Forza Horizon 4

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Brainpox

4,161 posts

166 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Drabbesttunic said:
Its a great track, speed is your friend so I think it will be a skyline fest (eclipse has potential)
I dunno, you only need to use the brakes twice in the MX5 laugh

Shinysideup

842 posts

197 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Brainpox said:
I dunno, you only need to use the brakes twice in the MX5 laugh
I reckon it will be a fine balancing act removing just enough grip to trade for power so that you still just make the turns, but are also fast on the straight bits.

I've just been round in an '87 Skyline on Wanlee ditchfinders hehe

Speed1283

1,188 posts

110 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Shinysideup said:
Brainpox said:
I dunno, you only need to use the brakes twice in the MX5 laugh
I reckon it will be a fine balancing act removing just enough grip to trade for power so that you still just make the turns, but are also fast on the straight bits.

I've just been round in an '87 Skyline on Wanlee ditchfinders hehe
I think we'll see top 150-100 this week, not sure about lower than that though.. will wait and see once you, CT and cutters get warmed up ;-)

Shinysideup

842 posts

197 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Speed1283 said:
I think we'll see top 150-100 this week, not sure about lower than that though.. will wait and see once you, CT and cutters get warmed up ;-)
Eclipse is quite good so far, i was chasing AJP there and it felt like i needed NOS and a 14 speed gearbox to match his F&F paintjob .

ajprice

30,658 posts

211 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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There are a few different Skyline versions on the board, so hopefully it will stay to a range of cars through the week. I've just done the Mitsubishi GTO and Eclipse so far, I haven't tried any Skylines yet. It's definitely a speed track like Shinysideup says though, but still with enough grip to get through the corners.

ajprice

30,658 posts

211 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Shinysideup said:
Eclipse is quite good so far, i was chasing AJP there and it felt like i needed NOS and a 14 speed gearbox to match his F&F paintjob .
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vonuber

17,868 posts

180 months

Monday 1st March 2021
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Season 3
Round 9 of 16
Elmsdon on Sea Sprint, Retro Sports Cars, B665, Any Mods, Any Assists, standing start only

As of 22:50:



miniman, what position to choose next week?

Speed1283

1,188 posts

110 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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ajprice said:
Shinysideup said:
Eclipse is quite good so far, i was chasing AJP there and it felt like i needed NOS and a 14 speed gearbox to match his F&F paintjob .
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Haha,

Yes, you must not forget that extra bit of accelerator pedal travel that you have too, as clearly you were not properly trying before..

I did tune up an eclipse and did the F&F paintjob but haven't tried it yet as I wanted to stick with rear wheel drive for a while..I thought that eclipse was front wheel drive so was surprised that it was 4wd.

ajprice

30,658 posts

211 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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Well there's 1.5 seconds to find somewhere in the Eclipse, I don't want to push it though


miniman

28,061 posts

277 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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vonuber said:
Season 3
Round 9 of 16
Elmsdon on Sea Sprint, Retro Sports Cars, B665, Any Mods, Any Assists, standing start only

As of 22:50:



miniman, what position to choose next week?
16th to choose next week smile

Drabbesttunic

1,605 posts

55 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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ajprice said:
Well there's 1.5 seconds to find somewhere in the Eclipse, I don't want to push it though

I've already blown my manifold right off laugh
I changed down to 3rd when I was already flat out, you know, as you do!

jonvw84

228 posts

96 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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Well I know my place, stone dead last laugh

No points again this season for me, think it was Von who called me the force India of this couple weeks ago, more like Minardi now I fear, can't find a build or setup to get anywhere out of 3 min mark

Drabbesttunic

1,605 posts

55 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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jonvw84 said:
Well I know my place, stone dead last laugh

No points again this season for me, think it was Von who called me the force India of this couple weeks ago, more like Minardi now I fear, can't find a build or setup to get anywhere out of 3 min mark
Its really hard to find that balance between grip and speed.
The Eclipse should do it but it just doesn't seem eager enough.
I'm not great at tuning.

ajprice

30,658 posts

211 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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Still haven't tried a Skyline hehe . They seem to have dropped off the leaderboard tonight though. Tried a 240SX and didn't gain anything with the way I set it up. Tried a Trueno and things improved. I'll probably try an MX-5 next, and maybe eventually before Sunday, a Skyline hehe .

How often is the Backstage car list updated? Before now there's been a car in there I didn't own already, this week I've got 2 tickets but I own all the cars on the list.

Shinysideup

842 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Holy hell, how many engine options does the 240 have eek

Its gonna take days to test them type

Speed1283

1,188 posts

110 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Shinysideup said:
Holy hell, how many engine options does the 240 have eek

Its gonna take days to test them type
Haha,

There are quite a few, the stats seem a little odd though, one tune I tried was 400bhp with a weight of say 1.2 tonnes, it should have been like a rocket ship but it just wasn't.

I've not tried 4wd yet, though, I was unsure with this PI whether 4wd would Rob too much top end and front grip??

CT25

59 posts

96 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Speed1283 said:
I've not tried 4wd yet, though, I was unsure with this PI whether 4wd would Rob too much top end and front grip??
I thought the same at first, but AWD allows you to run stock tyres and reasonable power.

With RWD, I found that to be able to avoid wheel-spinning everywhere, upgraded tyres were needed. I think upgraded tyres use more PI than AWD conversion.

Although at first I was determined to stick to RWD, once I converted to AWD I went over 3 secs faster.

Disclaimer: your results may vary

Speed1283

1,188 posts

110 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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CT25 said:
Speed1283 said:
I've not tried 4wd yet, though, I was unsure with this PI whether 4wd would Rob too much top end and front grip??
I thought the same at first, but AWD allows you to run stock tyres and reasonable power.

With RWD, I found that to be able to avoid wheel-spinning everywhere, upgraded tyres were needed. I think upgraded tyres use more PI than AWD conversion.

Although at first I was determined to stick to RWD, once I converted to AWD I went over 3 secs faster.

Disclaimer: your results may vary
Interesting.

Maybe I'll try a few 4wd conversions on the various Nissan's. I love how much tuning/mod potential there are with these cars, the wide body conversions can really help with handing.

Drabbesttunic

1,605 posts

55 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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The 240 I've been chasing is rapid in a straight line, just too much too overcome for me so I'll be trying one of those next, the gen 1 RX7 is nice, not trued the Starion so I'll give that a go later too.

What sort of mods are people doing, is there a mod you go to first as I seem to mess about a lot and get a bit lost as I don't really know whats best.
Someone shared a base setting for 4wd different which is good but tuning? Not a clue really other than negative camber laugh

Edited by Drabbesttunic on Wednesday 3rd March 08:45

Drabbesttunic

1,605 posts

55 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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If anyone is man enough, the nissan silvia k '92 with the inline 6 is rapid laugh