RKM Motorsport - Tuned Tuners - May '13

[Dragonthing]

The 2.0 haz tahbo.

And I haz a job nao I work for McDonalds now...

 

[Onboy123]

And I haz a job nao I work for McDonalds now...

You got Roj's job! He's supposed to be a cleaner or waiter at McDonalds but refused to accept his fate and is surfing the net for a job.

 

[XDesperado67]

And I haz a job nao I work for McDonalds now...

Congratulations on the job...do we all get free ice cream now?

 

[Onboy123]

Congratulations on the job...do we all get free ice cream now?

I want chicken nuggets!

 

[Dragonthing]

No free ice creams! At least, I don't think so...was not gonna risk asking how much free food I get

I want chicken nuggets!

You are a nugget

 

[CyKosis1973]

I am serious, I never heard of them, and I prefer RKM so I am planted here like a rock.

Praiano isn't a "them", he's a "he". Much as I love the work our RKM do, you should really broaden your horizons. Praiano has produced a massive body of work and knows what he's doing, have a look in the Federation of International Tuners at the top of this forum. There should be an archive of all the Shootouts held to date and our Praiano features highly, as do the RKM guys.

There are also plenty of other garages and tuners in here who do sterling work. Don't thumb your nose at them and limit yourself to just one thread, Sir... 👍

{Cy}

 

[Onboy123]

Praiano isn't a "them", he's a "he". Much as I love the work our RKM do, you should really broaden your horizons. Praiano has produced a massive body of work and knows what he's doing, have a look in the Federation of International Tuners at the top of this forum. There should be an archive of all the Shootouts held to date and our Praiano features highly, as do the RKM guys. Apart from in the Rally Shootout, that is.

There are also plenty of other garages and tuners in here who do sterling work. Don't thumb your nose at them and limit yourself to just one thread, Sir... 👍

{Cy}

Fixed.

And yea, join the dark side and step out of RKM's gates, there's a lot more out there than one thread and one brand of cars. *coughcoughFerraricoughcough*

 

[VTiRoj]

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Are you intending to have a fourth tuner in your house?

No, you're just somehow seeing the old banners for me and RJ. Clear your cache. All 3 should look the same as Dragonthing's banner.

Tuner-ism ftl.

By the way Roj, my NSX is still using the old tune, but I have to say, it is still nothing short of a masterpiece. Kicked a M3 GTR race car's arse to hell and back on Suzuka.

Umm... What happened last night? I see quotes that don't exist and daan popping in to clear up a mess.

Ah well, each to their own. The tuning forum doesn't end at RKM and Ferraris though.

Anyway, one more thing Roj, the old NSX 3rd Anni tune was just clocked doing a 2:01.634 lap around Suzuka with me driving. I admit it's on RS tyres, but that's still a facking quick lap that even most touring cars will fail to reach.

Like here. What on earth happened?

I drive my NSX online with RS tyres too these days, since everyone else does.

A review of the RKM GTO/VR4:

Overall, the RKM GTO is an incredible car, especially with the front spring rate trick. It'd make for a great learner's car for picking the appropriate racing line for a variety of turns given its handling characteristics. It certainly breaks the stereotype of heavy front end in a 4WD = understeer.

Oh and thank you RKM for bringing the GTO back into the fray.

I think you've said it all. Thanks for the detailed review as always! It's hardly a trick, it's how I normally tune. GT5 tuning is not the same as real life so I don't use any real life settings. But yeah the 3000GT/GTO did need a good push to get back into the top spot and I'm glad we've managed that.

Thanks can I get a tune from you guys

Not from such a short review, no. Sorry.

Mini reviews!!
NSX-R 3rd Anniversary-

The NSX has actually gotten a fair bit faster since Spec 2. It's funny how a small update and some suspension tweaks gave it such a boost. The rest, well there's no point me copying and pasting from previous review replies.

Oi Roj, I think you can just take the Castrol Supra out of the archives and into the new list of tunes without any changes at all, there is nothing different about the car's handling , it's just as easy to drive and just as mind numbingly quick. It lapped Suzuka in 1:55.140 without me breaking a sweat and with the turbo taken off.

Deathscythe seems to be cleared too, just as murderous and murderously quick as before. Mind you, that's on RS tyres and the car feels a tad more remote.

