How to properly start GT7?

[jlbmel]

You push him on dangerous and costly roads 🤣
Although the truth is that very few swaps worth to deal with ,most of them are making the cars residents of Spin city.

Like I said, it depends on what the engines are. I think one was worth only 50k so it could be a decent cheap swap just for the experience.
There are quite a few swaps that are really good especially at the LeMans WTC 700. I am using @praiano63 tunes for about 95 of the swap engine cars and almost all of them drive great. There are some swaps that are totally undriveable and unable to be tuned.

 

[Lightpilgrim]

What ?? I am happy when I get less 2 per week 😅 but before that when 2 years after launch I was "desperately" waiting for a Lambo invite, I happened to pass one or two months without an invite.

Currently I have at least 3 active (including 2 times a Ferrari, so 4 invites in the last month)

Lucky man ! (I had the Carrera this way, and I sold it, before they added the extra café menus where you need the car in the garage in order to get the ticket, hopefully I got 1 Porsche invite one day)

But how? What do you do to get it? What parts of the game you play? I only had them as I was going through menu books

Why did you sell the carrera? You needed money?

 

[Lomic]

But how? What do you do to get it? What parts of the game you play? I only had them as I was going through menu books

Why did you sell the carrera? You needed money?

I only get them through daily marathon tickets (4 and 5*). Don't need them anymore and I am still showered with those worseless prizes. (don't need more semi-racing exhaust for a ****** sedan either)

And for the Carrera, yes I needed money. Game economy sucks today, but it has been so much worse...

 

[Lightpilgrim]

I only get them through daily marathon tickets (4 and 5*). Don't need them anymore and I am still showered with those worseless prizes. (don't need more semi-racing exhaust for a ****** sedan either)

And for the Carrera, yes I needed money. Game economy sucks today, but it has been so much worse...

You get invites from Brands through daily marathons?

There are 10 total invite cars and these are the invite cars that you lack:
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Citroen GT by Citroen Road Car
Ferrari LaFerrari
Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
Ferrari FXX K
The Pagani Huarya is also an invite car but I think you won this when you completed menu book 39, so you don't need to worry about getting that invite. Remember that you can receive duplicates of invites you have already received.
You can see the prices of the cars you lack in Brand Central in the Europe section.
PD doesn't know or care that Ferrari is your favorite brand and issue an invite based on that. 😂

You have posted that you have won a couple of engines. If you don't mind, could you post a screenshot of them from the Garage>Tuning Parts? Depending on the engines, it might be time to experience an engine swap if you are interested in doing one.

Here we go:

 

[skydragon49]

Here we go:
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In ny humble opinion the B18C Integra98 engine, which goes into the Civic '93, is the most interesting one.

Not a crazy amount of power indeed, but enough to have fun with the Civic.

Also the Civic '93 I'd consider it a nice and friendly plataform to step into the tuning area. I've been doing that myself.

* Seeing this thread sometimes makes want to start a new GT7 game.

Edit: the K24A, if not mistaken goes into the Honda Touring Car it's another interesting option. Swapp the engines and set up the top speed in the gear ratios and the car is mostly done, because it is a well balanced car already in its original form.

Edit 2: be aware that engine swapping is a no return process. Once you swapp an engine you can't revert the process and install the original unit back in your car. Sure, there's an option in the tuning section "new engine" but somehow it doesn't work with swapps. The same goes for widebody changes. Once you install it, it can not be undone. If you choose the option "new body" it will revert the weight reduction (if you did any) and the body ridigity. But the widebody stays. PD game designs....

I'd advise you to have an extra copy of the car you want to experiment the swapp then. If you like it, you keep it. If you don't, just sell it and GT7 life goes on with your extra car.

 

[Lightpilgrim]

In ny humble opinion the B18C Integra98 engine, which goes into the Civic '93, is the most interesting one.

Not a crazy amount of power indeed, but enough to have fun with the Civic.

Also the Civic '93 I'd consider it a nice and friendly plataform to step into the tuning area. I've been doing that myself.

* Seeing this thread sometimes makes want to start a new GT7 game.

Edit: the K24A, if not mistaken goes into the Honda Touring Car it's another interesting option. Swapp the engines and set up the top speed in the gear ratios and the car is mostly done, because it is a well balanced car already in its original form.

Edit 2: be aware that engine swapping is a no return process. Once you swapp an engine you can't revert the process and install the original unit back in your car. Sure, there's an option in the tuning section "new engine" but somehow it doesn't work with swapps. The same goes for widebody changes. Once you install it, it can not be undone. If you choose the option "new body" it will revert the weight reduction (if you did any) and the body ridigity. But the widebody stays. PD game designs....

I'd advise you to have an extra copy of the car you want to experiment the swapp then. If you like it, you keep it. If you don't, just sell it and GT7 life goes on with your extra car.

Thank you for suggestions. May I ask a few questions? When you say to make a copy of a car, you mean to purchase it twice? When you say set a top speed in gear ratios, what do you mean and how do I do it?

 

[skydragon49]

Thank you for suggestions. May I ask a few questions? When you say to make a copy of a car, you mean to purchase it twice? When you say set a top speed in gear ratios, what do you mean and how do I do it?

Yes, buy 2 copies of the same car, because of the no return modifications. If you intend to work on a little tuning project it is no harm to keep a pristine stock backup car unit. Just in case.

When setting up your transmission, you have the option to set all the gears individually or set up the top speed only. When you adjust the top speed it's like you are "stretching" the gears all together so your engine can use all its power and reach a higher.... Top speed.

