Get Rid of Restrictor Plates?

Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? You used to be able to delve into the text file that comes with each track, and there would be a 1 or 0 - 0 would toggle off the plates. Said option doesn't seem to be there anymore-is there another way to do it? TIA. John DiFool

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> > Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get >rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? >You used to be able to delve into the text file that >comes with each track, and there would be a 1 >or 0 - 0 would toggle off the plates. Said option >doesn't seem to be there anymore-is there another >way to do it? TIA. > > John DiFool >

Check out the forum at legendscentral.com, the N4 section. Someone posted something about disabling the plates there. A simple change in the track.ini I believe. ----------------------------------------- Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited http://simcrash.00game.com

In article <[email hidden]>, John DiFool <[email hidden]> wrote: > Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get >rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? Sorry, don't know, but I don't know what a restrictor plate is either :) What is it? -Juha -- //[email hidden]

Juha Kallioinen wrote:

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> In article <[email hidden]>, > John DiFool <[email hidden]> wrote: > > Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get > >rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? > > Sorry, don't know, but I don't know what a restrictor > plate is either :) What is it? > > -Juha > -- > //[email hidden]

Restrictor plates are the things NASCAR uses to limit speeds at Daytona and Talladega-they have smaller holes in the fuel feed into the carburetor, thus 'restricting' horsepower. This is why qualifying speeds today (in the real world ;-) are c. 180-182 MPH (well that and some extra drag they added to the cars). Without them I and the AI cars were turning 210+ MPH laps... Got the change-you need to go into the tracks' text file (it's in their respective folders) and change "track type" and "chassis" to 2 and 2. Oddly when you try to race in arcade mode the plates come back into effect-dunno how to fix that... John DiFool

I've always thought restrictor plates were placed between the carb and the manifold, to restrict fuel-air mixture into the engine, rather than limiting fuel into the carb. Have I misunderstood this? (I'm a techie, so I just have to know) Stefan John DiFool wrote:

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> > Juha Kallioinen wrote: > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > John DiFool <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get > > >rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? > > > > Sorry, don't know, but I don't know what a restrictor > > plate is either :) What is it? > > > > -Juha > > -- > > //[email hidden] > > Restrictor plates are the things NASCAR uses to > limit speeds at Daytona and Talladega-they have smaller > holes in the fuel feed into the carburetor, thus 'restricting' > horsepower. This is why qualifying speeds today (in the > real world ;-) are c. 180-182 MPH (well that and some > extra drag they added to the cars). Without them I and > the AI cars were turning 210+ MPH laps... > Got the change-you need to go into the tracks' text > file (it's in their respective folders) and change "track type" > and "chassis" to 2 and 2. Oddly when you try to race in > arcade mode the plates come back into effect-dunno how > to fix that... > > John DiFool

you're right. the holes are smaller than the throttle bores. not sure, but they're about 15/16 or 7/8 inch. On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 02:51:54 +0100, Stefan Magnusson <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I've always thought restrictor plates were placed between the carb and >the manifold, to restrict fuel-air mixture into the engine, rather than >limiting fuel into the carb. Have I misunderstood this? (I'm a techie, >so I just have to know) > >Stefan > > >John DiFool wrote: >> >> Juha Kallioinen wrote: >> >> > In article <[email hidden]>, >> > John DiFool <[email hidden]> wrote: >> > > Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get >> > >rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? >> > >> > Sorry, don't know, but I don't know what a restrictor >> > plate is either :) What is it? >> > >> > -Juha >> > -- >> > //[email hidden] >> >> Restrictor plates are the things NASCAR uses to >> limit speeds at Daytona and Talladega-they have smaller >> holes in the fuel feed into the carburetor, thus 'restricting' >> horsepower. This is why qualifying speeds today (in the >> real world ;-) are c. 180-182 MPH (well that and some >> extra drag they added to the cars). Without them I and >> the AI cars were turning 210+ MPH laps... >> Got the change-you need to go into the tracks' text >> file (it's in their respective folders) and change "track type" >> and "chassis" to 2 and 2. Oddly when you try to race in >> arcade mode the plates come back into effect-dunno how >> to fix that... >> >> John DiFool

Hi Stefan, I too was always under the impression that restrictor plates had a specific diameter orifice to restrict air/fuel mixture into the intake manifold. I would have thought limiting fuel flow as John DiFool has mention would run the risk of leaning out and destroying rather expensive race engines. -- - Peter Ogden Perth, West Australia E-mail: mailto:[email hidden] WWW: http://www.esbconsult.com.au/ogden/ or: http://surf.to/locost/ "Stefan Magnusson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I've always thought restrictor plates were placed between the carb and > the manifold, to restrict fuel-air mixture into the engine, rather than > limiting fuel into the carb. Have I misunderstood this? (I'm a techie, > so I just have to know) > > Stefan > > > John DiFool wrote: > > > > Juha Kallioinen wrote: > > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > > John DiFool <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > Just got N4-rather impressed. How do I get > > > >rid of the restrictor plates at Daytona and 'Dega? > > > > > > Sorry, don't know, but I don't know what a restrictor > > > plate is either :) What is it? > > > > > > -Juha > > > -- > > > //[email hidden] > > > > Restrictor plates are the things NASCAR uses to > > limit speeds at Daytona and Talladega-they have smaller > > holes in the fuel feed into the carburetor, thus 'restricting' > > horsepower. This is why qualifying speeds today (in the > > real world ;-) are c. 180-182 MPH (well that and some > > extra drag they added to the cars). Without them I and > > the AI cars were turning 210+ MPH laps... > > Got the change-you need to go into the tracks' text > > file (it's in their respective folders) and change "track type" > > and "chassis" to 2 and 2. Oddly when you try to race in > > arcade mode the plates come back into effect-dunno how > > to fix that... > > > > John DiFool