Individual gear ratios

[fildunn]

i have plenty of tuned cars, many of which i am thoroughly happy with. the only thing i haven't done yet is tune individual gear ratios. i just use the max speed setting.

my question is how do you go about tuning individual gear? what to look for? where to start? etc.

any help would be appreciated especially any of the tuning garages advice.

thanks in advance.

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[///e30freak]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=116093

 

[nomis3613]

Hope this helps, it was written for GT4 but it'll get you in the right ballpark for GT5 ratios too:

STEP 3: GEARING
This is hard to explain, so I'll just describe a method which works for most cars, instead of delving deep into theory. Decide what maximum speed you want (remembering that higher max speed = less acceleration). Move the top gear slider all the way to the right, then adjust the final drive until this speed is achieved at maximum revs in top gear. Set 1st and 2nd gears all the way left, then space out 3rd, 4th and 5th gears evenly in between.

If a gear is causing wheelspin at low revs, then the ratio can be moved left without reducing acceleration, this will allow the other gears to be spaced closer together for better acceleration. For each track, the gears which are used most should be spaced as tightly as possible. For example if a track mostly uses 3rd and 4th gears: set 3rd as far left as possible and 4th as far to the right. Often 1st gear is only used for standing starts, because it just results in wheelspin for slow corners.

To take the ratio tuning even further, there is also something called a "tranny trick". Start your research on it here: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=188868&highlight=ratio#post4968877