Housekeeping

Been quite a while since I have messed with things here so it was time for a little maintenance. I added  few of my tunes from recent shootouts that were missing and updated the pics and banners. They were also not in a consistent format so I went in and edited that as well.

You'll also find that the lap board has a new Spec II version and the old one has been retired below it for posterity. The Enzo will always have top honors there and the Amemiya FD has forever bested the NSX-R in their battle. Look for me to start re-testing the previous tunes with whatever tweaks have been made by...well at this point I think only Roj has tweaked his tunes.

I'm also looking at starting my own garage thread on GTPlanet but I want to have some of my favorite cars tuned for release first. Looking at a lot of my Audis and VWs for that so keep an eye out for those. I don't really do requests but if someone has a suggestion please let me know.

Hotshoe Garage: Padawan

Based on: Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STI '02
Acquired: Used Car Dealership

SPECS
Drivetrain: AWD
Power: 373HP @ ??
Torque: ?? ft-lbs @ ??
Weight: 1440kg
PP: 489

PARTS
GT Auto
-Oil Change
-Paint: Jaune Orange
-Wheels: Volk CE28
-Wheel Paint: AMG Monza Grau Magno

Tuning Shop
-Sports Air Filter
-Sports Exhaust
-High RPM Range Turbo
-Twin Plate Clutch
-Semi-Racing Flywheel
-Torque Sensing Center Differential
-Adjustable LSD
-Carbon Drive Shaft
-Fully Customizable Kit
-Sports Hard Tires

SETTINGS
Drivetrain
-Center Diff.: 35 / 65
-LSD Front: 5 / 5 / 5
-LSD Rear.: 7 / 30 / 15

Suspension
-Ride Height: -10 / -10
-Spring Rate: 10.5 / 6.1
-Extension: 8 / 7
-Compression: 7 / 6
-Anti-Roll Bar: 4 / 3
-Camber: 1.0 / 0.8
-Toe: 0.10 / -0.10

Brakes
Brake Balance: 5 / 7

DRIVING OPTIONS
Transmission: Optional
Steering Sensitivity: 0
ABS: 1
Other Aids: OFF
Imprezzive. Most Imprezzive. But not a Jedi yet...

This is the first time I've tuned something and can say 100% I have not got it quite the way I want it. It will run very consistently up until you get lazy. Should be a good compromise between easy to use and fast.

Tuned for the Japanese Auto Celebration shootout @ GTPlanet.

Hotshoe Garage: White Knight

Based on: Mazda Mazda6 5-Door '03
Acquired: Used Car Dealership

SPECS
Drivetrain: FF
Power: 191HP @ 6800
Torque: 165 ft-lbs @ 4300
Weight: 1278kg
Weight Balance: 65 / 35
PP: 400

PARTS
GT Auto
-Engine Rebuild
-Paint: Snow Flake White Pearl Mica
-Wheels: Advan RGII
-Wheel Paint: Dark Grey Mica Metallic

Tuning Shop
-Weight Reduction Stage 1
-ECU Tuning
-Catalytic Converter: Sports
-Fully Customizable Transmission
-Twin Plate Clutch
-Semi-Racing Flywheel
-Adjustable LSD
-Fully Customizable Suspension
-Comfort Soft Tires

SETTINGS
Ballast
-Amount: 0kg
-Position: 0

Engine
-Power Limiter: 100%

Drivetrain
-LSD: 12 / 25 / 7

Suspension
-Ride Height: 0 / 0
-Spring Rate: 6.5 / 5.2
-Extension: 6 / 6
-Compression: 5 / 5
-Anti-Roll Bar: 4 / 3
-Camber: 1.9 / 1.0
-Toe: 0.00 / 0.00

Brakes
Brake Balance: 5 / 8

Transmission
-1st: 3.073
-2nd: 2.073
-3rd: 1.502
-4th: 1.149
-5th: 0.929
-Final: 4.388

DRIVING OPTIONS
Transmission: Optional
Steering Sensitivity: 0
ABS: 1
Other Aids: OFF

A rebuilt engine, fresh oil, no power limiter and still sitting right on 400PP. Looking for a fair fight? The White Knight will bring it.

Tuned for the 400PP Nordschleife shootout @ GTPlanet.

Hotshoe Garage: Yellow Jacket

Based on: Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C3) '69
Acquired: New Car Dealership

SPECS
Drivetrain: FR
Power: 352HP @ 5400
Torque: 416 ft-lbs @ 3400
Weight: 1257kg
PP: 500

PARTS
GT Auto
-Front Aero Type A
-Rear Wing Type A
-Paint: Giallo Evros
-Wheels: Boyd Coddington

Tuning Shop
-Weight Reduction Stage 3
-Window Weight Reduction
-Carbon Hood: Body Color
-Chassis Reinforcement
-ECU Tuning
-Engine Tuning Stage 1
-Sports Exhaust Manifold
-Catalytic Converter: Sports
-5-Speed Close Ratio Transmission
-Twin Plate Clutch
-Semi-Racing Flywheel
-Carbon Driveshaft
-Adjustable LSD
-Fully Customizable Suspension
-Sports Soft Tires

