Can anybody be a tuner?
- Thread starter Bergie
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- Lafayette,IN US
- INDY_RACERFAN GTP_INDYRF
Sure can and good luck, some of the Tuners will stop by and say hi too
Indy
Indy
- 864
- NorCal
- oppositelock27
Lies! Not just any mere mortal can become a tuner. First, you must burn an Offering of Pirelli to Lord Vulcan, the Dark Prince of Elastomer. If he accepts your offering, you must then pass the 60 tests of Chronos, God of Time, and be granted the Golden Chalices. Finally, you must voyage to Trial Mountain and slay the Monster of the Loch. Then, and only then, will you be bequeathed the title of "Tuner".
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dr_slump
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Ehhhhhmm, yeeees! 👍
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- bishopwacker-GTP_bishopwacker
- BiShOpWaXeR
im a noob tuner myself but haven't posted a setup yet on here till i get enough tunes for my liking to post them up minimum i'll be happy with would be around 40 so im about 10 cars shy of my target before posting.
also the time to take photos of the cars and upload them on here with the tunes
also the time to take photos of the cars and upload them on here with the tunes
- 12,513
- Ireland
- The__Luke
You forgot about sacrificing a stage 3 turbo to the 'saucer people'.
To the OP, good luck with your garage.
I might publish some tunes, all I've posted is an outdated version of my tune for my ToCA series 2 car.
- 4,079
- Brooklyn, Wi
- krenkme
🤬 it!!! Thats what I did wrong. Here I thaught my tunes just sucked....or maybe they do. I have yet to see Loch
- 5,814
- Hillsboro Oregon
- XDesperado67
- XDesperado67
Of course the easier way is to complete none of the license tests, only a couple of the special events and less than half of A-Spec and B-Spec. Then do a whole bunch of seasonal races using any car in your garage that you can make qualify for a given race. Last step is to have a split personality that's crazy enough to open a garage here and talk other people into temporary insanity long enough to actually try driving your tunes. If your really lucky you might even attract a few mentally unbalanced types to share in your insanity and make it look like a legitimate garage to better suck in the poor unsuspecting drivers, who will, if their fortunate enough to survive your jalopy death traps, spread the word about your amazing tunes in order to cover their lack of judgement. Of course they will always proclaim the tunes amazing but never divulge whether that is amazingly good or amazingly bad!
Good luck regardless.
and remember...
As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
Good luck regardless.
and remember...As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
- 4,079
- Brooklyn, Wi
- krenkme
Of course the easier way is to complete none of the license tests, only a couple of the special events and less than half of A-Spec and B-Spec. Then do a whole bunch of seasonal races using any car in your garage that you can make qualify for a given race. Last step is to have a split personality that's crazy enough to open a garage here and talk other people into temporary insanity long enough to actually try driving your tunes. If your really lucky you might even attract a few mentally unbalanced types to share in your insanity and make it look like a legitimate garage to better suck in the poor unsuspecting drivers, who will, if their fortunate enough to survive your jalopy death traps, spread the word about your amazing tunes in order to cover their lack of judgement. Of course they will always proclaim the tunes amazing but never divulge whether that is amazingly good or amazingly bad!
Good luck regardless.
As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
Very funny! HA!!!
dr_slump
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- the_dr_slump / GTP_dr_slump
Of course the easier way is to complete none of the license tests, only a couple of the special events and less than half of A-Spec and B-Spec. Then do a whole bunch of seasonal races using any car in your garage that you can make qualify for a given race. Last step is to have a split personality that's crazy enough to open a garage here and talk other people into temporary insanity long enough to actually try driving your tunes. If your really lucky you might even attract a few mentally unbalanced types to share in your insanity and make it look like a legitimate garage to better suck in the poor unsuspecting drivers, who will, if their fortunate enough to survive your jalopy death traps, spread the word about your amazing tunes in order to cover their lack of judgement. Of course they will always proclaim the tunes amazing but never divulge whether that is amazingly good or amazingly bad!
Good luck regardless.
As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
But true.........
Finally a guy who found the Holy Gral of tuning! Congrat's Mr.
! (Wallbanger) 
mafia_boy
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- GTP_Mafiaboy
You forgot about sacrificing a stage 3 turbo to the 'saucer people'.
You both forget the incredible task of slaying the great dragon that they call Vettel with the mighty chariot from the god they call Bugatti.
