BuddhaRock Racing: Tuning the Soul - UPDATED 10/26 WITH 4 NEW TUNES

[BuddhaRock]

Welcome to my garage. I've been testing a lot of setups and trying to learn the craft for myself. I've always loved racing and I consider myself a good driver both in game and in real life but I've never really known what makes a car tick or took the time to learn how it operates. It's strange to say but over the years, Gran Turismo has actually TAUGHT me more about cars and I've decided to try to apply that knowledge and share it.

A few notes on how I tune:

- I do not do drift tunes. I am not a drifter myself so I wouldn't even know where to start. There are plenty of others on here that are excellent drift tuners, please seek them out.
- I will share cars.
- I do all of my testing on Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 No Chicanes. Good mix of speed and cornering.
- I always buy all upgrades. If there is a specific purpose for not using the upgrades I will note it in the tune and revert back to stock or lower grade parts.
- If it's a high speed car I will use racing tires. In a real world scenario, if you take a car like the McLaren F1 and tune it out to maximum specs, you're obviously setting it up for a racing scenario or to simply push it to its limits. You want a tire that's going to give you enough grip to supplement that performance. I know a lot of people on here say that using racing tires is kind of a game breaker but I try to keep things in a real world perspective while at the same time working within the specs that the game offers.

With that said, here is my first tune:

Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR '08​

By buddharock at 2011-10-07

I was never really a Viper fan until I saw this one. I always thought they were overrated and untameable... but the truth is this car looks like a boss (especially in Viper Violet) and it sounds like a boss. It was my goal to make it drive like a boss and I feel I have succeeded. I know that this car has been done a million times all ready so I apologize if it's spammy.

Purchase all upgrades.

1028 HP
1257 kg
663 PP

Aerodynamics: After careful consideration I went back to the stock wing instead of the GT Auto wing - the downforce that the GT Auto wing provides makes the car unstable. Plus, the stock wing just looks better.

Transmission:
You guys know the drill. Set to default and all that jazz first. I don't need to coach you.

1st: 3.507
2nd: 2.225
3rd: 1.568
4th: 1.164
5th: 0.910
6th: 0.749
Final: 3.070
Top Speed: 255 mph/410 kph (will say 260 mph/418 kph at the top)

LSD:

Torque: 6
Acceleration: 14
Braking: 5

Suspension:

Ride Height: -20/-15
Springs: 12.2/13.2
Dampers Ext: 6/6
Dampers Com: 5/5
Anti-Roll: 3/2
Camber: 1.5/2.3
Toe: -0.20/0.10

Brakes: 6/5

Tires: Racing Soft (Can use Sport Soft but let's face it - this car was built for racing, it deserves racing tires).

My best lap at Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 No Chicane - 3:22.743

Thus ends my first tune. I hope you guys enjoy it, I look forward to all of your feedback.

 

[nitrorocks]

I will try it
Lets make a tuning company

 

[BuddhaRock]

I will try it
Lets make a tuning company

Heh. That's the plan but first I want to get some feedback from people. I don't want to post tunes if I suck at them. lol

 

[nitrorocks]

Ok, I will do this setup when I get on later. If all goes well, we need a name........................

 

[nitrorocks]

Jus tuned it. I'm trying it now. Some of the gears don't match up

 

[BuddhaRock]

Jus tuned it. I'm trying it now. Some of the gears don't match up

Think you can take a screenshot for me or tell me what your gears show? Mine still show what I posted so I'll see if there's an issue.

 

[nitrorocks]

Ok after school

 

[BuddhaRock]

Sounds good - anyone else have any feedback?

 

[nitrorocks]

No did you get my message?

 

[BuddhaRock]

No did you get my message?

Yes, hence why I asked anyone else.

 

[nitrorocks]

Hopefully somebody else tried it. I have two tunes that are very good

 

[praiano63]

Welcome to my garage. I've been testing a lot of setups and trying to learn the craft for myself. I've always loved racing and I consider myself a good driver both in game and in real life but I've never really known what makes a car tick or took the time to learn how it operates. It's strange to say but over the years, Gran Turismo has actually TAUGHT me more about cars and I've decided to try to apply that knowledge and share it.

I do all of my testing on Sarthe 2009 No chicanes. Good mix of speed and cornering.

