GTVault - Setup 6998 - Esprit V8 by Sukerkin

Setup Information
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Setup ID Tuner Make Car Model Year Track Votes Views Horsepower Best Lap Date Entered Last Modified	6998 Sukerkin Lotus Esprit V8 2002 Nürburgring Nordschleife 0 278 622 6:28.680 02/28/2008 7:35 PM

Equipment Selection
Muffler	Racing	Suspension	Racing
Racing Chip	Sports	Transmission	Full Customize
NA Tune	None	Clutch	Triple Plate
Front Tires	R3 - Medium	Flywheel	Racing
Rear Tires	R3 - Medium	Carbon Driveshaft	None
Nitrous	None	GT Auto - Wing	Equipped
Turbine Kit	Stage 3	Limited Slip	Full Customize
Intercooler	Racing	AYC	None
Supercharger	None	VCD	None
Brakes	Racing	Weight Reduction	None
Brake Controller	Equipped	Increase Rigidity	None

Settings
Setup Item	Front	Rear	Setup Item	Front	Rear
Spring Rate	6.6	10.0	Stabilizers	4	4
Ride Height	119	119	Brake Balance	6	4
Shock Absorbers			Downforce	25	30
Shock Bound	3	3	LSD Init. Torque		7
Shock Rebound	4	5	LSD Acceleration		21
Camber Angle	1.5	1.2	LSD Deceleration		14
Toe Angle	-1	1	Nitrous

Gear Ratios
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Final	Auto Set
2.650	1.625	1.150	0.840	0.660		3.889	17

Driving Aids / Other
ASM Oversteer	ASM Understeer	TCS	Ballast Balance	Ballast Weight	AYC	VCD
0	0	0	-10	10

A little slower overall than my earlier 'amped up' Esprit 350 tune but much easier to drive.

She handles the bumps and lumps of the 'Ring quite calmly and altho' I've built her with some inherent understeer for safety she will quite happily let you haul on the lock to tighten a turn (shedding some mph to do so).

I have an unprovable theory that all other Esprit models in the game are 'ported' GT3 versions and have some flaws that make them so twitchy in their GT4 guise. All I can say is that this V8 2002 model is the one I would choose out of the Esprit range for any lengthy race in the game. Not so speedy as the 350 but much more likely to survive lap after lap.

Sukerkin

Joined: 07/27/2002

Last on: 10/05/2008

Setups: 19

Posts: 32

Post #1 - Posted 02/29/2008 5:47 PM

Okay, I'm mystified.

Last night when I posted this up, the set-up performed as advertised ... tonight I can't keep her on the track Eek

!

Either I was in the groove previously and off the boil now or something is amiss in the game. I've noticed before that a set-up can seem to vary from game-start to game-start, so it may be plausible but the difference with this is extreme.

Also, rear tyre wear is much worse than I estimated. Two laps of the 'Ring is not really possible at race-pace. Drop the compounds to R2's, at least on the rear but be aware of what that will do to the handling.

Sukerkin

Joined: 07/27/2002

Last on: 10/05/2008

Setups: 19

Posts: 32

Post #2 - Posted 02/29/2008 6:45 PM

I did a restart of the PS2 and G25 which seemed to iron oout most of the nasty bugs.

I had to tweak a few things to counter the R2 rubber:

Camber: 1.5/1.0
Toe: -2/+0
Stabaliser: 2/3

The braking performance was reduced too and the balance may well need adjustment but I was just glad to get her driveable again Big Grin