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Can anyone tell me which FF system is the best available and is it really good? Is FF a must and is it possible to get a realistic feel? Any advice would be appreciated. I AM STANDING ON THE EDGE, DO I TAKE THE JUMP?

What kind of modification is required on the Act Labs Force RS pedals? I just recently bought the Force RS and Shifter and think it's a great wheel, but I've definitely noticed the problems with the pedals in GPL. If anyone could tell me how to make them operate smoother, I would greatly appreciate it! James GTX_SlotCar <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:L9cu4.243$[email hidden]... > Tough question, and the answer depends on the types of games you like. Do > you race the difficult sims, like Grand Prix Legends, or are you the type > that enjoys a good run on NFS3? Or both? FF will enhance the pleasure of > most games. In some, like MTM2, you almost have to turn it off. In NFS3its > just plain fun, but I don't think it will help you drive. In GPL it maymake > your laps more consistent and keep you on the track better, but I'm not > really sure that it lowers your lap times. In Midtown Madness (believe itor > not) I was actually able to take 2 or 3 seconds off lap times with FF. So, > no, FF is not a must, and yes, in some games it is possible to get a > realistic feel. > There isn't one best FF system. But there are a couple, complete, verygood > ones. By complete I mean they have both paddle shifters and a stickshifter

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> and perform very well. If you want an easy to use wheel and don't want to > bother modifying the pedals and such, the Guillemot Ferrari wheel is very > good and it takes almost no time to get used to it. The Act Labs Force RS > and RS Shifter combo is also very good, and actually more fun. It costs > about $40 more, takes about a month to get used to (the wheel and the > shifter) and also about a month for the wheel to 'break-in'. For sims like > GPL, you'll need to spend about 2 hours doing a simple pedal modification

to > get them to operate as smoothly as the Ferrari pedals. Also, the wheel and > shifter adapter are high and deep, so don't plan on sitting too close to > your monitor. The RS Shifter can be used as a gated (H-pattern) shifterwith > games that support it, or a regular shifter. With the Act Labs pedals > modified, both wheels work very well in all games. If you were only racing > GPL, I'd probably say go for the Ferrari wheel. If you were only racing > Nascar3, I'd probably say go for the Force RS. If you use the paddle > shifters a lot, like in MGPRS2, and you drive with your hands closer tothe

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> top of the wheel (not at 3 and 9 o'clock), then get the Ferrari wheel. The > Ferrari wheel is easy to get used to right away. The Force RS and Shifter > (even in regular shifting mode) is just plain more fun once you're used to > it. Both wheels produce strong FF effects, and both are smooth once broken > in, it just takes a little longer to break-in the Force RS - 3 weeks of > hard use and still no play in the steering shaft ;). > A full review (Shoot-Out style) is coming. I'm just waiting for info from > Act Labs that will impact the results. > > Slot > > "Steve Richards" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:38b8e285$[email hidden]... > > Can anyone tell me which FF system is the best available and is it

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> > good? > > Is FF a must and is it possible to get a realistic feel? > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > I AM STANDING ON THE EDGE, DO I TAKE THE JUMP? > > > > > >

I'll have a couple fixes for the pedals up in about a week. One is a quick fix that uses existing parts and works very well. The other requires adding a metal bracket, drilling a couple holes and some other little modifications, but it makes the pedals great. Either email me in a week or check here http://home.maine.rr.com/deroy/ferrari.htm for a link to the fix. Slot "James D. Campbell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:89ciu3$mlr$[email hidden]...

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> What kind of modification is required on the Act Labs Force RS pedals? > I just recently bought the Force RS and Shifter and think it's a great > wheel, but I've definitely noticed the problems with the pedals in GPL. > If anyone could tell me how to make them operate smoother, I would greatly > appreciate it! > > James > > GTX_SlotCar <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:L9cu4.243$[email hidden]... > > Tough question, and the answer depends on the types of games you like.

Do > > you race the difficult sims, like Grand Prix Legends, or are you thetype > > that enjoys a good run on NFS3? Or both? FF will enhance the pleasureof > > most games. In some, like MTM2, you almost have to turn it off. In NFS3 > its > > just plain fun, but I don't think it will help you drive. In GPL it may > make > > your laps more consistent and keep you on the track better, but I'm not > > really sure that it lowers your lap times. In Midtown Madness (believeit > or > > not) I was actually able to take 2 or 3 seconds off lap times with FF.So,

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> > no, FF is not a must, and yes, in some games it is possible to get a > > realistic feel. > > There isn't one best FF system. But there are a couple, complete, very > good > > ones. By complete I mean they have both paddle shifters and a stick > shifter > > and perform very well. If you want an easy to use wheel and don't want

to > > bother modifying the pedals and such, the Guillemot Ferrari wheel isvery > > good and it takes almost no time to get used to it. The Act Labs ForceRS > > and RS Shifter combo is also very good, and actually more fun. It costs > > about $40 more, takes about a month to get used to (the wheel and the > > shifter) and also about a month for the wheel to 'break-in'. For simslike > > GPL, you'll need to spend about 2 hours doing a simple pedalmodification > to > > get them to operate as smoothly as the Ferrari pedals. Also, the wheeland > > shifter adapter are high and deep, so don't plan on sitting too close to > > your monitor. The RS Shifter can be used as a gated (H-pattern) shifter > with > > games that support it, or a regular shifter. With the Act Labs pedals > > modified, both wheels work very well in all games. If you were onlyracing > > GPL, I'd probably say go for the Ferrari wheel. If you were only racing > > Nascar3, I'd probably say go for the Force RS. If you use the paddle > > shifters a lot, like in MGPRS2, and you drive with your hands closer to > the > > top of the wheel (not at 3 and 9 o'clock), then get the Ferrari wheel.The > > Ferrari wheel is easy to get used to right away. The Force RS andShifter > > (even in regular shifting mode) is just plain more fun once you're usedto > > it. Both wheels produce strong FF effects, and both are smooth oncebroken > > in, it just takes a little longer to break-in the Force RS - 3 weeks of > > hard use and still no play in the steering shaft ;). > > A full review (Shoot-Out style) is coming. I'm just waiting for infofrom

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> > Act Labs that will impact the results. > > > > Slot > > > > "Steve Richards" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:38b8e285$[email hidden]... > > > Can anyone tell me which FF system is the best available and is it > really > > > good? > > > Is FF a must and is it possible to get a realistic feel? > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > I AM STANDING ON THE EDGE, DO I TAKE THE JUMP? > > > > > > > > > > > >