SETTINGS
Aerodynamics
-Front: 0 (not adjustable)
-Rear: 10

Engine
-Power Limiter: 100%

Drivetrain
-LSD: 5 / 17 / 10

Suspension
-Ride Height: -10 / -10
-Spring Rate: 9.0 / 6.5
-Extension: 4 / 4
-Compression: 4 / 4
-Anti-Roll Bar: 3 / 4
-Camber: 0.5 / 1.0
-Toe: 0.00 / 0.00

Brakes
Brake Balance: 9 / 7

DRIVING OPTIONS
Tire Wear: On
Grip Reduction: Real
Transmission: Optional
Steering Sensitivity: 0
ABS: 1
Other Aids: OFF

When speaking classics it is tough to beat good ol' US muscle for both power and aggressive looks. While the Corvette of this era was not the supercar it has evolved into today it is still the quintessential American classic. Bright color, timeless shape, droptop, just enough chrome...what more do you need? Take the Yellow Jacket for a spin and enjoy the ride; it can handle the twists and turns as well as it handles the concourse.

Tuned for the Clueless Tunes Classic Car Shootout @ GTPlanet

Hotshoe Garage: Solar Flare

Based on: Ferrari California '08
Acquired: New Car Dealership

SPECS
Drivetrain: FR
Power: 672HP @ 8400
Torque: 469 ft-lbs @ 6400
Weight: 1830kg
PP: 578

PARTS
GT Auto
-Oil Change
-Front Aero Type A
-Rear Wing Type A
-Paint: Solar Yellow
-Wheels: Rays VR.G2 in Black

Tuning Shop
-ECU Tuning
-Engine Tuning Stage 3
-Sports Intake Manifold
-Racing Air Filter
-Sports Exhaust Manifold
-Catalytic Converter: Sports
-Titanium Racing Exhaust
-Fully Customizable Transmission
-Twin Plate Clutch
-Semi-Racing Flywheel
-Carbon Driveshaft
-Adjustable LSD
-Fully Customizable Suspension
-Sports Soft Tires

SETTINGS
Ballast
-Amount: 200kg
-Position: -20

Aerodynamics
-Front: 15 (not adjustable)
-Rear: 40

Engine
-Power Limiter: 100%

Transmission
-Top Speed: 186mph (?)
-1st: 3.381
-2nd: 2.495
-3rd: 1.930
-4th: 1.575
-5th: 1.310
-6th: 1.120
-7th: 0.982
-Final: 4.070

Drivetrain
-LSD: 5 / 12 / 5

Suspension
-Ride Height: -5 / -5
-Spring Rate: 11.4 / 12.3
-Extension: 7 / 7
-Compression: 7 / 7
-Anti-Roll Bar: 4 / 4
-Camber: 1.5 / 2.0
-Toe: -0.10 / 0.15

Brakes
Brake Balance: 7 / 9

DRIVING OPTIONS
Tire Wear: On
Grip Reduction: Real
Transmission: Optional
Steering Sensitivity: 0
ABS: 1
Other Aids: OFF

You want a Grand Tourer? Have at it. Meet the Solar Flare. Want style? Ferrari. Convertible. 'Nuff said. Want performance too? Put the top up and go as fast as you want. Forward or sideways it will keep up. Hell, try backwards too if you want. Just keep your right foot smooth. You'll get burned if you don't.

Tuned for the Tons of Fun shootout @ GTPlanet.

Hotshoe Garage: Aggressor

Based on: Audi TTS Coupe '09

Acquired: New Car Dealership

SPECS
Drivetrain: AWD
Power: 345HP
Torque: 316 ft-lbs
Weight: 1173kg
PP: 500

PARTS
GT Auto
-Oil Change
-Front Aero Type A
-Rear Wing Type A
-Paint: Glutorange
-Wheels: Volk Trinity in Black

Tuning Shop
-Stage 3 Weight Reduction
-Window Weight Reduction
-Carbon Hood (Body Color)
-ECU Tuning
-Sports Intake Manifold
-Racing Air Filter
-Sports Exhaust Manifold
-Catalytic Converter: Sports
-Twin Plate Clutch
-Semi-Racing Flywheel
-Carbon Driveshaft
-Torque Sensing Center Differential
-Fully Customizable Suspension
-Sports Hard Tires

SETTINGS
Engine
-Power Limiter: 100% (adjust to meet 500PP)

Drivetrain
-Center Diff.: 35 / 65

Suspension
-Ride Height: -20 / -22
-Spring Rate: 8.4 / 6.1
-Extension: 7 / 6
-Compression: 6 / 5
-Anti-Roll Bar: 3 / 2
-Camber: 1.8 / 0.8
-Toe: -0.10 / 0.06

Brakes
Brake Balance: 6 / 5

DRIVING OPTIONS
Transmission: Optional
Steering Sensitivity: 0
ABS: 1
Other Aids: OFF

Tuned for the TOSS Touge Tuner Shootout, 500PP on Sports Hard tires. I went with the "boring" option and it's older brother, who had a big hand in the development of this one, will wait in the garage. As for this one, feel free to sling it around...it can take it.

RKM Motorsport: Enzo GT

RKM Motorsport: Enzo GT

Based on: 2002 Enzo Ferrari
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.

Everywhere 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.

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"