RKM Motorsport - Tuned Tuners - May '13
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VTiRojThanks for the video! I always enjoy your vids.I didn't fully tune the 512 because the tyres are so skinny, any additonal power on sports tyres would just overpower it completely.
That's why I sold my Maxed one and kept yours. Understeers too much
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Yes. 👍 That's fine.
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Well I just dived into the NCD to pick up a 512 and looks like I'll have to wait to test it out 
she's looking good in two-tone black and yellow (uh huh, you know what it is...) 
and ready to, uhh...hopefully not kill me as much as usual? I might even put racing softs on and give that a blast too, see if I can't surprise a few 500pp try-hards in their X2010s power-limiter-cheating-scum NSX Type Rs and all that crap online with a good and honest Ferrari...with Porsche engine technology and wheels stolen from the Benz Motor Carriage 
Stay tuned for a hilarious review, provided I survive this deathtrap
she's looking good in two-tone black and yellow (uh huh, you know what it is...) and ready to, uhh...hopefully not kill me as much as usual? I might even put racing softs on and give that a blast too, see if I can't surprise a few 500pp try-hards in their Stay tuned for a hilarious review, provided I survive this deathtrap
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Well now! I got to use the 512 at last, so time for a review...
After the fiasco of the 458 blandmobile, I spotted RKM's 512BB setup and immediately powered up the old P-S-Triple to buy yet another 512 and see how long it took before I sold the car out of frustration again. So I bought the car, pulled out rolls of carpeting, miles of wiring and even took out the windows to make it lighter, sent the shell off for some black and yellow black and yellow paint while I changed the oil. Oops.
Now, as I mentioned, this is not to be my first Berlinetta...I bought my first very early, jumping at the chance of having a cheap classic Ferrari, before promptly leaving my bowels in my underwear and rage-selling the 🤬
Bravely I risked buying it twice more, once as an attempt at challenging my tuning AND driving abilities, and once to try out a few of the tunes right here on GTP. And as you might guess, more brown trousers and more sideways rage from the ItalianStallion mule. So now I return to the 512 for the 4th time, praying that the might of RKM might have beaten the mule into line a little bit.
The first test: A-Spec Amateur - European Classic Car Championship @ Côte ďAzur
I have never wished for grid starts to return so much, seeing the lineup for this race...still, watching the car (that will forever be known to me as Project Khalifa) roll round to the starting line was an apprehensive few seconds, before the street legal rubber on those absurdly narrow Volk rims shot me forwards into the back of the Alfa Giulia infront of me. Good start then. After untangling bumpers, I pointed the now dented nose towards Sainte Devote and prepared for the worst. What I got instead was the most fun since my Jaguar E-Type on the 'Ring. After giggling all the way round Monaco for 2 laps, all I can say is Me Gusta. Whatever RKM did to this car, they were reading my thoughts when they did it.
Since my first encounter with the 512BB, after being told it was tail-happy, I expected a fun and fast classic that would follow your lead like an excited puppy. Instead I got a grumpy Rottweiler, ignorant and a bit too powerful. Other tunes I tried on cars 2 and 3 just tried to add bigger spiked collars and muzzles, but now RKM have applied the Harry Potter school of thought and just turned it into that cute little Andrex puppy, all fun and joy with a few surprises too...on sports soft rubber the BB is amazing. You can brake delicately and take corners at some very surprising speed, gently feeding power and letting that F12 engine do it's noisy thing, propelling you towards the next bend. Or if you feel like it, you can lead it into corners on the brakes, boot the throttle and the little rear tyres squeal and slide around, still perfectly controlled and happy to take orders while billowing tyre smoke at the redline, still propelling you out of full-on Tokyo Drift mode and back into classic supercar mode until you want to release it again.
This car has finally become the complete joy to drive that I expected it to be. Forget trying to beat NSXs online, forget trying to out-handle the Elise or out-accelerate any opponent, this car is pure excitement. It never decided mid-drift to buck and throw me into a wall, and never did it decide to lose power and back down...it never just gave up and understeered randomly either. This car definitely gets a 5-star 10/10 from me, for fulfilling my dreams of what a classic supercar should be, all giggles and fun no matter what you do with it. And you don't even need slicks!
