cant beat a fully tuned FPV typhoon F6

[DLRgian]

I think this is getting out of hand. The person hasn't even posted since the beginning.

I know man, maybe if he doesn't post for another day then the mods should lock this thread?

 

[Leonidae]

why? who knows if he's testing all thse cars what we have suggested here..

 

[Gil]

AuFordFalconFPR has been on the planet, but not posted back in this thread.
Frankly, I say that someone "needs" to tune the FPV, and take a few laps around Mid-field to see what its got.
I don't get on-line as often as I used to, and I don't play near as much as I used/want to.
I'll commit to giving it a try...
But I can't promise when I'll be back to report...

 

[RICHARDO]

The FPV's in the game are quite capable cars, so it would make sense for him to use one too.

 

[DLRgian]

I agree with RICHARDO. Fight fire with fire.

 

[eg6_dude]

It would be an easy way to tell if its the cars he is using or his driving skill!

 

[flamve]

Possibly the greatest oxymoron I've seen all week. Also the greatest display of amateurism this week.

Some, in fact, have more power. Not to mention twice the driven wheels. As for the straights... May I refer you to this?

Prizes if you can get it over 999bhp

DE

by lots of tcs I mean 4, most setups recommend 1 or 2 just to activate thew system, but with the supra there is just way too much wheelspin. And I fail to see how specifically tuned 300+ topspeeds relates to the straight on midfield

and I would not consider myself an amatuer, as GT4 rarely leaves my PS2, I have 100% completion, and at one time or another have owned every car.

 

[Leonidae]

I'd rather use longer gear ratios than TCS, because TCS kills the power as soon as it gets a hint that some of your tyres could be slipping in the near future.. and when it comes to driving on track, Supra and GT-R run neck to neck. been there, done that.

and I think that there's plenty of cars that can beat Typhoon F6, Lotus esprit is a splendid example. and just for humiliation, I believe that Ginetta G4 could beat it.

 

[mgfryder]

Viper GTS NA stage 3.

Edit: He hasn't been here since he posted.

Poor dude's probably still worrying how to beat his "bro" !!!!!

 

[DLRgian]

Poor dude's probably still worrying how to beat his "bro" !!!!!

LOL! Why doesn't that surprise me?

 

[Gil]

Okay, I took a few minutes and ran FPV a couple of laps around Midfield.
I did weight redux 3, super-soft "shoes" all the way round, and upped it to 749HP.
I was able to get a first lap of 1'08'3xx. So this is indeed a very fast car. (based on my thought process, that any street car that can do under 1'10 is quite fast)There is your baseline gentlemen.
I'm not all that fast anymore, so I imagine that y'all can find something to beat it...
No doubt this will be interesting.
I came w/in three seconds in the Caterham 7. Keep in mind that it weighed a fifth as much, and had a third the HP. I imagine the P/W ratios were similar, but I didn't have time to look.

 

[DLRgian]

Thanks bro for finding a baseline for us. I shall try with a Viper GTS and see what I come up with.

 

[Gil]

No probs,
BTW, I "Tranny-tricked" the FPV to get the best possible acceleration, and still had to knock the final drive down to 3.20 to get a "reasonable" top end for the long front straight.

 

[DLRgian]

I have never heard of the "Tranny Trick." What is it and how do you do it?

 

[Dark Elite]

AuFordFalconFPR has been on the planet

Nice comment

by lots of tcs I mean 4, most setups recommend 1 or 2 just to activate thew system, but with the supra there is just way too much wheelspin. And I fail to see how specifically tuned 300+ topspeeds relates to the straight on midfield

and I would not consider myself an amatuer, as GT4 rarely leaves my PS2, I have 100% completion, and at one time or another have owned every car.

A good setup cannot have traction control. It is quite simple. Would you like to have the computer drive your car? If there's too much wheelspin, learn how to control the throttle. If it proves impossible, try practicing. If the car functions like the Jay Leno Tank Car, spinning up with almost no throttle whatsoever, can't you take the hint that you've got too much power?

GT4 is not a hard game to complete, in fact, you can make it as easy or as hard as you like. I'm willing to bet that although my testing save stands at 40%, you'll have fewer A-Spec miles than me, an infinite multiple of B-Spec miles. Not to mention half the A-Spec points you should have...

If you really aren't an amateur, you can find other ways to deal with wheelspin than traction control, which is simply a blunt instrument for removing power. You could do that yourself...

But I don't want to start a flame war right here, so back to the topic. The thread starter actually hasn't been back since ~1300 on the day the thread was started, but we need to bear in mind we're onto three pages in as many days, so let's not count him out after that short time!
Now some times are being posted, I can see this turning into a bit of an unofficial race but I might give it a shot anyway. I'll go through the usual suspects and see if I can beat your time in another car, Gil

DE

 

[Leonidae]

Okay, I took a few minutes and ran FPV a couple of laps around Midfield.
I did weight redux 3, super-soft "shoes" all the way round, and upped it to 749HP.
I was able to get a first lap of 1'08'3xx.

well, seems to be that I got an R32 VSII that has done the lap in 1'07.350 at worst, and 1'06.820 at best.. fully decked with all fun stuff, R5's etc. though, it has 798bhp so it has power advantage.. not so certain about torque.

