We all know power is great, but sometimes it is better to have lower power... I will often get faster lap times on certain circuits with a smaller turbo. Tighter, twisting circuits suit this better as the turbo kicks in at lower RPM meaning quicker acceleration. Try it on somewhere like Cote D'Azure aka Monaco GP circuit. I was a full 1.5 seconds quicker using a smaller turbo on the Castro Supra. It's quite challenging and fun trying to squeeze more time out of the car...but even more fun and rewarding when you do it with less power!
In other words torque. Torque becomes less relevant the higher the revs and the quicker you go (see power/torque curves for info), so high power cars will always go faster and accelerate faster at higher speeds. Smaller, typically slower circuits are dependent on how quickly you can accelerate out of a corner and brake into the corner, which is where you make up your time. The more torque you have, the quicker you accelerate and thus the quicker you get to top speed. Unfortunately GT doesn't visually show you how much torque your car has, but flywheels and clutches will increase it also. You can also tune your transmission to a lower top speed, bringing the gear ratios closer together and thus changing gears quicker, making the car accelerate faster. Another unfortunate thing about GT5 is the simpleton approach to tuning transmission - all you do is change top speed and don't have an option to tune the gears individually like GT4 and before.
I meant not while you're adding mods, so you dont know how much of an effect changing clutches or flywheels, say, has.
That's because clutch and flywheel has no effect on torque... For other things that DO affect torque, you can see the effects on the dyno graph.
anyone play with the brake balance on the supra? i was using a 5/6 and it didnt work well for me at all
I messed around with it but it didn't seem to make any difference for me, unlike with your own cars. Possibly since it's an arcade garage car.
Flywheels and clutches do affect torque (dunno if it does in gt5). A lighter clutch and flywheel arrangement will improve engine response but reduce torque when load is applied to the engine, like driving up hill. Your clutch and flywheel carry inertia. Think of it like this... tackling fui fui moi moi V's tackling Danny devito.. haha
Read koastr's post on brake set up. you have the bias the wrong way you need more to the front, you won't notice a big difference if you have any ABS on either. Set brake bias up with ABS turned off then put ABS back on you will bet a bit better braking nad maybe a bit less tyre ware.
Do you have ABS on if so you might not notice it but it will be doing something because if you set the bias right the ABS doesn't have to work as hard to stop lock up and you can break a bit later.