With that said, here is my first tune:

Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR '08​

By buddharock at 2011-10-07

I was never really a Viper fan until I saw this one. I always thought they were overrated and untameable... but the truth is this car looks like a boss (especially in Viper Violet) and it sounds like a boss. It was my goal to make it drive like a boss and I feel I have succeeded. I know that this car has been done a million times all ready so I apologize if it's spammy.

Purchase all upgrades.

1017 HP
1257 kg
663 PP

Transmission:
You guys know the drill. Set to default and all that jazz first. I don't need to coach you.

1st - 3.507
2nd - 2.225
3rd - 1.568
4th - 1.164
5th - 0.910
6th - 0.749
Final - 3.070
Top Speed - 255 mph/410 kph (will say 260 mph/418 kph at the top)

LSD:

Torque - 6
Acceleration - 14
Braking - 5

Suspension:

Ride Height - -20/-15
Springs - 12.2/13.2
Dampers Ext - 6/6
Dampers Com - 5/5
Anti-Roll - 3/2
Camber - 1.5/2.3
Toe - -0.20/0.10

Brakes - 6/5

Tires - Racing Soft (Can use Sport Soft but let's face it - this car was built for racing, it deserves racing tires).

Thus ends my first tune. I hope you guys enjoy it, I look forward to all of your feedback.

Hi, first welcome.

I've test your tune, very well balanced ,no surprise ,good all around car, with all this power it stay safe for anybody drive and enjoy. Just need to add the aero value that i don't see here but i can see the foil.👍

Congratulations ,waiting for the next car.

 

[BuddhaRock]

Thank you very much Praiano for the feedback. That was my goal from step one with this car.

As for the aero, the wing that's on it comes standard... I don't know why PD doesn't account for that in aero but that's beside the point. I installed the GT auto wing and set the aero to 40. PP went up to 678. Car still behaved well.

 

[nitrorocks]

That's cool that you got feedback! Must feel good. I have two very good tunes

 

[BuddhaRock]

Lamborghini NOMAD Diablo GT-1 '00​

By buddharock at 2011-10-26

From the moment I first saw this in the UCD I wanted it. A Lamborghini Super GT car? The concept blew my mind, I had no idea it existed. I missed out it in the UCD and thought I'd never see it again but I got a good trade from Oshawa-Joe and the beast was mine! It was unruly at first. It took a long time to get this right but with this setup, the devil corners like an angel and the speed is just awesome.

Purchase all upgrades.

870 HP
1200 kg
677 PP

Aerodynamics: 35/60

Transmission:
You guys know the drill. Set to default and top speed first. I don't need to coach you.

1st: 2.999
2nd: 1.955
3rd: 1.411
4th: 1.081
5th 0.870
6th: 0.736
Final: 3.950
Top Speed: 236mph/380kph (will say 241mph/388kph at the top)

LSD:

Torque: 8
Acceleration: 14
Braking: 5

Suspension:

Ride Height: -15/-10
Springs: 14.7/15.9
Dampers Ext: 5/5
Dampers Com: 5/5
Anti-Roll: 3/2
Camber: 2.3/3.0
Toe: -0.09/0.16

Brakes: 7/5

Tires: Racing Soft

My best lap at Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 No Chicane: 3:21.823

 

[BuddhaRock]

Pagani Zonda R '09​

By buddharock at 2011-10-26

I'm not sure if it's classified as a road car or not but it looks and acts like a race car. I treated it as such with this setup.

Purchase all upgrades.

930 HP
1070 kg
689 PP

Aerodynamics: 40/65

Transmission:
You guys know the drill. Set to default and top speed first. I don't need to coach you.

1st: 2.841
2nd: 1.862
3rd: 1.334
4th: 1.031
5th: 0.807
6th: 0.659
Final: 3.961
Top Speed: 255mph/410kph (will say 263 mph/423 kph at the top)

LSD:

Torque: 7
Acceleration: 18
Braking: 9

Suspension:

Ride Height: -30/-30
Springs: 12.8/15.0
Dampers Ext: 8/7
Dampers Com: 6/6
Anti-Roll: 3/3
Camber: 1.9/2.9
Toe: -0.21/0.17

Brakes: 6/5

Tires: Racing Soft

My best lap at Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 No Chicane: 3:20.540

 

[BuddhaRock]

Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept '01​

By buddharock at 2011-10-26

This car proves why the Germans are well known for their engineering. With smooth lines it cuts through wind like a knife. At high speeds it doesn't sacrifice too much maneuverability and the setup I have applied supplements that. I have nicknamed this car the "Nardo F1". You will understand why when you hear it.

