TCV5 HURRY THE HELL UP thread
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mafia_boy
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My thoughts exactly. I have an excuse for not doing mine straightaway, what's your excuse in.s@ne?? 
T minus 6hrs to go for me before I leave for new pastures.....
Hopefully by this time tomorrow I will be posting from PF's computer on the way and having the first "unofficial" Aussie GTP Event. 👍
T minus 6hrs to go for me before I leave for new pastures.....
Hopefully by this time tomorrow I will be posting from PF's computer on the way and having the first "unofficial" Aussie GTP Event. 👍
- 10,557
- Columbia, MD.
- Parnelli_Bones
Jeez, is the S-license really this easy? I just golded S2 on my first try. lol And that was with an embarassing wall-tap towards the end.
I just golded S2 on my first try. lol And that was with an embarassing wall-tap towards the end.
- 737
Hey people, it's Mafs here. I've just arrived at PF's (hence why I'm posting under his username!! ) and checking things with his setups so we can fiddle with it and put his times up with RJ's & Max's. 
Now, I've had a bit of an 💡 moment and what I'm considering with PF is that we're going to do a special one-off thing for one of the categories.
Basically, he gets one car, I get another and we're going to race them head to head at ANOTHER circuit. This WILL NOT affect anyone's scoring as I'll be doing that when I arrive home, but it WILL be interesting to have a couple of good length races to check on the longevity of some cars. So if you've built a 1 lap wonder, this won't bode well for you. 
Have fun boys and girls and we're going off to tear these cars apart. 👍
Beware, the monkey is getting his hands on your stuff now. 
) and checking things with his setups so we can fiddle with it and put his times up with RJ's & Max's. Now, I've had a bit of an 💡 moment and what I'm considering with PF is that we're going to do a special one-off thing for one of the categories.
Basically, he gets one car, I get another and we're going to race them head to head at ANOTHER circuit. This WILL NOT affect anyone's scoring as I'll be doing that when I arrive home, but it WILL be interesting to have a couple of good length races to check on the longevity of some cars. So if you've built a 1 lap wonder, this won't bode well for you. Have fun boys and girls and we're going off to tear these cars apart. 👍
Beware, the monkey is getting his hands on your stuff now. 
- 644
Yes, it really is that easy. I think it's the easiest of all because you can make many mistakes during your lap and still reach a gold time because they give such a margin of error. I remember spinning out (a complete 360) on S14 and still golding it.
I must be a rubbish driver then *cries*
- 10,557
- Columbia, MD.
- Parnelli_Bones
Hey people, it's Mafs here. I've just arrived at PF's (hence why I'm posting under his username!!
Now, I've had a bit of an 💡 moment and what I'm considering with PF is that we're going to do a special one-off thing for one of the categories.
Have fun boys and girls and we're going off to tear these cars apart. 👍
HEy, how about I send you my password so you can post under Parnelli, too?
Hell, what's in a name anyways...
- 6,380
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- RoJJieE
- mb6roj
HEy, how about I send you my password so you can post under Parnelli, too?
I dont think Mafs knows PF's password. PF probably just never logs out.
- 10,557
- Columbia, MD.
- Parnelli_Bones
So here's my DUNCE CAP story of the day kids. 
Gather round!
I'm doing Tandem's DeLorean. Got it all set up, and I'm trying to go for best lap. Anyways, I'm going round and around Twin Ring...I can't even approach his time of 1:24.xxx.
Finally, I give up. I'm like "screw this...it's getting late, nobody cares about my dumb lap time, let's just wrap up Middleweight and move on".
So I restart the console, so I can drive the DeLorean as a stock car for the stock comparison part. I already own a DeLorean, you see. ANyways, I go to the track, and enter the Settings mode. Since I already own this car, it has some parts installed when I start up the game.
Anyways...(get this). I remove all the parts. Then I look at the BALLAST WEIGHT. Guess what? There was 173 KG'S OF BALLAST installed!!!! In other words, I had driven this car at some point in the past, and ADDED ballast weight for whatever reason. But when I was driving the DeLorean with Tandem's car, I FORGOT TO REMOVE THIS PREVIOUSLY SAVED BALLAST!
Anyways, happy ending.
I removed said ballast, and redrove his car WITHOUT it. Much better lap times. 👍
Gather round! I'm doing Tandem's DeLorean. Got it all set up, and I'm trying to go for best lap.
Anyways, I'm going round and around Twin Ring...I can't even approach his time of 1:24.xxx. Finally, I give up. I'm like "screw this...it's getting late, nobody cares about my dumb lap time, let's just wrap up Middleweight and move on".
So I restart the console, so I can drive the DeLorean as a stock car for the stock comparison part.
I already own a DeLorean, you see. ANyways, I go to the track, and enter the Settings mode. Since I already own this car, it has some parts installed when I start up the game. Anyways...(get this). I remove all the parts. Then I look at the BALLAST WEIGHT. Guess what?
There was 173 KG'S OF BALLAST installed!!!! In other words, I had driven this car at some point in the past, and ADDED ballast weight for whatever reason. But when I was driving the DeLorean with Tandem's car, I FORGOT TO REMOVE THIS PREVIOUSLY SAVED BALLAST! Anyways, happy ending.
