Stop over tuning your car

[budious]

I'm not saying that putting turbos and whatnot on a car doesn't change the sound, I'm simply saying that cars won't sound the same.

And if all you can hear is the whine overpowering the rest of the engine, then you too need ears.

What view are you playing the game in? Third person view and cockpit view sound considerably different as well, I like the extra thuds and wacks I get when driving cockpit, as well as the engine and transmission seem somewhat muffled as if I have my helmet on or the car's body is deflecting some of the noise.

 

[Anxyous]

What view are you playing the game in? Third person view and cockpit view sound considerably different as well, I like the extra thuds and wacks I get when driving cockpit, as well as the engine and transmission seem somewhat muffled as if I have my helmet on or the car's body is deflecting some of the noise.

The view doesn't matter, the sounds are still different.

 

[TeddyBear-420]

I'm one of those who doesn't go overboard with engine upgrades.Most of the time many cars cannot handle gobs of power and handle pretty badly because of it.

When i upgrade my cars i will purchase these engine upgrades.
1.Stage 1 Engine
2.ECU
3.Sports Intake
4.Racing Air Filter
5.Titanium Racing Exhaust
6.Sports Header
7.Sports Catalytic Converter

90% of the time with these upgrades your car has pretty good power and can handle very well.Also depending on the room i'm in i'll be using Sports Soft or Racing Soft tires.

Try this thread: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=180373#post4833832


people there are on the same page as us

 

[Starfirebird]

Try this thread: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=180373#post4833832


people there are on the same page as us

Thanks for the link.

Yeah man that's a great idea.It has a few less upgrades than what i use,but hey it's right in the ballpark to what i like. 👍

 

[oppositelock]

When i upgrade my cars i will purchase these engine upgrades.
1.Stage 1 Engine
2.ECU
3.Sports Intake
4.Racing Air Filter
5.Titanium Racing Exhaust
6.Sports Header
7.Sports Catalytic Converter

That's funny, that's the exact list of mods I use on 90%+ of my cars. 👍

 

[Starfirebird]

That's funny, that's the exact list of mods I use on 90%+ of my cars. 👍

Nice man 👍

 

[budious]

I'm not even that much of a fan of the ECU and Titanium Racing Exhaust when it comes to partial upgrades because those two parts maximize horsepower over torque. If you want to really do well in the seasonal time trials then try stock or sports exhaust with engine tune 2/3, exhaust manifold, or low/mid rpm turbo options to find the combination with most torque under the HP limit.

 

[SlyckTires]

Personally speaking, I buy the full suspension and then drop the car to the max. No idea if it's better to drive but they look great in photo mode, especially with a carbon bonnet.

I also like to slap all the engine mods possible on the car for that Max Power feel.

Having said all that, I'm not about to complain if someone is lapping my backside off in a lower powered car and I'm interested in budious's comment about hp & torque in the above post, although I wonder what effect the coming upgrade will have on this position if it includes, as rumoured, a return to the 'performance points' rating system of Prologue

 

[Yaycandy69]

IM NOT TRYING TO TELL ANYONE HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME. JUST STATING AN OPINION...

First off try to use sport packs on some of the cars... they sound totaly differant!!! Also pay attention to the tires the car has stock!!! i run on sports tires 99% of the time, unless im driving a race car or a X2010. GT5 is not about Max BHP... If you dont want a vacuum cleaner sounding car watch the exhast & intake you use... if you try to use racing everytime your cars will sound the same


As you see here thy to tune more relistic cars....


https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=180373#post4833832

How is it over tuning. Every Aspect in the Tuning place affects the car in some way. Everything. Even the small things like Window lightening and LSD Tuning puts a huge impact on the cars Handling and Acceleration

 

[Yaycandy69]

The parts are not much cheaper in real life. Just certain brands are cheaper. Think of it as a high end brand that you put on the car. They are also Racing parts in the game. Not cheap parts you buy in real life to make your car look better

 

[BulkZerker]

Personally speaking, I buy the full suspension and then drop the car to the max. No idea if it's better to drive but they look great in photo mode, especially with a carbon bonnet.

