5 laps on both tracks the hot lap was set on lap 2, O_o. If I pushed hard the car would slide past the apex or spin. I could never find that just incontrol out of control point with this car. Well done sir. Brakes great, transmission very good, overall tune very good. The transmission did have one odd quirk 2nd was too short or 3rd was too long take your pick but I found myself wanting/needing to shift half way through most turns.
BONUS REVIEW by ImToLegitToQuit:
OK so I want to start by saying 2 things. First, I probably drive my MR's different than everyone else. I like to use the over rotation that they have to either (A) get me pointed in the right direction ASAP so I can get back on the throttle sooner and come out of the corner faster or (B) use the over rotation to 90 degree a corner or late apex a corner to make a pass. So either way i likem' loose
2nd, I think i have a better handle on Motegi than everyone else because I ran a 1:26.3xx and then loosened the diff a little and ran a 1:26.1xx. Both of which were a lot faster than the testers. I'm not that much of a bette rdriver than everyone else so I'm curious where i'm getting all that speed over you guys. That also explains my 1:25.9xx in my own car. I think it'd be fun to organize a race with the guys in this challenge. everyone pick their favorite setup and lets hit the track !!💡
On to the Review:
I really liked your car. If it's the car that I would have ended up with after tuning, I would have been happy. After about 10 laps I ran the 1:26.3 and went into the settings to see what I wanted to change. I was having trouble coming up with anything, that's a good thing ! It has a tiny little problem going into a 4 wheel push when you change directions and the DIFF was a bit too restrictive for my own tastes. I know a good setup will allow me to just lift for a split second to get through turn 3 and then allow full throttle through 4 and 5 going into the straight and I couldn't quite do it in your car. I had to either slow down a little more in turn 3 to get it done or lift when going from right to left in the middle of the chicane. It was so close though.
I made little changes here and there but each one made it worse and I went back to your OSU. Its well balanced and well setup. Especially the gears. They are very long but allow you peace of mind when hitting the gas. The only changes I made were to the diff, accel to 15 and braking to 10. that gave me a little more wiggle and the other 2 10ths for my final time of 1:26.1. It's a great car man, congrats. just not quite great enough to beat me...hahaha sorry i couldn't help it
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,, outstanding tune partner:tup:!! Ran it in a 525pp/525hp lobby on RH tires at Lasarth (no chicanes) today. I stretched the FG to 2.850 and tightened up the LSD (I use the DFGT wheel) to 15/17 - left the brakes at 9 and hit 212mph 
with a 3.48.378 lap. Swee
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, took a long time to get happy with it. 