Purchase all upgrades.

829 HP
1290 kg
642 PP

Aerodynamics: 12/22

Transmission:
Taking a cue from praiano63 I got a little creative. This is why I call the car the Nardo F1. I did mess up a bit here and forgot a step because you can't just punch these numbers in on their own. After you set default and top speed to 155, set the final gear to a high number. Set the individual gears to lower numbers then set the final gear to 2.000. I can't promise the numbers will be exactly the same as mine but if they come close you've got the general idea. I apologize that I missed this crucial step in the posting.

1st: 4.751
2nd: 3.319
3rd: 2.527
4th: 2.023
5th: 1.676
6th: 1.425
Final 2.000
Top Speed: 155mph/249kph (will say 254mph/409kph at the top)

LSD:

Torque: 7
Acceleration: 16
Braking: 5

Suspension:

Ride Height: -40/-25
Springs: 13.7/15.8
Dampers Ext: 7/6
Dampers Com: 5/6
Anti-Roll: 3/4
Camber: 2.0/2.6
Toe: -0.12/0.15

Brakes: 7/5

Tires: Racing Soft (It's a sports car, yes, but it's a highly tuned sports car that at these kinds of specs would be used as a race car, thus it gets racing tires)

My best lap at Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 No Chicane: 3:22.341

 

[BuddhaRock]

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizone '08​

By buddharock at 2011-10-26

After using this car in the Grand Tour Special Event I wasn't too impressed but then I bought one and started playing around with it. As it turns out this car can, in fact handle corners. Eiger Nordwand Short Track can be a tough track for any car to handle so I can forgive this beautiful vehicle for not performing well on it. It is beautiful, just look at the picture above. Probably more so in it's native red but I like the scheme I picked out for it. The black carbon fiber hood looks fierce on it.

Purchase all upgrades.

632 HP
1284 kg
580 PP

Aerodynamics: 0/20

Transmission:
No tricks this time. Standard setup - Default and Top Speed first. In fact, I believe this is the default for the top speed I choose.

1st: 3.282
2nd: 2.133
3rd: 1.525
4th: 1.146
5th: 0.905
6th: 0.752
Final: 4.180
Top Speed: 230mph/370kph (will say 234mph/376kph at the top)

LSD:

Torque: 9
Acceleration: 19
Braking: 8

Suspension:

Ride Height: -20/-15
Springs: 12.2/14.0
Dampers Ext: 5/7
Dampers Com: 4/5
Anti-Roll: 2/2
Camber: 1.5/2.2
Toe: -0.12/0.10

Brakes: 6/5

Tires: Sports Soft

My best lap at Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 No Chicane: 3:38.952

 

[nitrorocks]

Nice tunes sir! I will do them tomorrow

 

[BuddhaRock]

Thanks man, I look forward to your feedback.

 

[CyKosis1973]

This isn't a typical review, but it is a review none the less.

The Zonda R is, quite frankly, a car I was slightly disturbed by. It has no natural competition, sitting in a class of its own, not a race car, not a production car, just pure business.

The reason I've taken on this car, is because I was looking for a decent car to take on the B-Spec 650PP Seasonal race. I'd already sent E. Kaufmann around a few times with my Zonda, but he struggled badly. I've no idea where I got the build from for this car, but once I started stripping the settings out and replacing them with BuddhaRock's, I could see why Master Kaufmann was struggling.

All settings applied and a slightly embarrassing 25% reduction on power, I handed the keys over to my most senior of Bobs. Already unamused by me handing him a hobbled car, in both power and tyre choice (RH limit for the Seasonal), Kaufmann didn't look best pleased as he cruised up the start line. The flag dropped, Kaufmann smeared the accelerator and took off like a Bob possessed..!! What a difference this time. Previously, heading into the first right hander at Tokyo, the rear of the car would always slip, forcing Kaufmann to frantically dial in some opposite lock to keep the car heading forward. Nothing of the like this time. Forcing his way through the crowd, he'd cleared most of the pack before the first lap was over. At this point I realised that waaaay up front was the daunting prospect of the McLaren F1. Crap.

At my first attempt, I kept Kaufmann at a steady boil, just over 50%, coaxing him past traffic when necessary and cooling him down when he got a bit hot under the collar. If I allowed him to get above 75-80%, then he'd start to loose the rear and occasionally push wide in corners. Keeping him at the 50% mark, he posted mid 1:39s. The McLaren?? Caught him on lap 6 of 10, chewed him up and spat him to the curb. After Kaufmann was a decent distance ahead, I kept him cool and let him enjoy the car. Which he seemed to do as well. Floating under the 50% mark, he carved some amazing lines through the later stages of this track, making full use of the downforce and grip.