I'd rather test them myself before doing that and Deathscythe always behaved itself on RS tyres. Also taking the turbo off the Supra would of course tame it more.

And I haz a job nao I work for McDonalds now...

Congrats! Now give me free burgers.

 

[Onboy123]

Umm... What happened last night? I see quotes that don't exist and daan popping in to clear up a mess.


Like here. What on earth happened?

I drive my NSX online with RS tyres too these days, since everyone else does.

Spammer/Advertiser was around, so we took care of it with swift and German-esque efficiency. Daan then came in and took care if it with equally swift and German-equse efficiency.

We're telling off Linguine (or something) for not leaving the RKM garage doors.

Yea, and it is so much fun kicking 550PP arse. All the online race lobbies I entered today ended with someone ragequitting and me taking the win at Suzuka with a few seconds to spare I weellyy weellly <3 mah NSX <3<3

 

[uMadson?]

Spammer/Advertiser was around, so we took care of it with swift and German-esque efficiency. Daan then came in and took care if it with equally swift and German-equse efficiency.

We're telling off Linkueigman for not leaving the RKM garage doors.

Yea, and it is so much fun kicking 550PP arse. All the online race lobbies I entered today ended with someone ragequitting and me taking the win at Suzuka with a few seconds to spare I weellyy weellly <3 mah NSX <3<3

That's the spelling of his name for your information. But if his name is really Linguine, then I'd totally eat him

 

[VTiRoj]

Spammer/Advertiser was around, so we took care of it with swift and German-esque efficiency. Daan then came in and took care if it with equally swift and German-equse efficiency.

We're telling off Linguine (or something) for not leaving the RKM garage doors.

Yea, and it is so much fun kicking 550PP arse. All the online race lobbies I entered today ended with someone ragequitting and me taking the win at Suzuka with a few seconds to spare I weellyy weellly <3 mah NSX <3<3

Oh okay. I thought something worse happened.

I love my NSX army.

 

[uMadson?]

I love my NSX army.

But among all your NSX'es, I love the OG one the most and I know that you know it too.

 

[CyKosis1973]

Fixed.

And yea, join the dark side and step out of RKM's gates, there's a lot more out there than one thread and one brand of cars. *coughcoughFerraricoughcough*

I'm sure the guys will be delighted to be reminded about their rallying misadventures, and thanks for reminding me how awesomely well my Dirty Pug did

How'd the 206 RC work out for you..??

{Cy}

 

[Dragonthing]

I'm sure the guys will be delighted to be reminded about their rallying misadventures, and thanks for reminding me how awesomely well my Dirty Pug did

How'd the 206 RC work out for you..??

{Cy}

Totally off topic from stuff, but thanks for reminding me about my snowy Scooby that I need to upload...

 

[Onboy123]

I'm sure the guys will be delighted to be reminded about their rallying misadventures, and thanks for reminding me how awesomely well my Dirty Pug did

How'd the 206 RC work out for you..??

{Cy}

Oh I loved it, it's so much of a hot hatch, what a 206 RC should have been.

 

[CyKosis1973]

Totally off topic from stuff, but thanks for reminding me about my snowy Scooby that I need to upload...

You're telling me there's a topic in here somewhere..??

Get the Scubaroo up girl, let's see what it's like. I picked up the full-blown 206 Rally Car the other day. Took it for a spin and scared myself. If I muster up the courage, I'll have another go at it. Did you fancy having a crack at taming it..?? I can dupe and fire you a copy...

Oh I loved it, it's so much of a hot hatch, what a 206 RC should have been.

Did you do anything with the vanilla one I sent you..?? Or did you just thrash the arse off the 400PP one..??

{Cy}

 

[Onboy123]

You're telling me there's a topic in here somewhere..??

Get the Scubaroo up girl, let's see what it's like. I picked up the full-blown 206 Rally Car the other day. Took it for a spin and scared myself. If I muster up the courage, I'll have another go at it. Did you fancy having a crack at taming it..?? I can dupe and fire you a copy...



Did you do anything with the vanilla one I sent you..?? Or did you just thrash the arse off the 400PP one..??

