Can anybody tell me weather the engine blows based on a random
selection by the program (your numbers up buddy) or due to
engine abuse (over-reving) over a period of time.
Do we have control over our engine failure by making sure the
engine doesn't over-rev.
For instance if I never over-reved the engine would it give
out.
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Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports
Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy
Hamilton
New Zealand
> Can anybody tell me weather the engine blows based on a random
> selection by the program (your numbers up buddy) or due to
> engine abuse (over-reving) over a period of time.
> Do we have control over our engine failure by making sure the
> engine doesn't over-rev.
> For instance if I never over-reved the engine would it give
> out.
If I understand correctly, the engine may expire on a random basis if
you have selected "random breakdowns" in the race options screen.
If "random breakdowns" is NOT enabled, the engine will only fail from
abuse and that is a composite of how much you over-rev and the duration
of the over-rev. Damage accumulates based on these factors until the
engine expires. I believe damage is factored in around 8500 rpm, but
significantly increases around 8800-9000. 9500+ is obviously engine
suicide.
I'd like to see partial damage to the engine included - like losing one
cylinder due to valve train problems, etc. Be a nice excercise in
professional patience to finish on seven cylinders.
David T.
> > Can anybody tell me weather the engine blows based on a random
> > selection by the program (your numbers up buddy) or due to
> > engine abuse (over-reving) over a period of time.
> > Do we have control over our engine failure by making sure the
> > engine doesn't over-rev.
> > For instance if I never over-reved the engine would it give
> > out.
> Nigel,
> If I understand correctly, the engine may expire on a random basis if
> you have selected "random breakdowns" in the race options screen.
> If "random breakdowns" is NOT enabled, the engine will only fail from
> abuse and that is a composite of how much you over-rev and the duration
> of the over-rev. Damage accumulates based on these factors until the
> engine expires. I believe damage is factored in around 8500 rpm, but
> significantly increases around 8800-9000. 9500+ is obviously engine
> suicide.
> I'd like to see partial damage to the engine included - like losing one
> cylinder due to valve train problems, etc. Be a nice excercise in
> professional patience to finish on seven cylinders.
> David T.
Terry
: Can anybody tell me weather the engine blows based on a random
: selection by the program (your numbers up buddy) or due to
: engine abuse (over-reving) over a period of time.
: Do we have control over our engine failure by making sure the
: engine doesn't over-rev.
: For instance if I never over-reved the engine would it give
: out.
What I was wondering was that if the breakdowns are rondom, is there a
way to edit the rondomability of them? I know a lot of you out there
have raced a lot of 100% races. I have only raced two. One at Talladega
and one at Martinsville. (By the way, I am really sick of martinsville
and probably won't race there again. I do not like the "flip" trick
because it has sent me into the wall a couple of times. I hope there
will be patch for this error because I believe that it really affects the
racing). Both of the 100% races I tried ended up as "something turned
loose in the motor." Is that quote a sure sign of a random failure or do
they say that sometimes due to engine over rev. I only had it red line
maybe every other lap for about a second and the oil pressure showed no
signs of impending doom. Is the oil pressure warning something that went
out with the save game feature? Just curious. If anyone replys, thank
you for your input and your time.
Dan Sorek
Michigan Tech University
> > Can anybody tell me weather the engine blows based on a random
> > selection by the program (your numbers up buddy) or due to
> > engine abuse (over-reving) over a period of time.
> > Do we have control over our engine failure by making sure the
> > engine doesn't over-rev.
> > For instance if I never over-reved the engine would it give
> > out.
> Nigel,
> If I understand correctly, the engine may expire on a random basis if
> you have selected "random breakdowns" in the race options screen.
> If "random breakdowns" is NOT enabled, the engine will only fail from
> abuse and that is a composite of how much you over-rev and the duration
> of the over-rev. Damage accumulates based on these factors until the
> engine expires. I believe damage is factored in around 8500 rpm, but
> significantly increases around 8800-9000. 9500+ is obviously engine
> suicide.
> I'd like to see partial damage to the engine included - like losing one
> cylinder due to valve train problems, etc. Be a nice excercise in
> professional patience to finish on seven cylinders.
> David T.
Robert
I believe "something turned loose in the motor" is only due to
random.
: >What I was wondering was that if the breakdowns are rondom, is there a
: >way to edit the rondomability of them? I know a lot of you out there
: >have raced a lot of 100% races. I have only raced two. One at Talladega
: >and one at Martinsville. (By the way, I am really sick of martinsville
: >and probably won't race there again. I do not like the "flip" trick
: >because it has sent me into the wall a couple of times. I hope there
: >will be patch for this error because I believe that it really affects the
: >racing). Both of the 100% races I tried ended up as "something turned
: >loose in the motor." Is that quote a sure sign of a random failure or do
: >they say that sometimes due to engine over rev. I only had it red line
: >maybe every other lap for about a second and the oil pressure showed no
: >signs of impending doom. Is the oil pressure warning something that went
: >out with the save game feature? Just curious. If anyone replys, thank
: >you for your input and your time.
: >
: >Dan Sorek
: >Michigan Tech University
: I believe "something turned loose in the motor" is only due to
: random.
Well, recently I have had a few races end due to engine failure mainly because
I was redlining almost the 1/4 of the straights.( Track doesn't matter). With
this, the spotter told me to keep my eye on the gauges (HINT!). Laps later,
the oil pressure fell and kept falling. I took it easy on the gas to keep
from redlining and it worked for a bit. It did end in engine failure. All the
times this happend to me, the oil pressure lowered and the spotter hinted.
So this has been my experience with engine failure. I don't think its random.
If your 4th gear redlines alot down the straights, be prepared to push your
car back to the garage.
