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thanks

Tommy

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It seems to me that even with the upgrades the 914s are pretty closely
matched.  Maybe its due to the lower power output- strapping those
overcoolers and turbo packages on the 911 would give greater disparities in
those races.  But even so, I find the 914 races to be very enjoyable and
very winnable.  Just be sure to stay smooth and avoid accidents.  Even with
all the bumping and contact, I find that I can always win the 914 race if I
can just keep from crashing.

Wish I had some more concrete advice.

Keep practicing. If you're smooth through the corner they are very beatable.

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  I've tried all the upgrades on the car & always get smoked.....also noticed
  that the 2 tracks here -1970 era (Corsica & the other) are looking like a
  lower FPS...everything is more jerky...any clues?

  thanks

  Tommy

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I know it is "dirty" driving, but it rocks....not to be done in GPL
though....there is no handbrake   LOL

Greg.

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Before you buy.

Try these tuning tweaks on the 914 (I use similar chassis settings on
virtually all models):

Shocks Ride Height:  Lower 2 or 3 notches (move slider to the left)
Shocks Stiffness:  Accept default
Shocks Travel:  Lower 2 or 3 notches (move slider to the left)

Tire Pressure:  28 front and rear

All of this gives you more of a firm, responsive ride with better
traction.  I'm sure there are better setups that other people have
developed, but these basic "tweaks" seem to make things work a little
better for me.  The lower ride height makes the car more stable
overall, and the slightly-reduced shock travel firms things up for me
better than stiffening the shocks -- based on my experience with
Allison Hines' Ferrari setups for GPL, I've found that softer shocks
often work better than stiffer ones, and this seems to be true in NFSPU
(for me, anyway).  You might also want to offset the brake balance a
bit to the rear, too.

Hope this helps a bit.

-- JB

Gretzky99

-- JB

-- JB

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Before you buy.

Don't wait for the announcer to shout "GO!" to "GO!" <g>.... get the rythm
of the countdown (pretty easy, it's been the same for 5 games ;-)), rev it
big and bang it into gear WHILE the guy says go. You will find you're just
as quick off the mark as the AI, even without mods (I haven't bothered so
far).

Jan./liking the 944 best so far, although I shouldn't, I know.
=---

Although I know I'm cheating myself of some speed, I always go for the close
gear transmission in those cars that its available for.  While I may not be
hitting the top speed possible, I really prefer the feel that the close
gears give.  Getting the power down through turns really seems easier for me
with this setup.  With my driving, car control is usually more important
than absolute speed- put me in a 911 turbo with a high speed *** and I'm
an accident waiting to happen.  :-)

When you finished factory driver and evolution, you'd find NFS:PU's no
longer challenging. Can you imagine all other cars stop, just give up in
"quick race knock out" after a couple of laps?

--desmocha