How to properly start GT7?

[Lightpilgrim]

I assume you are talking about the Toyota 86 GT '15 that I first suggested for a swap. It is in the Toyota dealership in Brand Central. It is the sixth car from the left in the listing.
The engine swaps are like a mixed bag of candy. Some are great and some can be horrible. Most of the swaps over power the car and make them undriveable with the default tune. This requires the car to be tuned so they can utilize the increase in power and difference in weight.
The H25A-Escudo swap into the Lancer EVO Final '15 is great when tuned to 700pp. I don't remember driving it stock. I have all the engine swap cars but only drive the 98 cars that have been tuned.
The Honda engine also fits into the Honda S660 '15. I have not driven it, but that would be my choice over the older car.
Bottom line, you can do the swaps with the engines you own and see how they work.

I did swap 2 engines:

I did try Lancer at LM. Interesting and powerful, but I think I need to learn how to set it up properly. It was chewing the rubber and consuming the fuel faster than McLaren. I was not able to get as fast lap times, it was not very stable. But on some tracks it could be awesome! I like the possibility. I have another 3 engines but do not think I have cars for them:-)

 

[jlbmel]

I did swap 2 engines:

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I did try Lancer at LM. Interesting and powerful, but I think I need to learn how to set it up properly. It was chewing the rubber and consuming the fuel faster than McLaren. I was not able to get as fast lap times, it was not very stable. But on some tracks it could be awesome! I like the possibility. I have another 3 engines but do not think I have cars for them:-)

This car (and the majority of the swap engine cars) does need to be tuned to perform the best. My 700pp tuned car will do between 3-5 laps at LeMans depending on the fuel map setting. It is also very easy on the tires. I don't know how to tune the cars from scratch, so I use tunes from @praiano63 on his Patreon website. There is a membership fee but it is very low priced where I live.I don't know about where you live. You can also search online for tunes.
Check the list to see what cars the engines can be swapped into. The Demon-Challenger engine fits into 2 cars. However, this is a very powerful engine and the cars have to be tuned.

 

[Lomic]

so I use tunes from @praiano63 on his Patreon website

You can find a lot of tunes here too : https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/praianos-tunes-settings-for-gt7.404868/