We all knew 12V was going to be quick.

Yeah...that doesn't mean I can't run with him though.

He is about 3 tenths faster than I am around Tsukuba, not much but enough that a 10 lapper would have us significantly separated. I know I can find that much time in the tune (and my driving) somewhere.

This is fun, the gloves are coming off and we haven't even run an 'offical' event yet.

Edit - I should be on most of the night. I will be getting some more money from career and getting this rabbit setup better. You can find my GT, Nightwraith01 on the metatag if you want to run some laps.

Modified by TurboWraith at 10:17 AM 11-3-2009

when are we racing!

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Quote, originally posted by PoorlyDrawnDub »

i really need to tune my car better...i need a sub 1 minute lap at tsukuba when are we racing!

I will be on most of the evening.

In fact, I'm calling it right now. Impromtu cup racing TONIGHT. I'll be driving from ~5pm-9pm CST.

ugh...

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I'm willing to bet very few could drive the tune on this car. Its on the edge of out of control. Just the way i like it... I did find out one thing. Don't tune it like a FWD. Tune it like a RWD. It will stick the ass of the car to the ground a lot better.

i meant when does the actual racing season begin?

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I haven't even started building the car yet but I had an idea for a livery:

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Hey, I'm with you. I did play around with turning off ABS and TCS last night. The first lap was...comical . But after that, I slowly improved on each lap. I didn't quite reach the times I was getting with the assists on, but I could definitely see how it could be faster (I never got a really clean lap in). It just takes a little more finesse and discipline.

Would someone like to share a good "base" tune for this car? I started out with values close to default (tweaking things a little bit), then I took a look at the recommendations from the ForzaTune iPhone app and they were way different. I gave them a try and actually improved my time a bit, but I still feel a bit in the dark on the whole tuning side of things...

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Quote, originally posted by W. Sobchak »

Loose is fast . I'll be on, work presentations tomorrow though, so only time for a few.

this is correct but too loose is fatal...

Anti-roll bars: 9.89/10.38
Springs: 329.7/345.9
Rebound: 5.72/5.9
Bump: 3.81/3.93

Diff: 30/0
Brake bal: 47% (front)

I found my own tune was faster, but the ForzaTune one is really friendly to drive (compared to my own at least, which is kind of a jerk). Might be handy to have around for learning courses, etc.

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Quote, originally posted by Juniper Monkeys »

For those of you who are curious but don't use iPhones, or who don't really care (), here's the ForzaTune recommendations I found my own tune was faster, but the ForzaTune one is really friendly to drive (compared to my own at least, which is kind of a jerk). Might be handy to have around for learning courses, etc.

Yeah I am tuning a bit now. I ran that 'default' setup and was about a second or two slower but I did keep it a bit more on the track (at Tsukuba). Really soft though, I am running nearly double or triple some of those numbers.

Heh heh, yeah, I read the recommendation it spit out and was, like... "Wait, what? "

All set tho

It seems to look equally good on sportscars, prototypes and econoboxes...

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I'm looking forward to racing with all of you. Don't assume my tune is any good cause of the paint...lol...I spent most of my time on this car staring at the roof editing vinyl groups. Its all bark and no bite. Now for some tuning, lol.

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Is there qualifying?
mod list?

thanks, sorry for being a newb to the online stuff.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4602845

No qualifying, per se. Mod list and all info on the car is at http://www.michael-blue.com/GTI-Cup.htm

Just be online to run with us from time to time and you'll get invited to "official" events when they happen.

This is mostly just for fun, so we can all run together and learn tuning tips from each other (this car is very difficult to tune), but there will be scheduled events most weekends.

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Speaking of official events. When are we starting? I'm ready to break these things out and have some fun.

TEAM RED is needing 1 more driver to be complete. If you will play your races, and are a good tuner or painter, please IM me.

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Car isn't heavy enough to get the tires up to temp for a very long time.

Quote, originally posted by VR6 NRG »

i checked mine again last night and am still at 1,848 lbs also. i really dont know what it is. I checked through every part to see what weight changes were and nothing brought it down to 1839. I think thos 9lbs are losing me 2 seconds a lap TEAM RED is needing 1 more driver to be complete. If you will play your races, and are a good tuner or painter, please IM me.

It might be that when the original spec list was posted the car was missing swaybars or something. Also some engine mods change the weight as well. I wouldn't be all that worried about it.

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