Race 1 won, Cr440k in the bank and a natty new helmet.

For Race 2, I thought I'd fire-and-forget. Leaving him to it, without no coaxing or cajoling from me. Suffice to say, lap times dropped off into the 1:40s, and whilst they were on the start/finish straight together come the last lap. The distance was too much to overcome. So unfortunately, not enough to take on the McLaren without a little direction.

Race 3. This time I vowed to keep Kaufmann stoked from start to finish. I wanted to see just how fast a lap he could post. This potentially risky endeavour saw our Kaufmann battling not only the competition, but the car too. On RH rubber, the front had a tendency to loose grip and understeer and occasionally the rear would give way forcing Kaufmann to snatch at the steering. However, in the big gap between the McLaren, GT-R concept and the rest of the pack, Kaufmann began to start posting ever quicker laps. So much so that I was surprised to find Kaufmann catching up to the McLaren after only 4 laps, posting a mid 1:37 in the process. Rather ingloriously, Kaufmann took a big bite out of the McLaren on the way through and stormed after the back markers. Keeping him at boiling point (75-80%), he eventually posted a magnificent 1:37.089. Only wish I'd saved the replay.

I raced Kaufmann a fourth time as well, just for the Cr and giggles, he seemed to really enjoy the car and I enjoyed watching him win me some cash.

For the record, I took the car to the same track myself, with the same 75% reduction in power. On RH tyres, I struggled to post a clean lap. The car lacked grip going into corners and was prone to the rear snapping out if I was a bit feisty with the accelerator. I relented after a while and slapped a set of RS tyres on it. Much, much better. Now the car has the grip needed in the front and the rear. Turned in much better, held its line and powered out sweetly. That's not to say that it didn't get a bit hairy if I went in too hot. But that's the price you pay with a car like this. It's big, powerful and more than a little scary..!!

Get this car running as well on RH as it does RS and you've got a killer car. I appreciate the vast majority of people will race it with RS tyres, but there's a few of us out there that prefer the challenge of less sticky tyres.

Next on the list is the Lambo DIABLO, I heard a guy was using his to grind the same race, so fingers crossed. I might also take the Alfa out on the 500PP B-Spec Seasonal...

{Cy}

 

[BuddhaRock]

Wow, Cy... that was a cool way to review my tune and I appreciate the fine attention to detail that you provided me.

I use racing softs on supercars like this because I treat my tests like qualifying runs. I want to get the maximum potential out of the car because I want to see the absolute top speeds and lines that the cars are capable of. It's no shock to me that you did so well once you threw on the stickies, however, I will see what I can do to make it run better on racing slicks. You're quite right, if I can make it behave with those, this car will be a monster.

Thank you kindly for the awesome review. I look forward to your next reviews of my cars. Likewise, I'll be posting some more tunes soon, I've just been busy offline so I haven't had a lot of time to do so.

 

[CyKosis1973]

Hey Buddha, my pleasure Sir. I think you're right to release the car with RS tyres, just about everyone will use the car with them anyway. There are purists abound that will always drive their cars on the worst rubber that the car can handle, just to say they can.

After having run your car and finishing off my Roadster for DigitalBaka's Shootout, I've been thinking more about what tyres to test and build a car with. The tyre selection for the Shootout was Sports Mediums. During the course of my testing, I ran my car on all three compounds of Sports tyres, just to see. On Sports Hards, it was a bit more slidy than on Mediums and posted 1.5-2 sec slower laptimes around Autumn Ring. On Sport Softs it ran 1.5-2 secs quicker than Mediums.

I think if you can get your Zonda to run as well on Racing Medium tyres as it does on Softs, then you'll have a car that drives well on all three compounds. It won't happen too often, but you will encounter people that want to run your cars at lower specs than you've released them with. I've often done this to meet online race restrictions or for Seasonals.

99% of the time, people will run with the best rubber they can, and frankly this car justifies that!! But you'll come across odd-balls like me once in a while

Anyway, that's my thoughts-on-a-page for the day, I really ought to go and do some proper work. Thanks for the ride, gonna try and squeeze in the Alfa and/or Diablo tomorrow afternoon...

{Cy}