After the fiasco of the 458 blandmobile, I spotted RKM's 512BB setup and immediately powered up the old P-S-Triple to buy yet another 512 and see how long it took before I sold the car out of frustration again. So I bought the car, pulled out rolls of carpeting, miles of wiring and even took out the windows to make it lighter, sent the shell off for some black and yellow black and yellow paint
while I changed the oil. Oops.Now, as I mentioned, this is not to be my first Berlinetta...I bought my first very early, jumping at the chance of having a cheap classic Ferrari, before promptly leaving my bowels in my underwear and rage-selling the 🤬
Bravely I risked buying it twice more, once as an attempt at challenging my tuning AND driving abilities, and once to try out a few of the tunes right here on GTP. And as you might guess, more brown trousers and more sideways rage from the Italian
The first test: A-Spec Amateur - European Classic Car Championship @ Côte ďAzur
I have never wished for grid starts to return so much, seeing the lineup for this race...still, watching the car (that will forever be known to me as Project Khalifa) roll round to the starting line was an apprehensive few seconds, before the street legal rubber on those absurdly narrow Volk rims shot me forwards into the back of the Alfa Giulia infront of me. Good start then. After untangling bumpers, I pointed the now dented nose towards Sainte Devote and prepared for the worst. What I got instead was the most fun since my Jaguar E-Type on the 'Ring. After giggling all the way round Monaco for 2 laps, all I can say is Me Gusta. Whatever RKM did to this car, they were reading my thoughts when they did it.
Since my first encounter with the 512BB, after being told it was tail-happy, I expected a fun and fast classic that would follow your lead like an excited puppy. Instead I got a grumpy Rottweiler, ignorant and a bit too powerful. Other tunes I tried on cars 2 and 3 just tried to add bigger spiked collars and muzzles, but now RKM have applied the Harry Potter school of thought and just turned it into that cute little Andrex puppy, all fun and joy
with a few surprises too...on sports soft rubber the BB is amazing. You can brake delicately and take corners at some very surprising speed, gently feeding power and letting that F12 engine do it's noisy thing, propelling you towards the next bend. Or if you feel like it, you can lead it into corners on the brakes, boot the throttle and the little rear tyres squeal and slide around, still perfectly controlled and happy to take orders while billowing tyre smoke at the redline, still propelling you out of full-on Tokyo Drift mode and back into classic supercar mode until you want to release it again.This car has finally become the complete joy to drive that I expected it to be. Forget trying to beat NSXs online, forget trying to out-handle the Elise or out-accelerate any opponent, this car is pure excitement. It never decided mid-drift to buck and throw me into a wall, and never did it decide to lose power and back down...it never just gave up and understeered randomly either. This car definitely gets a 5-star 10/10 from me, for fulfilling my dreams of what a classic supercar should be, all giggles and fun no matter what you do with it. And you don't even need slicks!
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Roj Why haven't I heard a peep from you about my tank?! You should be done with those two requests now right? And RJ, you back in the groove yet? I want my Quattro back. Preferably sometime this century.
MORE REVIEWS YET?
I'll get onto the Quattro once I redo my RX-7, which is now Bright Jade.
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No time yet la so much has happened these two weeks so much broken hearts and pre-exam exams and crap like that. That and the fact that I need actually build the damn cars first and I'm too broke for thatMORE REVIEWS YET?
I'll get onto the Quattro once I redo my RX-7, which is now Bright Jade.
And I despise grinding.
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Yeah... I hope you don't mind the suprise mind reading! That restraining order isn't needed I assure you!
I love those cute little buggers. I want one, or two... or three...
Sorry I just like Andrex puppies. Thanks for the review!
The 512 is one of those cars that really shine with an appropriate setup. I just thought forget trying to make it into something it's not, lets just keep it classic. So yeah, thanks for the entertaining review and the Andrex puppy! Roj………Why haven't I heard a peep from you about my tank?! You should be done with those two requests now right? And RJ, you back in the groove yet? I want my Quattro back. Preferably sometime this century.
I only finished the FT-86 today. I'll do your tank after I'm done doing other things.
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Since when is running an Enzo around La Sarthe for twenty minutes grinding?No time yet la so much has happened these two weeks so much broken hearts and pre-exam exams and crap like that. That and the fact that I need actually build the damn cars first and I'm too broke for that
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Since twenty minutes is enough time for me to do an entire maths page, every second counts and I'd rather have fun reviewing and racing rather than grinding.Since when is running an Enzo around La Sarthe for twenty minutes grinding?
My GT5 schedule-
Mon-Fri: Car/tune review (1)
Sat: Finish review/drag with monkeys for a bit/try my hand at this 'Touge' thing with the Brownmobile
Sun: Plan for Monday, too worn out for grinding in an Enzo.
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This is actually a really good tune
I bought the car yesterday from UCD and start driving it. Wasnt much good. However, i realised you guys had the tune here!So i tuned the car with your settings and VOILA!
A monstermachine Got it all maxed out, soft slicks. Its just like crazy glue! i can smack it around and it wont go beserk on me
I love this Whats your secret? 
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If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret.
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Oh you.
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Oh you.
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Chill out bro.
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On topic... I never really have anything to say.
I'd be updating my old and obscure reviews with pictures, much like what Onboy123 did.
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On topic... I never really have anything to say.
Oh yea, forgot to tell you. That R34 'road trip' thing now has some pictures to go with it.
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On topic... I never really have anything to say.
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Why not paste El Toro Diablo's review?
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