Of course the easier way is to complete none of the license tests, only a couple of the special events and less than half of A-Spec and B-Spec. Then do a whole bunch of seasonal races using any car in your garage that you can make qualify for a given race. Last step is to have a split personality that's crazy enough to open a garage here and talk other people into temporary insanity long enough to actually try driving your tunes. If your really lucky you might even attract a few mentally unbalanced types to share in your insanity and make it look like a legitimate garage to better suck in the poor unsuspecting drivers, who will, if their fortunate enough to survive your jalopy death traps, spread the word about your amazing tunes in order to cover their lack of judgement. Of course they will always proclaim the tunes amazing but never divulge whether that is amazingly good or amazingly bad!
Good luck regardless.
As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
Truer words have never been spoken about this insane asylum we call our tuning forum.
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- PinetreePT
Thanks.Yeah, anyone can be a tuner. It's not some exclusive club where you need an invite.
Good luck!
Eheheheh
Thanks for the support.im a noob tuner myself but haven't posted a setup yet on here till i get enough tunes for my liking to post them up minimum i'll be happy with would be around 40 so im about 10 cars shy of my target before posting.
also the time to take photos of the cars and upload them on here with the tunes
Thanks.You forgot about sacrificing a stage 3 turbo to the 'saucer people'.
To the OP, good luck with your garage.
I might publish some tunes, all I've posted is an outdated version of my tune for my ToCA series 2 car.
Eheheh, thanks.Of course the easier way is to complete none of the license tests, only a couple of the special events and less than half of A-Spec and B-Spec. Then do a whole bunch of seasonal races using any car in your garage that you can make qualify for a given race. Last step is to have a split personality that's crazy enough to open a garage here and talk other people into temporary insanity long enough to actually try driving your tunes. If your really lucky you might even attract a few mentally unbalanced types to share in your insanity and make it look like a legitimate garage to better suck in the poor unsuspecting drivers, who will, if their fortunate enough to survive your jalopy death traps, spread the word about your amazing tunes in order to cover their lack of judgement. Of course they will always proclaim the tunes amazing but never divulge whether that is amazingly good or amazingly bad!
Good luck regardless.
As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
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- WrecklessAbandon
Says the guy with almost 1700 cars, 0 licenses, 30 some % A-Spec complete and A-Spec level 40.Of course the easier way is to complete none of the license tests, only a couple of the special events and less than half of A-Spec and B-Spec. Then do a whole bunch of seasonal races using any car in your garage that you can make qualify for a given race. Last step is to have a split personality that's crazy enough to open a garage here and talk other people into temporary insanity long enough to actually try driving your tunes. If your really lucky you might even attract a few mentally unbalanced types to share in your insanity and make it look like a legitimate garage to better suck in the poor unsuspecting drivers, who will, if their fortunate enough to survive your jalopy death traps, spread the word about your amazing tunes in order to cover their lack of judgement. Of course they will always proclaim the tunes amazing but never divulge whether that is amazingly good or amazingly bad!
Good luck regardless.
As Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
You crazy man, you crazy.
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- XDesperado67
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- D3MONIC_Z3RO_
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- GTP_Leonidae_MFT
I'd like you to take the time to learn the GTP Legendary Tuner mantra.
"The Legendary Tuners are always right.
I will listen to The Legendary Tuners.
I will not ignore The Legendary Tuners recommendations.
The Legendary Tuners are gods.
And, if these points are ever forgotten or neglected, The Legendary Tuners will personally rip your lungs out!"
That's all.
"The Legendary Tuners are always right.
I will listen to The Legendary Tuners.
I will not ignore The Legendary Tuners recommendations.
The Legendary Tuners are gods.
And, if these points are ever forgotten or neglected, The Legendary Tuners will personally rip your lungs out!"
That's all.
- 2,529
- G-D Luxembourg
- GTP_Vince_Fiero
I always believe in the tunes of people that drive fast as well (e.g.: Div 1 in WRS).
They might be more difficult to drive then the others, but they are good if you drive correctly.
Some other people give tunes that are easy to drive, however they might not be as fast!
Ending note: if tuning is a way you have fun in GT5, tune away man!
They might be more difficult to drive then the others, but they are good if you drive correctly.
Some other people give tunes that are easy to drive, however they might not be as fast!
Ending note: if tuning is a way you have fun in GT5, tune away man!
