Forza 3 game night - part 2

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vshah

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Sep 20, 2003
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Oh, you all will love this. Got home from work last night and my wife (who's a teacher and off for the summer) was watching some show on VH1. Don't remember the name but the premise is that they take daughters/wives of rich people and make them live a "normal" life...she thought it was really interesting.

Anyways, walked in as they were introducing one of the girls, her dad was a liposuction/plastic surgeon in guy in California and the family was absolutely loaded.

Daddy bought her a brand new Ferrari F430 Scuderia...and she totalled it while driving it off the parking lot...

Oh the crime!!!

god dammit!!! sometimes I hate rich people.
and reality TV. there's probably a decent chance that it was all staged for shock factor. poor ferrari :(

i had a buddy in HS who's dad had an NSX...I found out one day he was selling it and was really sad...but it was replaced by a 360 Modena which i got to have a ride in, so that was pretty sweet.
 

QuikWgn

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Got on last night for a little bit. Not sure how much you changed but it's alot better than the first one. The first one seemed real sluggish but the revised one runs alot better. I ran 2 laps with each at Leguna Seca and my lap time improved with v2 by around 4 secs.

Same parts, but re-vamped the whole suspension tune, took out some aero, and added some more top-end. I moved up about 6k places on Camino from the first build.
 

ivan2

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pretty solid car, but I am sure I can adjust my style to get good results.

for my week, I plan to post the cayman build again but no tuning, u gonna tune your own. so save money for an 06 Cayman A600 (perhaps it's 100K at least, i am thinking)
 

vshah

Lifer
Sep 20, 2003
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dammit, stuck at work tonight, won't be able to make it at 9...maybe i'll catch the tail end. i was looking forward to this one
 

overst33r

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Oct 3, 2004
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I've got a friend of mine that would like to join us. I'll let him know to make an account and friend ATGaming
 

Kabob

Lifer
Sep 5, 2004
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Good racing last night, car was a little slippery but pretty solid overall.
 

QuikWgn

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That is pretty much the car I drive every day which is 420hp @ the wheels. In FM3 the power is supposed to be @ the crank so about 495hp with that build. It was probably a little slippery for some of you because I do use TCS and ABS but no STM when I race. Maybe I should have made that more clear.
 

fbrdphreak

Lifer
Apr 17, 2004
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That is pretty much the car I drive every day which is 420hp @ the wheels. In FM3 the power is supposed to be @ the crank so about 495hp with that build. It was probably a little slippery for some of you because I do use TCS and ABS but no STM when I race. Maybe I should have made that more clear.
Nice. What are your engine mods? Still running Stage 2 here, might to an IC and small turbo eventually, but probly won't keep the car long enough to want to do a fuel system, water/meth, etc.
 

ivan2

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That is pretty much the car I drive every day which is 420hp @ the wheels. In FM3 the power is supposed to be @ the crank so about 495hp with that build. It was probably a little slippery for some of you because I do use TCS and ABS but no STM when I race. Maybe I should have made that more clear.

hehehe i bet your IRL car won't flip over as easy
 

Kabob

Lifer
Sep 5, 2004
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Man, that was ferocious. Tons of flips at both Maple Valley and Sunset. Sunset ruined me...
 

QuikWgn

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Nice. What are your engine mods? Still running Stage 2 here, might to an IC and small turbo eventually, but probly won't keep the car long enough to want to do a fuel system, water/meth, etc.

Cobb access port 94 oct map
FP Green turbo max 22 psi
Meth injection
650lb injectors
walbro pump
crower street cams
+1mm valves
aftermarket topmount IC
custom cold air kit
Sti red/pink intake
HKS Ti turboback

Whiteline suspension and bushings
kartboy endlinks
Tokico D-Spec adjustable struts
wagon rear strut bars

Plus a bunch of other stuff.
 

fbrdphreak

Lifer
Apr 17, 2004
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Cobb access port 94 oct map
FP Green turbo max 22 psi
Meth injection
650lb injectors
walbro pump
crower street cams
+1mm valves
aftermarket topmount IC
custom cold air kit
Sti red/pink intake
HKS Ti turboback

Whiteline suspension and bushings
kartboy endlinks
Tokico D-Spec adjustable struts
wagon rear strut bars

Plus a bunch of other stuff.
Kudos for being one of the few that actually cracked the heads open and did something there. I bet the extra airflow from the cams & headwork helps spool that bigger turbo a bit better. I'm a little surprised you stuck with the stock pistons. Those seem to be the weakspots in the drivetrain.

Is that car still on your storefront? Even tho I didn't get to race, I'd still like to grab it to play around with :)
 

QuikWgn

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Kudos for being one of the few that actually cracked the heads open and did something there. I bet the extra airflow from the cams & headwork helps spool that bigger turbo a bit better. I'm a little surprised you stuck with the stock pistons. Those seem to be the weakspots in the drivetrain.

Is that car still on your storefront? Even tho I didn't get to race, I'd still like to grab it to play around with :)

I almost bought a used set of Cosworth big valves, and went full tgv deletes, but I'm still running my Bugeye EJ20 semi closed deck block. its been running stage 3 or better since about 40k miles and its got almost a 100k on it now. As long as your oiling is good, and you don't run it lean breaking rings/lands/skirts isn't a big issue. its really knock that kills em.
 

Hopeless

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Oct 29, 2004
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Man, that was ferocious. Tons of flips at both Maple Valley and Sunset. Sunset ruined me...

I'll say. There were a few times all I did was touch one of the bumpers in a corner and over she went. From my limited playing so far I'd say T10 needs to increase the gravity a bit.
 

xanis

Lifer
Sep 11, 2005
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Can I get my gamertag added to the list? I'll be ready to play next week. :)

GT: thebrianat0r
 

fbrdphreak

Lifer
Apr 17, 2004
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OK guys, here's my thoughts on this week's race:

*Mustang vs Camaro
*Any model year
*A600, max 600HP
*RWD only (of course)

Any objections?