 

[DLRgian]

Ok! Here is my test in only 2 laps lol. I ran a 1.07.653 on my 1st lap, which was my worst and my 2nd lap which is my best so far of 1.06.186. I can run much much faster, I bought a brand new Dodge Viper GTS gave it everything except stage 3 N/A, it has a stage 2 so its i think 724 or 726hp. All other parts are installed + wing, no roll-cage. I bet I can break a 1.05.700, if not faster. I had 0-ASM but TCS at 2. Now I am going to test for my Grand Valley Endurance.

 

[JustinSprung]

Fully tuned my corvette zo6 goes into 1.02.xx and my viper gts 59.xx. No problem with either of these cars beating that car.

 

[DLRgian]

Why use a maxed out car when u can do it with like 200hp less and much easier to control? We don't know his skill.

 

[Jetboy.]

The Mustang SVT Cobra R has some very strong suits running for it, as well. But I really think he could murder in a Tuscan Speed 6.


Cheers,
Jetboy

 

[Leonidae]

Corvette ZR-1. Nuff said. it's fast enough to beat Zondas and such..

 

[daan]

Road cars at Midfield taken from GTplayground

24 Sonzilla Toyota Supra RZ ('97) 834HP 1:02.811
25 __VIPER__ Dodge Viper SRT-10 ('03) 1032HP 1:04.333
26 stoutamach1 Impreza WRX Sti spec C (GD Type-II) ('04) 526HP 1:05.452
27 OrangeGlow RUF RGT ('00) 564HP 1:05.898
29 jalevesque Ford Focus RS ('02) 416HP 1:08.309
30 Axeman Ford Focus RS ('02) 416HP 1:09.194
31 Axeman Dodge SRT-4 ('03) 511HP 1:09.516
32 Sonzilla Impreza WRX Sti spec C (GD Type-II) ('04) 526HP 1:10.922
33 Hugo Impreza WRX Sti spec C (GD Type-II) ('04) 526PS 1:11.326

 

[eg6_dude]

I'll join this little shindig with my fully modded RX-7 spirit R on R5s. Get back to you soon with lap times.

 

[flamve]

so I removed the tcs from my supra, lengthened the gear ratio and tried some "throttle control", and improved on my personal best with a time of 1'04.117.
I assume that beats the typhoon.

 

[DLRgian]

I should hope. I bet I can do a 1.01.xxx with my Viper maxed out. But I mean like I don't think its necessary for it to be all maxed out because I am judging that he is rather new at the game.

Edit: This is my 800th post

 

[daan]

I've just done a 1'05.592 at Midfield in a fully modded 3000GT (Its got a full race suspension but I didn't touch the settings)

I've sent a PM to AUFordFalconFPR asking him what time we need to beat.

I'm also going to move this to the Spot races and lap time comparison forum

EDIT:
1'05.843 in a stock Speed 12 (on R4s though)

 

[Ev0 4 drifter]

sounds silly but fully tune a Honda CRX, it can take Ford GT's and Pagani Zonda's, as demonstrated by slider-s15 in his gallery.

 

[Gil]

I have never heard of the "Tranny Trick." What is it and how do you do it?

For the absolutely last time:
1. Run the Final drive all the way to the highest numerical value.
2. Run the "Sports-Wide" slider all the way to the right, then all the way left.
3. Set a final drive that gets you the acceleration you need with the best top speed for the track you are on.
4. Never touch anything but the final drive ratio to regulate your top end.

This works on most cars because it "perfects" the ratios between gears for best acceleration. Some cars have way too much power, and this will not work. You will have to resort to TCS or fiddling with the limited-slip, as well as using a gentle touch on the throttle.
This is also the most concise explanation you will get.
Search out Famine's, Boombexus' or Der Alta's explanation if you require/are interested in a more in-depth discourse. I recommend Der Alta's GT3 Compendium, as it will take you thru GT3 with detailed explanations of why he did everything he did.
This info can be extrapolated to GT4 in large part.

Back on Topic:
I'm sure someone else can run the FPV faster than I did. I only ran one testing lap just to get a feel for the car.
It is very fast in a straight line. It has the same "brakes" as the Zonda C12S in GT3. Except the FPV feels a little like it might be actually trying to slow/stop.
I also found a tendency toward violent "snap-oversteer" in certain situations.
I imagine that if I had some time, I'd like to think that I would have gotten faster.
This car is fast. A lot faster than you would think. Perhaps someone out there has a Lotus Carlton with really low miles? They weigh about the same pared down.
Might be a good match...
Perhaps, the strategy should be to run the FPV first to see what you can get out of it. Then see how little HP you need to beat it. I think that that will be a better representation of driving skill.
You should be able to beat the Typhoon in a lighter car with more HP, or a similar weight car with more HP. Hell, I got within a couple of seconds with a loaded Caterham 7. But I was at lowest possible weight (325 or so Kg) and 260+ HP.
A little tweaking would have likely been the key....

In the meantime, has anybody heard from the original poster yet on his bro's time?

 

[DLRgian]

Thanks for the help dude.

No the original poster hasn't returned lol.

 

[AngelCreator]

I will give the F6 Typhoon a try. I know it's fast as I have driven it at full horsepower.
Even when it's not at full horsepower it's fast, with 488HP I got a 1:15:493 at
Infineon Raceway-Stock Car Course with only Sport Soft's. The best thing going
for it is it's brake's and it's handling.