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- Johnnypenso
Maybe I'm late to the party but I might make a few suggestions.
Be open to feedback. Not all of your tunes will work for everybody and some of them might just suck. Learn from it.
Organize the garage so it's easy to find the tunes. Been done many times before.
Don't make up funky names for the cars and show obscure pictures and hope we'll figure it out. Somethings as simple as Praiano's alphabetical listing without pictures is perfectly fine.
Tune online, or if not, at least state whether your tunes are online or offline as it makes a difference.
If you are a decent driver, or have a decent test driver, post some laps times so we have a point of reference.
Last but not least, it's not about volume or reinventing the wheel. There are some cars that are tuned to death and don't need yet another tune, nor do you need to create 100 tunes a year. Focus on getting a smaller number of tunes right and you'll develop a following much faster and more people will benefit from your work.
Good luck!!
Be open to feedback. Not all of your tunes will work for everybody and some of them might just suck. Learn from it.
Organize the garage so it's easy to find the tunes. Been done many times before.
Don't make up funky names for the cars and show obscure pictures and hope we'll figure it out. Somethings as simple as Praiano's alphabetical listing without pictures is perfectly fine.
Tune online, or if not, at least state whether your tunes are online or offline as it makes a difference.
If you are a decent driver, or have a decent test driver, post some laps times so we have a point of reference.
Last but not least, it's not about volume or reinventing the wheel. There are some cars that are tuned to death and don't need yet another tune, nor do you need to create 100 tunes a year. Focus on getting a smaller number of tunes right and you'll develop a following much faster and more people will benefit from your work.
Good luck!!
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- D3MONIC_Z3RO_
Sorry but I don't think that is right. Just because a car has been done a lot, doesn't mean he shouldn't touch them. There are too many variables in builds, tire compounds, etc. that I doubt we have seen the 'best' of any of the common cars. Besides he just might be a tuning genius, and completely destroy us all.
- 3,359
- California
- PumpinNumbies
But it's far more likely that (anyone at this point) will produce something of a lesser quality, and give themselves a bad name all on their own.Sorry but I don't think that is right. Just because a car has been done a lot, doesn't mean he shouldn't touch them. There are too many variables in builds, tire compounds, etc. that I doubt we have seen the 'best' of any of the common cars. Besides he just might be a tuning genius, and completely destroy us all.
Personally, every time I finish a tune, I test every single one previously available. If any of them are better, I completely scrap my work. What's the point?
So, if you are a tuning genius, then by all means, prove your worth, but I agree with JohnnyPenso on this aspect. It's in your best interest to avoid cars that have already been over-tuned, to avoid setting yourself up for failure.
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- Éire
- DylanGTi
- DylanGTi
Im probably not what you call a genius but some requests for tunes I get are overtuned cars but people would want a tune by me because they can adapt to my driving style
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- D3MONIC_Z3RO_
Setting himself up for failure? Wow ok. I respect your opinion but don't agree with it.
@OP: Tune what you want don't ever let anyone tell you different. As long as your enjoying yourself that is all that matters. Don't let forum politics influence what you want to do. 👍
- 3,359
- California
- PumpinNumbies
Potentially, yes. Also note, I didn't single him out, it applies to everyone, including myself. But if the first car you tune, has 10 competing tunes, it's far more likely that your earliest feedback is going to be "I tried it, but it's not as good as XYZ" or "It was okay, but slower than ABC" and those type of responses. When people see those responses, how likely do you think they are to try this tune with bad reviews, or skip right to the one people compared it to, which was reviewed as faster and better? It just increases the probability, of negative feedback, which is the last thing you want as a 'new' tuner.
That's nothing against the OP, nor any tuner who wants to get started. It's just a logical possibility, based on the facts at hand, in order to back the point, that you might want to avoid that scenario right out of the gate.
nomis3613
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On another topic, I think it's more fun to be in a garage with other tuners.
If your tuning solo and want feedback, you have to bribe/beg/blackmail for reviews. Being in a garage with others is a lot of fun as you work on tunes together (and produces better results). Then GTP reviews aren't something your hanging out for, but a nice bonus.
If your tuning solo and want feedback, you have to bribe/beg/blackmail for reviews. Being in a garage with others is a lot of fun as you work on tunes together (and produces better results). Then GTP reviews aren't something your hanging out for, but a nice bonus.
