Based on: 2002 Enzo FerrariEverywhere I read I find more and more people disappointed by the Enzo in GT5. The poor handling is most of the complaints I've seen as well as tuning it being on the difficult side to get right. To get it out of the way, I don't like this car much at all. I've seen better looking things made by Dodge or Pontiac and for the price tag there are cars I like much more, even some half the price. But, let's test it out and see what the RKM boys can do for it's performance if not it's looks.
Obtained: New Car Dealer
Drivetrain: MR
Horsepower: 922 BHP (@ 262.8 miles)
Torque:---- 609 ft-lb
Weight:---- 1044 kg
PARTS
GT Auto
Oil Change
Choice of Wheels
Rear Wing Type B
Tuning Shop
Weight Reduction Stage 3
Lightweight Windows
Engine Tuning Stage 3
ECU Tuning
Sports Intake Manifold
Racing Air Filter
Sports Header
Sports Catalytic Converter
Titanium Racing Exhaust
FC Gearbox
FC LSD
FC Suspension
Racing Soft tires
SETUP
Body/Chassis
Aerodynamics
Downforce: 2/20
Transmission
Transmission
Set Final 1, then Max Speed, then gear ratios and Final 2.
1st:-- 3.705
2nd:-- 2.616
3rd:-- 1.969
4th:-- 1.571
5th:-- 1.320
6th:-- 1.125
Final: 4.100/2.500
Max Speed: 168
Drivetrain
Differential
Initial: xx/6
Accel:-- xx/22
Braking: xx/9
Suspension
Suspension
Ride Height: -20/-25
Spring Rate: 9.0/13.0
Extension:-- 7/8
Compression: 5/7
Anti-Roll:-- 7/5
Camber:----- 2.3/2.7
Toe:-------- -0.25/-0.10
Brakes
Brake Balance Controller
Brake Balance: 9/10
Intended Driving Options
Transmission: Manual (MT)
ABS: 1
Everything else: OFF
Tuner Comments:
We figured our 50th car should be something a bit special...
So here's our joint venture Enzo.
RJ's Thoughts: Well, most cars start gobbling corners the instant you add race softs... But when I got my “Dubai Enzo” from MiniMarco and first tried it at the Ring... Well... Despite it being fairly light with some front downforce, it REFUSED to turn despite the insanely sticky tires. Knowing I had my work cut out for me, I left the car alone and set it on the backburner. Well, a bit later, Roj got his hands on another Enzo which wound up fully tuned as well. He messed with it for a while and got it drivable; I then tossed the settings on my car, tweaked for a while, sent him the settings and had him check them. This is the result.
Roj’s Thoughts: The Enzo is a difficult one to tune. It has so many flaws. Bad brakes, poor turning circle and a light front end simply can’t be helped. So it comes to no surprise that it gave RJ a hard time at the beginning. However, eager to see us conquer the Enzo, Kyaw very kindly donated an Enzo to us, raising our Enzo count to 2. Now we could both work on the Enzo at the same time, turning this into a true joint tune. We applied both our tuning styles into this Enzo and merged them together, to transform this Enzo into something you can truly enjoy. Thus making it perfect for our 50th release.
Running right out of the dealership it does have a nice sound, so I suppose it does have one thing going for it aesthetically. Performance-wise, somewhat understeery in low speed corners. Mash the throttle and you'll find plenty of power oversteer to be had and you may find it surprisingly easy to catch and handle. I definitely did not expect it that's for sure. The big ugly made it around stock in 2'09.318".
Dropping on the parts just magnifies all the points, good and bad. It brakes better, it understeers more but strangely the oversteer aspects aren't many times worse. Definitely more sensitive but still not terrible to cope with. Time around GVS drops to 1'50.816".
With RKM's tune things settle into place and it becomes much easier to control. The brakes are nice and hard but won't send you to a squirmy end in the wall. There is still some understeer to be found and the oversteer has quieted pretty significantly. It is actually quite nice to drive considering the starting point. This GT version ends with a best lap of 1'49.155".
While not a car I use too often because of my dislike, it is quite well suited to grinding La Sarthe in the Ferrari seasonal events and I do use it often in that respect. Before getting into the long straights the traffic is pretty easy to pass just on sheer acceleration out of the corners. By the time I hit the first chicane I am normally up to 3rd position with second fairly well in sight. By the second I've passed him in the braking zone and am trying to setup a draft on the lead Enzo after exiting. By the next corner I'm in front and not looking back. The best time I have come by so far has been in the 3'42.xxx" range, normally up at 3'47.xxx" or so without attacking very hard. An easy 504K in the bank and back to do it again.
Though the car itself is not high on my list I think this is a great job making it driveable enough to be an easy car to grab for the credit grind. And very interesting to see what a tune looks like that both RJ and Roj have had a hand in considering their different styles.
Lap Times
Grand Valley Speedway: 1'49.155"
Circuit De La Sarthe 2009: 3'42.xxx"