It is an easy way to work on your transmission, and it is enough for the Honda Touring Car (for my taste and driving skills at least)

You might wanna check this YouTube series. It is informative and instructional as it can be.

 

[Lomic]

You get invites from Brands through daily marathons?

Yes... that's the main occasion to get some. Café is quickly a thing of the past.

 

[Lightpilgrim]

Yes... that's the main occasion to get some. Café is quickly a thing of the past.

Lucky you!

@Lightpilgrim you might wanna check this YouTube series. It is informative and instructional as it can be.



Moderation: please merge my posts if possible. Thank you.

Thank you very much! i will try:-)

 

[Lomic]

Lucky you!

I pre-ordered the game... 🤭

 

[Lightpilgrim]

My next chance is…most likely…in 2027:-)

 

[Lightpilgrim]

In ny humble opinion the B18C Integra98 engine, which goes into the Civic '93, is the most interesting one.

Not a crazy amount of power indeed, but enough to have fun with the Civic.

Also the Civic '93 I'd consider it a nice and friendly plataform to step into the tuning area. I've been doing that myself.

* Seeing this thread sometimes makes want to start a new GT7 game.

Edit: the K24A, if not mistaken goes into the Honda Touring Car it's another interesting option. Swapp the engines and set up the top speed in the gear ratios and the car is mostly done, because it is a well balanced car already in its original form.

Edit 2: be aware that engine swapping is a no return process. Once you swapp an engine you can't revert the process and install the original unit back in your car. Sure, there's an option in the tuning section "new engine" but somehow it doesn't work with swapps. The same goes for widebody changes. Once you install it, it can not be undone. If you choose the option "new body" it will revert the weight reduction (if you did any) and the body ridigity. But the widebody stays. PD game designs....

I'd advise you to have an extra copy of the car you want to experiment the swapp then. If you like it, you keep it. If you don't, just sell it and GT7 life goes on with your extra car.

I now see that I need to be collector level 50 to be able to do it. I am 43. Probably some week/months to go. Also, I have civic 98 not 93. Also ok?

 

[Cayit]

Don't bother to start GT7 just wait for GT8...It will be the BETTER GAME for sure!

 

[Lightpilgrim]

Don't bother to start GT7 just wait for GT8...It will be the BETTER GAME for sure!

Not even sure what is the point of that comment. I am enjoying every minute of GT7.

 

[Meythia]

Probably some week/months to go

Depends on how much worth of credits in the form of cars you add to your garage by any means.
Withholding any spending will slow down your collector level growth.

 

[Lomic]

I am 43. Probably some week/months to go.

I would not hurry to get to level 50, unless you can't wait to engine swap (which I find of limited interest, and I have countless engines on my shelves full of useless spare parts)

Also, I have civic 98 not 93. Also ok?

Do you sometime have a look at the first page of this GT7 forum ? There are a bunch of very useful threads like :

Gran Turismo 7 Engine Swap Compatibility

As you'll be aware by now, GT7 has engine swaps! Yay! 🎉 The feature works by either gifting you an engine through a roulette ticket (rare in general tickets, some engine-specific tickets are available) or as expensive buyable items through the engine swap facility in GT Auto. Only some cars can...

www.gtplanet.net

It will show you which engine are available and which car(s) can use them.

 

[Lightpilgrim]

I would not hurry to get to level 50, unless you can't wait to engine swap (which I find of limited interest, and I have countless engines on my shelves full of useless spare parts)

Do you sometime have a look at the first page of this GT7 forum ? There are a bunch of very useful threads like :

Gran Turismo 7 Engine Swap Compatibility

As you'll be aware by now, GT7 has engine swaps! Yay! 🎉 The feature works by either gifting you an engine through a roulette ticket (rare in general tickets, some engine-specific tickets are available) or as expensive buyable items through the engine swap facility in GT Auto. Only some cars can...

www.gtplanet.net

It will show you which engine are available and which car(s) can use them.

I think I will not rush. My strategy is like it was:
1. Earn money (each month add 10M) so that it is 120M within a year. I will use them to get cars from invites and cars I care about like McLaren F1 for 20M
2. Try to get gold in F1 tracks
3. Compete on-line
4. (New) potentially get a rig this year, but I need to observe what is happening with Fanatec

And yes, I do check the first page, but not yet 100% sure how to navigate. I mostly use search and this is how I found threads for MB41 and 43:-)

 

[Lomic]

And yes, I do check the first page, but not yet 100% sure how to navigate. I mostly use search and this is how I found threads for MB41 and 43:-)

On the top of the thread list, there are pinned threads that are very useful.

 

[Nebuc72]

Not even sure what is the point of that comment. I am enjoying every minute of GT7.

Don't worry about that guy, he has a strange obsession with cropping up everywhere to let everyone know how much he hates the game and how people are wrong for enjoying it.

Yet, he can't stay off a forum dedicated to it. Very odd fella.

 

[skydragon49]

I now see that I need to be collector level 50 to be able to do it. I am 43. Probably some week/months to go. Also, I have civic 98 not 93. Also ok?

You'll get up to level 50 in no time, no worries.

I have driven the '98 and it is one of those cars that are already too good even in its stock form. I haven't messed up with its tuning sheet yet, but I think it is as friendly as the '93 one.

Keep in mind that the engine you have in storage (B18C) is not compatible with the Civic '98. For this one you would need a K20. You can buy it from the GT auto and it is not crazy expensive. Just saying this in case you are a penny pincher when it comes down to your credits.