The Outlaw Motorsports Garage tunes
Audi Nuvolari Quattro '03 "Silberfeile"
DigitalBaka announced his second annual Fall Shootout, this one a celebration of the Concept cars. Ol'Harvey Wallbanger decided this would be a fine way to get busy tuning again after having taken a brief vacation from the world of autosports. A search of the garage for cars that would meet the regulations of the event and still fit his unusual style wasn't progressing very well until he found this gem. Now unless your a serious racing fan who is into history the name Nuvolari probably doesn't mean anything to you, but a quick search of the internet will at least give you some of basics. In a career tragically cut short by both World War II and failing health after the wars conclusion, the man won an astounding 61 Grand Prix races. So the challenge facing Ol'Harvey was to take a large sports sedan concept and make it a car that a man, who is named by many of motorsports most iconic figures as one of the greatest drivers to ever live, would enjoy driving. The car has plenty of power to start with so the Wallbanger focused his attention on the suspension and drivetrain in attempt to coax the best out of this large sedan. After running several laps of Cape Ring in the low to mid 2:41 range Ol'Harvey called it good and prepared to christen it. What you say? the car already has a name that of a racing legend! Yes but the Wallbanger decided to go one better and so this is the "Silberfeile". Huh you ask? Silberfeile is German for Silver Arrow and for those racing history buffs out there was the name given by the press and fans to the Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union cars that dominated racing and land speed records prior to WWII. So there you have it and here is what you need for your own "Silberfeile".
Source and Parts list:
Buy from: Used Car Dealership
Paintjob: Luna Silver (Stock Audi paintjob)
Wheels: Rays Volk Racing CE28N (Steel finish)
Aerodynamic Kit: None
Weight Reduction: None
Window Weight Reduction: Yes
Carbon Hood: No
Chassis reinforcement: No
ECU Tuning: Stock
Engine Tuning: None
Intake Manifold: Stock
Air Filter: Stock
Exhaust Manifold: Stock
Catalytic Converter: Stock
Exhaust: Stock
Turbo Kit: None
Transmission: Fully Customizable
Clutch: Twin-Plate
Flywheel: Semi-Racing
LSD: Adjustable
Center Differential: Torque Sensing
Drive Shaft: Carbon
Suspension: Fully Customizable Kit
Tires: Sports Sorts
The Tune
Aerodynamics: NA
Ballast: 83kg @ +50
Power Limiter: 95%
Transmission - process as follows;
1) Set to default
2) Set Final Gear to 5.000
3) Set Top Speed to 137mph
4) Set gears as follows;
1st=3.024,
2nd=2.500,
3rd=1.835,
4th=1.417,
5th=1.144,
6th=0.965
5) Set Final gear to 3.800
Should display an indicated top speed of 172mph in upper right corner.
LSD Front Initial 10, Acceleration 10, Braking 15
LSD Rear Initial 15, Acceleration 15, Braking 15
Torque Sensing Center Differential Front 50, Rear 50
Suspension
Camber Angle Front 1.8, Rear 1.8
Toe Angle Front -0.20, Rear -0.20
Ride Height Front -5, Rear -5
Spring Rate Front 17.8, Rear 17.3
Dampers (Extension) Front 3, Rear 1
Dampers (Compression) Front 3, Rear 3
Anti-Roll Bars Front 5, Rear 6
Brakes Front 6, Rear 7
The car has 550PP, weighs 1,623Kg with a 49/51 front/rear weight distribution, has 598HP and produces 580ft-lb torque@2,000rpm with a 7,500rpm redline.
Notes: Despite hitting peak torque at very low rpms, the car has a very good power curve making it very good for driving with an automatic transmission.
Note 2: Novolari is considered by many as the first driver to utilize 4 wheel drifts in Grand Prix racing. Like him, the fastest way to get this car around several of Cape Ring's corners is to launch it into a 4 wheel drift then use its nearly 600HP and 4 wheel drive to pull it out as you reach the apex.
Enjoy the ride and as Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
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