Special/Ultimate Parts

TFSI400
I’d argue there is a reason to keep the special parts exclusive to the roulette. And it’s just that - to keep them exclusive. Same as the engine swaps. Neither would feel special when a few hours at Spa, Le Mans or Sardegna would pretty much guarantee you enough funds to access them (or Tokyo with that toy car, if you have no soul). Look how easy it is to grind for a 10M car in Legendary. There are countless players who have all manner of eye-wateringly expensive cars in their GT garage. So there’s nothing special about that. The same would apply to special parts if it was only a matter of money.

Now whether PD need to work on the way the roulette works in terms of the chances a player has to win a special part or engine swap, and whether they also need to vastly expand on the number of different special parts and swaps available, that’s another thing entirely.

PD were right to bring back some unicorn features. Special parts feel special, because they’re so elusive. There wouldn’t be threads like this if these parts were available for purchase. There’d be no mystique. It’s just a shame they’re so sparse in number, and it’s a shame the roulette system itself seems so deliberately skewed towards delivering the most disappointing prize of the few flashed under our noses.

I think it’s a case of the reality falling well short of PD’s vision. I’m sure this isn’t exactly how Kaz imagined it. And I’m sure that’s the case because the game got kicked onto sale before it was anything like the all-encompassing experience we were led to anticipate.

I remain optimistic. Just.
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I would agree with you on the point that these special parts should feel rewarding... if the actual process behind getting them was fair and rewarding, that is. Considering you can only get 1 roulette a day, with a 2% chance for it to be a special part, AND a 1/400 chance that it's even for the car you want, I can't say there's much "pride and accomplisment" behind earning these parts.

Personally, if I wanted to make the parts feel exclusive without being too luck-based, I'd probably add a special type of roulette ticket that can only give you a special part.
 
TFSI400
I’d argue there is a reason to keep the special parts exclusive to the roulette. And it’s just that - to keep them exclusive. Same as the engine swaps. Neither would feel special when a few hours at Spa, Le Mans or Sardegna would pretty much guarantee you enough funds to access them (or Tokyo with that toy car, if you have no soul). Look how easy it is to grind for a 10M car in Legendary. There are countless players who have all manner of eye-wateringly expensive cars in their GT garage. So there’s nothing special about that. The same would apply to special parts if it was only a matter of money.

Now whether PD need to work on the way the roulette works in terms of the chances a player has to win a special part or engine swap, and whether they also need to vastly expand on the number of different special parts and swaps available, that’s another thing entirely.

PD were right to bring back some unicorn features. Special parts feel special, because they’re so elusive. There wouldn’t be threads like this if these parts were available for purchase. There’d be no mystique. It’s just a shame they’re so sparse in number, and it’s a shame the roulette system itself seems so deliberately skewed towards delivering the most disappointing prize of the few flashed under our noses.

I think it’s a case of the reality falling well short of PD’s vision. I’m sure this isn’t exactly how Kaz imagined it. And I’m sure that’s the case because the game got kicked onto sale before it was anything like the all-encompassing experience we were led to anticipate.

I remain optimistic. Just.
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The main problem is we can't farm/acquire tickets. If we could, it'd be much easier to win the parts while still making you work for them.

I used to think most of these parts sucked, but it seems there are quite a few that upgrade the engine enough to make a large difference. Also there's cars with High Lift Cam S and I can't pass an opportunity to make my cars rev higher.
 
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I really hope the way we can obtain special parts changes, as it stands now we won’t be able to get for the most cars we want it for, make them winnable from special events, or make so we can farm more than one roulettes per day, i think almost no one will be able to fully upgrade any car as it stands now, some cars have 4 special parts that you need to fully upgrade it the chsnces you get that is almost impossible even after 2 years
 
yeah buddy
 

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Any signs of getting Diff Aspirations for a Car? It bothers me that most of the cars are restricted to either Turbo or Supercharger. I need a Turbo C4 and a Supercharged Merci stat lol.
 
So at this point, I'd say it's pretty common knowledge that almost every road car in the game has unlockable Titanium Conrods and Pistons, and almost every FR and 4WD car has an unlockable Carbon Propeller Shaft. There are also plenty of cars with unlockable Stage 5 Weight Reduction (although this just reduces the weight by the same amount as Stage 3 would on other cars), but what about the other 5 power upgrades? Below, I've listed every car that is known to be compatible with these special upgrades, from both this thread and elsewhere. If the HP difference from installing the upgrade is known, I'll add that too.