{Cy}

I also wants to has a go in 206 Rally

I haven't done anything to the white one yet, as for the 400PP one? It's earned me 500,000 from merrily kicking ass grinding the compact car seasonals and I still haven't tired of it yet

 

[Dragonthing]

You're telling me there's a topic in here somewhere..??

Get the Scubaroo up girl, let's see what it's like. I picked up the full-blown 206 Rally Car the other day. Took it for a spin and scared myself. If I muster up the courage, I'll have another go at it. Did you fancy having a crack at taming it..?? I can dupe and fire you a copy...
{Cy}

Already got the 206 Rally, I'm still using a tweaked version of my SX4 tarmac tune and I shall try and get the Scooby up sometime soon...it's a bit, erm, specific though

 

[C-ZETA]

I love my NSX army.

How many men in your NSX army fully?

 

[Onboy123]

How many men in your NSX army fully?

Everyone who uses the NSX tune. So...around 300,000+ people.

 

[C-ZETA]

Everyone who uses the NSX tune. So...around 300,000+ people.

I meant as in the number of NSX's he has...not just counting the tunes here FYI.

 

[TankAss95]

Everyone who uses the NSX tune. So...around 300,000+ people.

Too right. The NSX is a near perfect car, and your tunes bring it even closer to perfection. The NSX has no obvious flaws, it's just the perfect driving machine. No wonder Gordon Murray based his McLaren F1 on it.

 

[che69velle]

what page are the touge tunes under?
thanks

 

[C-ZETA]

what page are the touge tunes under?
thanks

There's links to them on the first post.

 

[che69velle]

There's links to them on the first post.

thanks 👍

 

[Rotary Junkie]

thanks 👍

They're the Evora "Locust" and NSX Sidewinder.

 

[che69velle]

They're the Evora "Locust" and NSX Sidewinder.

oh, i'm not an mr guy i just need a 500pp without full customised trans on sports hard, per lotS rules. i have multiple tunes i made myself and i belive my car should be tuned by me, but i wanna see what RKM has to offer.

 

[VTiRoj]

But among all your NSX'es, I love the OG one the most and I know that you know it too.

Of course.

How many men in your NSX army fully?

300. Ask them what their profession is.

 

[metalcue]

@Roj: I was browsing the previous posts and I was thinking of taking in Praiano as the 4th tuner of RKM. His tunes are pretty solid as well and he's tuned a ton of cars. If ever Praiano's taken into the fold, RKM would be a very solid powerhouse of a tuning garage in GTP.

About the stiff front end trick for 4WDs with heavier front ends, I'm very much impressed how it turned out. Comparing the GTO with the RKM R8 and the Murcielago, the latter 2 have stiffer rears than fronts. I think you're stiffening the fore/aft springs depending on the car. Going back to the R8 & Murci, they do exhibit some understeer compared to the GTO. But like you said before, the understeer in the R8 & Murci are protective measures'.

 

[VTiRoj]

@Roj: I was browsing the previous posts and I was thinking of taking in Praiano as the 4th tuner of RKM. His tunes are pretty solid as well and he's tuned a ton of cars. If ever Praiano's taken into the fold, RKM would be a very solid powerhouse of a tuning garage in GTP.

About the stiff front end trick for 4WDs with heavier front ends, I'm very much impressed how it turned out. Comparing the GTO with the RKM R8 and the Murcielago, the latter 2 have stiffer rears than fronts. I think you're stiffening the fore/aft springs depending on the car. Going back to the R8 & Murci, they do exhibit some understeer compared to the GTO. But like you said before, the understeer in the R8 & Murci are protective measures'.

While I do agree Praiano is a superb tuner who clearly knows what he's doing, I think you'll have to agree that it's more fun to have 3-4 big tuner houses mixing it up out there than to have them all under one roof. We've been MFT's arch rivals for years and even though we're all great friends who'd do extremely well under the same banner, we find it more fun to be rivals. Competition brings a need to up your game. Tuning isn't fun if you're not constantly pushing yourself.

Besides which, we don't hire people based purely off their tuning skills. We're not some evil corporation. 👍

Ah but the R8 and Murcielago are mid-engined, which favour the stiffer rear suspension setups. Compare the GTO to another front-engined 4WD car and you'll see the stiffer front springs in both.