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GrantedTaken 01-12-2019 02:25 PM

How to tell if your car needs more HP
 
1) Go to track with your unmodded car

2) Use stopwatch and record a few lap times.

3) Have an instructor do a lap.

4) If your time is equal or faster, then add HP
Otherwise, your car doesn’t need horsepower.
It needs the driver mod.

Instead, this is the reality
http://i67.tinypic.com/6ptcwn.jpg

Leonardo 01-12-2019 03:31 PM

That's one way of thinking about it.


Or you could think about another way.

1) Ask yourself if your car needs more power. If yes: move to step #2

2) Check bank account. If there is enough money in it: move to step #3.

3) Buy parts.

4) Enjoy!





Or like I have.

I chose "No" on step #1, and skipped straight to step #4 :burnrubber:

Summerwolf 01-12-2019 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken (Post 3171897)
1) Go to track with your unmodded car

2) Use stopwatch and record a few lap times.

3) Have an instructor do a lap.

4) If your time is equal or faster, then add HP
Otherwise, your car doesn’t need horsepower.
It needs the driver mod.

What mods do you have?

Ultramaroon 01-12-2019 05:07 PM

I'll allow it.

NoHaveMSG 01-12-2019 05:13 PM

I don't think it is ever a need as much as it is a want. I know I have at least a couple seconds in me at my local track, but I got a good deal so :bonk:

Ultramaroon 01-12-2019 06:11 PM

I just slow down for the straights. Not much challenge to mashing the gas pedal.

Jordanwolf 01-12-2019 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon (Post 3171976)
I just slow down for the straights. Not much challenge to mashing the gas pedal.

? But corner entry speed from after a straight?¿

Sapphireho 01-12-2019 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf (Post 3172012)
? But corner entry speed from after a straight?¿

He isn't on a track.

Impureclient 01-12-2019 09:09 PM

I made one for figuring out if you need more food:


1) Go to the store hungry on an empty stomach.

2) Buy a candybar and you eat it.

3) Buy a fat friend a candybar and they eat it.

4) If you aren't satisfied and friend is, then eat more.
Otherwise, you are full and you don't need more candy.
Your fat friend should go on a diet.

:D

krayzie 01-12-2019 11:40 PM

Just add hp like this loser in the Supra.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjRR0-Ckm8k[/ame]

Ultramaroon 01-12-2019 11:43 PM

Even on a track there's no point to gritting one's teeth on the straights. Nice calm redline upshifts get the job done just fine. Smooth is fast and I only race myself.

weederr33 01-13-2019 12:30 AM

Or it can go like this...

1) Go to the back roads and enjoy your car

2) Look at your bank account and determine if you have enough money

3) Buy whatever parts you feel satisfies your desires

4) Not expect some pretentious person on the internet to tell you what you should or shouldn't do.

GrantedTaken 01-13-2019 01:29 AM

http://i67.tinypic.com/6ptcwn.jpg

86MLR 01-13-2019 01:43 AM

Oh no, what will I ever do when people that I don't know disagree with my opinions and choices, or call me out because, obviously, I am not as awesome as they think they are.

Jebus I'm so lucky to be told what is right by random people on the interwebs.


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