Ultra-High RPM Turbo:
  • Bugatti Veyron 16.4 [1213>1322 hp]
  • Bugatti Chiron [1796>1851 hp]
  • Fiat 500 F [73>??? hp]
  • Ferrari F40 [736>??? hp]
  • Mazda RX-7 Spirit R [499>586 hp]
  • RE Amemiya RX-7 [512>537 hp]
  • Nissan 300ZX [691>??? hp]
  • Nissan Fairlady 240ZG [420>??? hp]
  • Nissan GT-R R35 [933>??? hp]
  • Nissan GT-R R35 Safety Car [945>972 hp]
  • Nissan GT-R R35 Nismo [946>992 hp]
  • Nissan Skyline R32 [717>??? hp]
  • Nissan Skyline R33 [749>??? hp]
  • Nissan Skyline R34 [785>??? hp]
  • Subaru BRZ Drift Car [1195>1232 hp]
  • Toyota Supra RZ [777>??? hp]
High-RPM S Supercharger:
  • Chevrolet Corvette C3 Convertible [646>??? hp]
  • Chevrolet Corvette C3 Stingray [778>??? hp]
  • Ford GT40 Mark I [587>??? hp]
  • Jaguar D-Type [394>??? hp]
  • Mazda Roadster ND [269>??? hp]
  • Mazda Roadster ND NR-A [283>??? hp]
  • Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am [481>??? hp]
Bore Up S:
  • Audi TT 3.2 Quattro [427>452 hp]
  • BAC Mono [369>377 hp]
  • Mercedes A 45 AMG [535>558 hp]
  • Peugeot RCZ [335>355 hp]
  • Toyota GR Supra '19 [704>732 hp]
  • VW Scirocco R [488>516 hp]
Stroke Up S:
  • DMC DeLorean S2 [315>331 hp]
  • Honda NSX-R '02 [572>598 hp]
  • Toyota S-FR Racing Concept [451>464 hp]
High Lift Camshaft S:
  • Alpine A110 '17 [432>464 hp]
  • Aston Martin DB11 [875>933 hp]
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage [688>735 hp]
  • Audi TT 3.2 Quattro [427>??? hp]
  • BMW M4 Safety Car [665>731 hp]
  • Chevrolet Corvette C8 [897>964 hp]
  • DMC DeLorean S2 [315>341 hp]
  • Ferrari Enzo [860>914 hp]
  • Honda Civic Type-R FK2 [462>492 hp]
  • Honda Civic Type-R FK8 [508>540 hp]
  • Honda NSX-R '02 [572>614 hp]
  • Honda NSX '17 [852>893 hp]
  • Jaguar F-Type R [755>808 hp]
  • Lexus LC 500 [672>720 hp]
  • Lexus RC F [665>713 hp]
  • Maserati GranTurismo S [647>692 hp]
  • Nissan 370Z [633>679 hp]
  • Nissan Z Performance [757>796 hp]
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991) [686>727 hp]
  • Porsche Cayman GT4 [532>567 hp]
  • Renault Clio '15 [410>418 hp]
  • Renault Megane RS/Safety Car [470>490 hp]
  • Toyota Crown Athlete [597>639 hp]
  • Toyota Crown Athlete Safety Car [579>619 hp]
  • Toyota 86 GT/Subaru BRZ '15 [365>391 hp]
  • Toyota 86 GT Limited/Subaru BRZ STI Sport [366>393 hp]
  • Toyota 86 GRMN [397>??? hp]
  • Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ '21 [398>425 hp]
Of course, if any other cars are compatible with these upgrades, let me know and I'll edit the post.
 
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hyperspeed980
So at this point, I'd say it's pretty common knowledge that almost every road car in the game has unlockable Titanium Conrods and Pistons, and almost every FR and 4WD car has an unlockable Carbon Propeller Shaft. There are also plenty of cars with unlockable Stage 5 Weight Reduction (although this just reduces the weight by the same amount as Stage 3 would on other cars), but what about the other 5 power upgrades? Below, I've listed every car that is known to be compatible with these special upgrades, from both this thread and elsewhere.

Ultra-High RPM Turbo:
  • Skyline R32
  • Skyline R33
  • Skyline R34
  • GT-R R35
  • GT-R R35 Nismo
  • GT-R R35 Safety Car
  • Supra RZ
  • RX-7 Spirit R
  • RE Amemiya RX-7
  • BRZ Drift Car
  • Ferrari F40
  • Veyron 16.4

High-RPM S Supercharger:
  • Corvette C3 Stingray
  • Corvette C3 Convertible
  • Firebird Trans-Am

Bore Up S:
  • Scirocco R
  • TT 3.2 Quattro
  • GR Supra RZ '19
  • BAC Mono

Stroke Up S:
  • NSX-R '02
  • DeLorean S2
  • S-FR Racing Concept

High-Lift Camshaft S:
  • Crown Athlete
  • Aston DB11
  • DeLorean S2

Of course, if any other cars are compatible with these upgrades, let me know and I'll edit the post.
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Excellent Work!!!