I also like to slap all the engine mods possible on the car for that Max Power feel.

So you want to "slam" your car to the ground and little else?

Just save yourself the money and buy a Semi Racing Suspension.

And I agree with the OP but I think his post said it the wrong way.

I put racing parts and tires on every car the game will let me. Am I playing the game wrong?

Yes, your doing it wrong

Especially if you run every race on Racing Soft Tires. That's like a last resort secret weapon thing to use only if you can't win. Racing softs are INSANEly good and even during enduro races they are unbalanced considering how long they last for the grip they give. IMHO Racing Softs are like a special Pole Position tire that should be liek GT2's Super Softs, gone in 2-3 laps even if you baby them.

 

[oopssorryy]

IMHO Racing Softs are like a special Pole Position tire that should be like GT2's Super Softs, gone in 2-3 laps even if you baby them.

So your saying that Racing Softs should be more like a qualifying tire? Last for maybe 5 laps of a short track and 2-3 for a long one? I do like that idea, I think it would be cool if you had to qualify for online races, and you could only use Racing Softs during this qualifying run. You could still use them during race, but you would end up losing time in the pits due to the constant pitting.

 

[drivehard]

I used to hate all the buzz about cars. Then my brother introduced me to GT3 and I was a Formula one addict. Consequently, every car I'd buy in the game would instantly get every tuning part possible to make it go as fast as possible. Only recently have I begun to realize how dumb that was.

Most of the cars in this game have already been tuned by the manufacturer. Not always very well or agreeable but somebody has already put the time in to make them perform well. All cars in the game have a description that you can read. Most of the time you can find out exactly what AMG, Amuse, Nismo, even stock like Ferrari, Lotus, BMW did to the car. As I've heard tuners already say that sometimes its best to just leave it that way.

I usually try the cars out stock and leave them that way unless something really peeves me about the car.

 

[budious]

I find the premiums to be better handlers more often than the standard models. I don't know if that is because they were imported as is from GT4, or GTPSP, and the suspension settings behave slightly differently in the new physics engine updates or they just didn't get as much love to begin with.

 

[killerjimbag]

You understand what i mean.... its funny to see a person trying to control a car that is way too equiped with parts that dont go to the car

I think I understand what you are saying.Yes nothing more frustrating than racing with someone that has maxxed out everything and can't keep the car between the lines.That is a setup/tune issue.Yes disappointed about some of the sounds when you equip some parts but oh well.

 

[SS_1182]

I think I understand what you are saying.Yes nothing more frustrating than racing with someone that has maxxed out everything and can't keep the car between the lines.That is a setup/tune issue.Yes disappointed about some of the sounds when you equip some parts but oh well.

I'd call that a driver issue.

 

[BulkZerker]

Hoenstly if you just want to drive sports suspension and stock are both very good options!

Car wallowing too much? Sports suspension! Tightens everything up and even makes the car more forgiving in some cases.

 

[Waszabi]

A point of preference. I have a Nissan R390 that I am tuning at the lowest HP I can use, 504, with racing hard tires. The tune is track specific, Grand Valley. My goal is to run sub 1:53.xxx with it. I have managed to get it to 1:54.485. The lowest setting shows me the potential of the car. Once I figure out how to get there I will have something to build on for the next level. I tend to tune cars with the original tires and issued equipment. I try to use as much of what the car came with before going crazy with the modifications. In some cases I have re-purchased cars because the weight reduction was overdone and made the car too twitchy. So, in as much as the OP appeared to be over bearing, his sentiment bears some attention; only to demonstrate that as a game about driving simulations go, its only a game.

Update I got the R390 down to 1:50.243 @ Grand Valley. Again this is at 504 HP with racing hard tires. I still think I can get it below this time.

 

[Bobsbuddy]

I'm one of those who doesn't go overboard with engine upgrades.Most of the time many cars cannot handle gobs of power and handle pretty badly because of it.

