Increased HP after the new update?

[TheGuy]

I have heard that people have managed to get more power out of their cars recently. For example a few people have said that the Skyline R34 now gets 810hp broken in and the GT-R Spec V gets 890hp.

Can anyone confirm this?

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

First I've heard of this. Will have to do some testing later.

 

[Nish]

I thought so as well as my stock R34's now have around 350hp after fresh oil, newer Impreza's and Evo's also are at about 330hp. Don't think they were that high before.

All cars I noticed were standards as it's all I drive.

 

[TheGuy]

I thought so as well as my stock R34's now have around 350hp after fresh oil, newer Impreza's and Evo's also are at about 330hp. Don't think they were that high before.

All cars I noticed were standards as it's all I drive.

I think all cars gain HP again after 2000miles. I'm at 1700 miles with my GT-R so I should find out soon.

 

[Nish]

I think all cars gain HP again after 2000miles. I'm at 1700 miles with my GT-R so I should find out soon.

Ok let us know, I have over 80 standard Skylines and I'm sure I never had one near 350hp stock before. Used cars usually start already broken in, so they are definitely at or near their peak but that was the same story when I was only getting about 325hp from the R34's.

 

[GTP_Monkey]

I think all cars gain HP again after 2000miles. I'm at 1700 miles with my GT-R so I should find out soon.

Err NO, they reach there maximun after breakin arount 170 to 220 miles and when oil changed at said mileage.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

I have test like 6 cars so far and I don't see any increase in max hp since the last update. Cars I've tested still have the same max hp as they always have.

 

[Nish]

Now I know for sure they have been changed. I bought a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo it was listed as having 276hp, without changing anything I went to GT Auto it now says 315hp stock. If I go to engine rebuild it then goes up to 331hp. The car updated to it's current 315 from 276 with nothing done at all that proves it has been changed during the install process after you get into the car.

Bought another this time a Suzuki Alto Works RS-Z '97. Bought it with 63hp and when I got to GT Auto it had 60hp it also says 60hp in my garage.

 

[Famine]

Now I know for sure they have been changed. I bought a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo it was listed as having 276hp, without changing anything I went to GT Auto it now says 315hp stock. If I go to engine rebuild it then goes up to 331hp. The car updated to it's current 315 from 276 with nothing done at all that proves it has been changed during the install process after you get into the car.

Nope.

That's advertised horsepower (under the Japanese Gentleman's Agreement) and actual rated horsepower. Almost no "276hp" car will actually have 276hp because they didn't.

A similar thing applies to the 63hp Kei Car limit you also note.

 

[Nish]

And the 611hp 599 I just bought premium that jumped down to 595hp. It has changed. I understand the manufacturers claimed numbers and what the cars actually have. My 1999 R34 has 347hp stock, it has never been that high. All my GT-R's newer than 1997 have over 300hp with even with dirty oil and beat up engines. I know for fact my R33's used to be around 284hp.

 

[Famine]

And the 611hp 599 I just bought premium that jumped down to 595hp. It has changed.

No it hasn't....

Nope.

That's advertised horsepower ... and actual rated horsepower.

Since v1.00 if you went and bought a Ferrari 599 it'd have 594hp in your garage overview screen and 595hp in the car's settings/view screen. It's in the car database file stuck to the top of this forum. If you don't believe me, delete the game data file - you'll now be playing off the disc release version and you'll see exactly the same thing occurring. Of course you'll have to reinstall 3Gb of updates afterwards...

It has always been like that. It's been like that in all other GT games to date - I don't know of a single car off the top of my head which has had same advertised power as the rated power in the garage.

 

[Nish]

Ok if it has been noted before than I'll agree but I for sure haven't noticed it before.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

As much as it pains me to have to agree with a mod (just kidding Famine) he is right, nothing has changed. You prpbably just didn't notice it before.

 

[Master__Shake_]

Now I know for sure they have been changed. I bought a Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo it was listed as having 276hp, without changing anything I went to GT Auto it now says 315hp stock. If I go to engine rebuild it then goes up to 331hp... ...Bought it with 63hp and when I got to GT Auto it had 60hp it also says 60hp in my garage.

And the 611hp 599 I just bought premium that jumped down to 595hp. It has changed. I understand the manufacturers claimed numbers and what the cars actually have. My 1999 R34 has 347hp stock, it has never been that high.

Mileage & oil changes have everything to do with this. A premium car with 0 miles needs an oil change to mostly meet its advertised horsepower rating, sometimes it becomes higher. Breaking will increase this by 10-25hp, depending on the base rating of horsepower and also how responsive the vehicle's motor is to engine modifications.

I'll use this as an example: I had a '99 Viper GTS in my garage as stock with ~40k miles on it. Maxed out with tuning mods it was around 890hp, but jumped to 935 with oil change and 977 with engine rebuild. The '66 Shelby Cobra also has 715hp when fully modded at 0 miles and ~760 when fully broken in.

As for stock vehicles bought straight from the NCD, they will almost never have actual advertised horsepower. And true to real life, a true motor won't create maximum horsepower until its properly broken in with 3-5k miles or more. This game stresses early engine fatigue to the extreme, but it does display a somewhat realistic system of power loss.