My disclaimer...
**I’m not a negative person, so if there is any criticism it’s not meant to be an insult, and if my time is slower than what you have, then that’s fair enough. These are non bias opinions based on how I drive and should be taken with a grain of salt! I respect and appreciate the time the tuners have put into their tunes and I will try everything I can to get the most out of the tune itself.**
I tested these bad boys in a random order for 2 sets of 5 laps. Fastest times listed, and I will admit, that some times could have been a little quicker, but I was unable to put the entire lap together. ie up a couple of tenths in the first section, only to lose it in the 2nd or 3rd on that particular lap.
Driving Options
Driving Line: OFF
Blind Spot Indicator: OFF
Active Steering: OFF
Traction Control: 0
Active Stability Management (ASM): OFF
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS): 1
Skid Recovery Force (SRF): OFF
Controller Sensitivity: 5
DS3 (dpads)
"X" throttle
Square brake
Automatic Transmission
Otaliema
Snug on entry which lead to other issues throughout the corner, mainly power oversteer on exit. Looked cool, but killed my speed. Changed my arc down into the corner, with a little help of hand brake, and the rest of the corner worked itself out and was able to run a pretty respectable time.
Lap Time: 1:24.345
DC Score: 8.5
Bowtie-muscle
Good tune with a high level of comfort, except for the wheelie on the backstretch! Tapping the throttle coming out of 2nd gear corners helped keep the back in check since I can't short shift in automatic.
Lap Time: 1:24.276
DC Score: 8.5
Ridox2JZGTE
Not bad for a replica! Good entry with snug from center off and a snappy rear right at the very end. That's ok, it just reminds you that you are driving a Viper. A little adjustment on the LSD for my driving style and I would be more than happy with this tune.
Lap Time: 1:25.272
DC Score: 8.0
brian wolf
Good response on turn in with understeer from mid through exit and can snap at you just as you thought the corner was finished.
Lap Time: 1:24.382
DC Score: 8.5
Lionheart2113
Since this is my tune, I'll just list what I don't like about it. 2nd gear corners can catch you out, the back end is never consistent, and I probably should have added more mph for the backstretch.
Lap Time: 1:23.829
DC Score: 8.5
shaunm80
I ran this with TCS @ 0 and I got a better time, so I'll list the better one for the scoring. Biggest issue was rolling over onto the outside front on entry and then would drag the inside rear on exit. Not having the flat floor made it more difficult to control, and that's fair enough.
Lap Time: 1:27.030
DC Score: 6.5
Dolhaus
Solid tune. Typical snug on center and loose off, but it did have great response on turn in. Just never seemed to be able to put the power down smoothly to sling it around the track.
Lap Time: 1:25.561
DC Score: 8.0
Gino Caberlin
The rear end had sooo much grip that it just pushed the front end around. Just a little too difficult to get to turn. I wore out my e-brake button with this one trying to bring down the time.
Lap Time: 1:25.940
DC Score: 7.0
krenkme
This car loved to get any of the 4 wheels off the ground at any chance. Large amounts of oversteer during braking and sudden left to right movements. Some sections felt like being on ice. With all of that being said, it was fun to drive! So much concentration was needed, I don't think I blinked the entire time. And it did kill me on a few occasions...typical!!!
Lap Time: 1:26.655
DC Score: 7.0
787bcgr
Wicked oversteer! Anytime you thought about giving it throttle, it was halfway gone. Reminded me of my hyper dog on the end of his leash and he spotted a cat across the field. It wants to go!!!! Not being able to give it full throttle hurt, short shifting might help. But even though the rear lacked grip, the front had enough and was decent to drive on corner entry.
Lap Time: 1:25.270
DC Score: 7.5
MrGrado
This one has me a little confused. From the last chicane up through the 1st section, nothing could touch this tune. It was amazingly easy to point the car and it went. I felt like a dwarf among midgets, nothing but confidence. From the first tunnel turn on, it was a different story. It was tight through the center and pretty snappy loose on exit, more so on the lower speed corners. Going from the video, I think MrGrado doesn't use 1st or 2nd gear and unfortunately I was forced to.
Lap Time: 1:25.940
DC Score: 7.5
xande1959
This is the tune to beat boys and girls. This car did what you asked it to, except for the extremely long wheelie on the backstretch! If you hit your marks, I strongly believe we have our winner...if you don't, this car will skate around on top of the track and hurt you. Classic risk vs. reward. Nicely done!
Lap Time: 1:23.739
DC Score: 9.5
oppositelock
I liked this tune, it was a bit snug going through the center, but nothing drastic. The only bad thing for me was trusting the rear end, it had a tendency to give a snappy loose exit when you weren't expecting it. Should have gotten under 1:24.000, but ran out of laps.
Lap Time: 1:24.060
DC Score: 9.0
Motor City Hami
The first set of laps, I was struggling with this tune. It had understeer and the front felt a little weird. Then I'd like to think I figured it out. This car does not like to be held down in the turns with my driving style. On the wider turns, I moved my line up 1-1/2 lanes and this car came to life. With more confidence through the center and a great launch out of the turn, I saw the lap times drop.
Lap Time: 1:24.487
DC Score: 8.5
DaBomm4
Tight on entry and loose on exit. Not having the flat floor really hurt my time, but the tune is not bad. It seems that any tunes without the flat floor always seemed to dance about on top of the track and never really got down into it.
Lap Time: 1:26.747
DC Score: 7.5
I wanted to thank the tuners again for their time and a thumbs up to our host @
Otaliema for putting this together.
I'm wondering if there should be a non-flat floor category...there were 3 or so tunes without and the times showed it?!?
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