When i upgrade my cars i will purchase these engine upgrades.
1.Stage 1 Engine
2.ECU
3.Sports Intake
4.Racing Air Filter
5.Titanium Racing Exhaust
6.Sports Header
7.Sports Catalytic Converter

90% of the time with these upgrades your car has pretty good power and can handle very well.Also depending on the room i'm in i'll be using Sports Soft or Racing Soft tires.

x2 👍

 

[Bobsbuddy]

Update I got the R390 down to 1:50.243 @ Grand Valley. Again this is at 504 HP with racing hard tires. I still think I can get it below this time.

I think you can too. Put racing soft and I bet you got it beat.

 

[Jose']

Each one play the game how he wants, your thread sounds like an order

 

[BlueShift]

Hoenstly if you just want to drive sports suspension and stock are both very good options!

Car wallowing too much? Sports suspension! Tightens everything up and even makes the car more forgiving in some cases.

Great post on a tuning forum to find new friends tell me. :/

Sports susp does exactly he same job as Full custom susp.
LSD, Full custom, transmission parts, all of this plays a major role in the tuning.

Why people make "maxed out" setp ?

It's easy. Because :
- a : tuning these cars is more "difficulteasy" to tune stock with setupable parts ("car reading" is easier, having good results is harder)
- and b : performances, when tuned rigth, is better. No matter the "I love" the "low perf" drivability : if you don't like tune it down : susp is still okay (or great), LSD is still okay (or great). Remove some hp, add some weigth, overall driving will still be optimized.

Now I'd agree aero play a big part. If you remove that you can throw a setup that use it to the toilet room but...

You're in a tuning forum where people enjoys tuning. Asking to remove setupable part to ask lesser setupable parts is a no-no. No way.

"Même pas dans tes rêves les plus mouillés" as we say in french

 

[rileyra]

Where's the idgaf button?

 

[SSS3rEE]

I just play the game to win how I do it is my choice. I don't cheat or anything, but I use what the game has for me to use. I don't see anything wrong with that, just my two cents.

 

[p-coletray]

IM NOT TRYING TO TELL ANYONE HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME. JUST STATING AN OPINION...

First off try to use sport packs on some of the cars... they sound totaly differant!!! Also pay attention to the tires the car has stock!!! i run on sports tires 99% of the time, unless im driving a race car or a X2010. GT5 is not about Max BHP... If you dont want a vacuum cleaner sounding car watch the exhast & intake you use... if you try to use racing everytime your cars will sound the same


As you see here thy to tune more relistic cars....


https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=180373#post4833832

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If this were Krypton they would put me in a peice of glass and send me to space!

My only defense is that I want faster times, not...how you say...differant...exhast...more relistic?

 

[budious]

I hope Kaz adds a rural country road generator (yeah I love Mt Aso, but think bigger) complete with gravel and potholes so you can bottom out your slammed car, ripping open the oil pan, and trashing that titanium exhaust you just blew a wad on.

 

[p-coletray]

Haha! They can't even eliminate a shortcut or fix the sound or a billion other bugs! But just in case, I will adjust to whatever they can get accomplished for faster laps. And btw, max upgrades makes tuning more difficult, not vice versa, the cars become out of control, terrible. Just try a few cars that are not good from the beginning. Awesome cars from the factory have a red carpet already, they usually need only a "touch up".

 

[shhiny48]

I don't have a problem with people tuning up cars to the max or a little too much. I generally buy 3 of every car (premium) one for a daily driver (wheels, front and rear body kits depending on how they look, wing if it's not a stupid ricer wing, carbon fiber body color hood, sport exhaust and air filter, and height adjustable suspension), track day (depends what seems normal for that specific car to have on it as a track day car. Sports tires are a must too.), Simulation race car (if the car races in a series, like say the Aston Martin DB9, I make it spec to the series. So my DB9 has 600 HP and weighs 1200 kg to make it FIA GT1 spec).

Now what I do have a problem with is people who put engine mods on race cars. I won't even get into that rant though...