I removed said ballast, and redrove his car WITHOUT it. Much better lap times. 👍
- 1,274
- Chicagoland, IL USA
- oldmodelt
So I restart the console, so I can drive the DeLorean as a stock car for the stock comparison part.
? Can't you just go into arcade and drive it there in stock form without the parts?
New to the tuning section. Sorry if I should be looking somewhere else.
mafia_boy
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Arcade quick tune is NOTHING in comparison to tuning in GT Mode. Parnelli would've had to reset it anyway.
And guess what, I've made it home safe and sound. 👍 BIG thanks go to PF for the fun we had racing the various TCv5 rides against eachother, and for the re-inspiration he gave me. Let's just say, out of the 4 cars we put head to heading against eachother, one was a standout, one was decent but could've been better, the third was surprising due to it's settings and the fourth was disappointing due to it's settings. I ended up with my eyes becoming so sore after being up since 4am I literally couldn't drive anymore laps and organising settings. He even taught this monkey a trick or two.
But it will be good to finally take these cars to Motegi and tear them apart once and for all. Heavyweight will be first as they were the cars we were using and I have a fresh recollection in my mind.
And guess what, I've made it home safe and sound. 👍 BIG thanks go to PF for the fun we had racing the various TCv5 rides against eachother, and for the re-inspiration he gave me. Let's just say, out of the 4 cars we put head to heading against eachother, one was a standout, one was decent but could've been better, the third was surprising due to it's settings and the fourth was disappointing due to it's settings. I ended up with my eyes becoming so sore after being up since 4am I literally couldn't drive anymore laps and organising settings. He even taught this monkey a trick or two.
But it will be good to finally take these cars to Motegi and tear them apart once and for all. Heavyweight will be first as they were the cars we were using and I have a fresh recollection in my mind.
Rotary Junkie
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- 9,810
- Canton, MI
- RJs_RX-7
Heheh. Should be interesting to see where my Charger winds up
Slow, slow, slow and slow, every kind of steer, etc etc etc shaddap. It's from the 60s.
Slow, slow, slow and slow, every kind of steer, etc etc etc shaddap. It's from the 60s.
- 10,557
- Columbia, MD.
- Parnelli_Bones
I'm looking forward to the Charger. 👍
- 737
BIG thanks go to PF for the fun we had racing the various TCv5 rides against eachother, and for the re-inspiration he gave me. Let's just say, out of the 4 cars we put head to heading against eachother, one was a standout, one was decent but could've been better, the third was surprising due to it's settings and the fourth was disappointing due to it's settings. I ended up with my eyes becoming so sore after being up since 4am I literally couldn't drive anymore laps and organising settings. He even taught this monkey a trick or two.
No worries mate it was a pleasure. I still can't believe we didn't get those last .005 for the drag tune, with a decent run we should crack it.
Testing the TCv5 tunes against each other was a very good idea and really showed the differences (not necessarily good or bad) between the tunes.
@RJ: The Charger is a bloody entertaining ride because of, not despite, its eccentricities.
Rotary Junkie
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- RJs_RX-7
Rotary Junkie
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- RJs_RX-7
Feel better soon mate.
Ah well it's just a bit of judging, a little longer ain't gonna hurt too badly.
Ah well it's just a bit of judging, a little longer ain't gonna hurt too badly.
mafia_boy
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Psst, there's a reason I didn't try to make it Japanese
That's not 1/2 the reason RJ. Your car was involved in the race of the night between PF & I.
He had the GME Superclubby, and I had your bucket. I've never driven a car so hard to stay infront of someone that was driving a car that would destroy the car I was driving, and when you BOTH know the track it takes some real effort to do so. It took some adapting of driving style compared to my upcoming Charger tune for GME but when I got into it, I was drifting around 2-3 corners at a time at insane speeds to keep ahead. I expected a faster laptime though around GVS. 
- 10,557
- Columbia, MD.
- Parnelli_Bones
Is Macca part of a garage?
Otherwise, I'm almost done with Middleweight. Hopefully should have results up by tomorrow nite, assuming there's no power-outages, my PS2 slim doesn't die, or other such nonsense.
Otherwise, I'm almost done with Middleweight. Hopefully should have results up by tomorrow nite, assuming there's no power-outages, my PS2 slim doesn't die, or other such nonsense.
Rotary Junkie
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- RJs_RX-7
Parnelli, where in my parts list do you see a limited slip? It's not there and I don't understand the confusion here... Sorry if it makes you retest but it is the way I entered the car :/
This *should* fix a decent bit of that understeer you've seen from it on throttle as well as help it rotate in a little quicker.
This *should* fix a decent bit of that understeer you've seen from it on throttle as well as help it rotate in a little quicker.
- 10,557
- Columbia, MD.
- Parnelli_Bones
Yea, you're right. I got confused cuz you made that "LSD set at defaut" comment in you Settings notations. But I'll retest your car without the *added* LSD tomorrow
Other mistakes: I put codename's car with a 1:26.6xx lap time, but this has been corrected. It is now 1:21.6xx.
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