I’ll look forward to seeing you update this when more options become available. It’s not unreasonable to hope PD really expand on things in the future. Hopefully this list grows much more in time. Thanks for taking the time to put this together 🙂
 
hyperspeed980
Wow. I just checked and... You're completely right.
Now I wonder why. If this thing doesn't gain at least 500hp from that turbo then I'll be damned.
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Add the 2015 Mazda Roadster S (ND) to the Supercharger (High-RPM S) list.

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If only the internal engine S components (stroke/bore/high-lift cam) could be gleaned from the settings sheet without having them installed,....

Add the 1971 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (HS30) to the Ultra-High RPM turbo list...and the 1989 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX TT 2seater to the turbo list.
 
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Eggstor
Add the 2015 Mazda Roadster S (ND) to the Supercharger (High-RPM S) list.

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If only the internal engine S components (stroke/bore/high-lift cam) could be gleaned from the settings sheet without having them installed,....

Add the 1971 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (HS30) to the Ultra-High RPM turbo list...and the 1989 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX TT 2seater to the turbo list.
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Added!
Side note: now I'm curious whether the High-RPM turbo or the S Supercharger is better for the MX-5. So many questions... so few good roulettes.
 
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hyperspeed980
So at this point, I'd say it's pretty common knowledge that almost every road car in the game has unlockable Titanium Conrods and Pistons, and almost every FR and 4WD car has an unlockable Carbon Propeller Shaft. There are also plenty of cars with unlockable Stage 5 Weight Reduction (although this just reduces the weight by the same amount as Stage 3 would on other cars), but what about the other 5 power upgrades? Below, I've listed every car that is known to be compatible with these special upgrades, from both this thread and elsewhere.

Ultra-High RPM Turbo:
  • Nissan Skyline R32
  • Nissan Skyline R33
  • Nissan Skyline R34
  • Nissan GT-R R35
  • Nissan GT-R R35 Nismo
  • Nissan GT-R R35 Safety Car
  • Toyota Supra RZ
  • Nissan 300ZX
  • Nissan Fairlady 240ZG
  • Mazda RX-7 Spirit R
  • RE Amemiya RX-7
  • Falken BRZ Drift Car
  • Ferrari F40
  • Bugatti Veyron 16.4
  • Fiat 500 F (yes, I know)

High-RPM S Supercharger:
  • Chevrolet Corvette C3 Stingray
  • Chevrolet Corvette C3 Convertible
  • Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am
  • Mazda Roadster ND

Bore Up S:
  • VW Scirocco R
  • Audi TT 3.2 Quattro
  • Mercedes A 45 AMG
  • Toyota GR Supra RZ '19
  • BAC Mono

Stroke Up S:
  • Honda NSX-R '02
  • DMC DeLorean S2
  • Toyota S-FR Racing Concept

High-Lift Camshaft S:
  • Toyota Crown Athlete
  • Aston Martin DB11
  • DMC DeLorean S2

Of course, if any other cars are compatible with these upgrades, let me know and I'll edit the post.
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Z Performance '23 High Lift Camshaft S. Pulled the ticket.
 
Would it not be safe to say that if a car has high lift camshaft, the s part should be availble to win, but considering how rare those special parts is we proably never know what cars has exactly what part avalable until we played the game for a year or maybe more
 
Well guys, I’ve somehow just won a 6 star ticket. The only other time that happened was after the server downtime a while ago (or maybe it was completing the menu book). Anyway, I’m going to see what it brings. Hoping for an engine but perhaps an S part to add to the list. Stay tuned…

ETA: False alarm. I only won a Veneno 😏
 

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TFSI400
Well guys, I’ve somehow just won a 6 star ticket. The only other time that happened was after the server downtime a while ago (or maybe it was completing the menu book). Anyway, I’m going to see what it brings. Hoping for an engine but perhaps an S part to add to the list. Stay tuned…

ETA: False alarm. I only won a Veneno 😏
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I've had one six star ticket in all my workout's so far, I can't remember what I got from it tho but I am still awaiting my first engine!
 
TFSI400
Well guys, I’ve somehow just won a 6 star ticket. The only other time that happened was after the server downtime a while ago (or maybe it was completing the menu book). Anyway, I’m going to see what it brings. Hoping for an engine but perhaps an S part to add to the list. Stay tuned…

ETA: False alarm. I only won a Veneno 😏
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Apparently the 5 and 6-star tickets can only pull cars or gold bars. Further proving that the 4-stars are actually the best :lol:
 
I’ve noticed quite a few of us have won the Stroke Up S for the NSX Type R. I’m starting to wonder whether some S Parts are less elusive than others 🤔

ETA: I tagged Famine and messaged Scaff a few days ago regarding getting the thread moved, and I haven’t had a response. So it’s probably safe to assume it’s staying put. I think there might be an upside to this, though. I get the feeling if the thread was in the main section it’d get a load of illiterate ‘contributions’ from people that just want to moan about the roulette. So perhaps it’s for the best we stay in a subforum.
 
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