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- GTP_Orido
Ridox, I'm not usually interested in tuning 'cos I get the impression it's usually about making the cars easier to drive, and perhaps making them less realistic.
I'm interested in your replica tunes though 'cos it seems like you're making cars more realistic. I've got some questions:
- Do your tunes make the cars handle more realistically?
- Do your tunes sometimes make the cars harder to handle?
- On what information do you base your replica tunes? / How do you know that your tunes make the cars more like the real thing?
Thanks for the questions :
For replicas, I tried as close possible to replicate real life performance and stats ( HP, weight, torque, suspension, LSD, lap times ) if available. Take my Knight Sports RX7, Viper ACR-X and Top Fuel Civic for example, the tires also adjusted to make it able to get closer to the lap time, while still being realistic in grip level.
My tunes may not be suitable for everyone, just like any other tuner's tune, driving style alone will make some cars harder to drive. I also never use any aids, including no ABS when tuning, so when driver with ABS used driving my car, there may be side effects ( understeer + more stability - usually feels more tight ), but if trail braking is used with ABS used, these side effects usually also will be gone. Some of my tunes / replica are definitely harder to drive than when stock, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage V600 for example, more power and torque, more weight, comfort tires ( street tires to replicate actual car ), then you can see it will be much demanding even with great suspension + LSD.
I gather information from internet, car magazines and my own experiences with cars, some suspension settings are my own tuning, as most of toe, camber, spring rate, etc are hard to come by. When I can fulfill target lap time with similar tire, and performance stats, I know I am closest as possible to the real car.
I would recommend to try any one of these cars so you can get better idea of how I tune and unique cars I made :
Aston Martin V8 Vantage V600 - Comfort Soft/Sports Hard
Lamborghini Diablo GT2 '98 - 630HP, 564PP Racing Hard / Sports Soft
AUDI R8 LMS Ultra ( Audi Sport Team Phoenix ) '12 ver.1.03 - 528HP, 599PP Racing Hard
SRT VIPER SRT10 '08 ACR-X '10 640HP - Sports Medium
Top Fuel Zero 1000 Turbo Monster Honda Civic Type R '97 EK9 388PS-Sports Medium
Knight Sports FD3S MAZDA RX7 Spirit R Type A '02 Special Edition 402PS-Comfort Soft
BEE Racing BNR32 GTR '89 400PS
Hennessey Venom 600 GTS 600HP Comfort Soft
HOSAKA TUNING FACTORY Nissan Skyline BNR34 GTR Vspec II Nur '02 720PS-Sports Medium