Momo Wheel Questions (vs LWFF)

I have an LWFF that I've been pretty happy with, but I've got the itch for something newer. Today, I saw the Logitech "Momo Racing FF Wheel" for $99, and was thinking of picking it up. The pedals in particular look and seem to feel better than the LWFF's (especially the brake pedal). I'm interested in hearing from people who switched from the LWFF to this wheel. Here are my questions: 1. Is this wheel gear-driven or cable-driven like the LWFF? It does support split-axis, right? 2. Are there any particular problems in setting it up? or in de-installing the LWFF? 3. Will it involve a lot of tweaking of controller settings in games like GPL, GTR2002, etc to get it to feel right? Or is it pretty close to the settings for the LWFF? 4. What are the main differences between this and Logi"s "other" Momo Wheel? (I don't recall it's specific name and can't find it in the stores anyhow....) 5. Is anyone using it in conjunction with the Act Labs GPL USB Shifter? Any particular problems with this combination? 6. And finally......Do you feel that it was worthwhile switching from the LWFF to this wheel? Thanks!

I have an LWFF that I've been pretty happy with, but I've got the itch for something newer. Today, I saw the Logitech "Momo Racing FF Wheel" for $99, and was thinking of picking it up. The pedals in particular look and seem to feel better than the LWFF's (especially the brake pedal). I'm interested in hearing from people who switched from the LWFF to this wheel. Here are my questions: 1. Is this wheel gear-driven or cable-driven like the LWFF? It does support split-axis, right? 2. Are there any particular problems in setting it up? or in de-installing the LWFF? 3. Will it involve a lot of tweaking of controller settings in games like GPL, GTR2002, etc to get it to feel right? Or is it pretty close to the settings for the LWFF? 4. What are the main differences between this and Logi"s "other" Momo Wheel? (I don't recall it's specific name and can't find it in the stores anyhow....) 5. Is anyone using it in conjunction with the Act Labs GPL USB Shifter? Any particular problems with this combination? 6. And finally......Do you feel that it was worthwhile switching from the LWFF to this wheel? Thanks!

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbi.com> wrote: >1. Is this wheel gear-driven or cable-driven like the LWFF? It does >support split-axis, right? they're (plastic) gear driven >2. Are there any particular problems in setting it up? or in >de-installing the LWFF? i think it still uses the same logitech program >3. Will it involve a lot of tweaking of controller settings in games >like GPL, GTR2002, etc to get it to feel right? Or is it pretty close >to the settings for the LWFF? with any new wheel you will need to do this. even if you bought a new lwff.

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>4. What are the main differences between this and Logi"s "other" Momo >Wheel? (I don't recall it's specific name and can't find it in the >stores anyhow....) >6. And finally......Do you feel that it was worthwhile switching from >the LWFF to this wheel? > >Thanks!

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BRH <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbi.com> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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> I have an LWFF that I've been pretty happy with, but I've got the itch > for something newer. Today, I saw the Logitech "Momo Racing FF Wheel" > for $99, and was thinking of picking it up. The pedals in particular > look and seem to feel better than the LWFF's (especially the brake > pedal). > > I'm interested in hearing from people who switched from the LWFF to this > wheel. Here are my questions: > > 1. Is this wheel gear-driven or cable-driven like the LWFF? It does > support split-axis, right?

gear driven. and yes it supports split axis. > 2. Are there any particular problems in setting it up? or in > de-installing the LWFF? No problems at all. Make sure to run the utility that clears all previous calibrations so you start fresh. > 3. Will it involve a lot of tweaking of controller settings in games > like GPL, GTR2002, etc to get it to feel right? Probably. Depends on how much realism you're looking for. Between the Wingman software, the game settings, and DxTweak, there are no shortage of things to mess with trying to get the feel you're looking for. > 4. What are the main differences between this and Logi"s "other" Momo > Wheel? (I don't recall it's specific name and can't find it in the > stores anyhow....) Less money. Plastic bushings. Cheaper pedals. Less precise, particularly on return to center. Google for an article that recently did a very comprehensive review of the Momo FF and the Momo FF Racing. The bottom line was they liked them both very much. > 6. And finally......Do you feel that it was worthwhile switching from > the LWFF to this wheel? Yes. hth, jeff -- <---------------------------------------> When replying via email, please remove "nosp/-\m" from the address header <--------------------------------------->

Thanks for the replies guys! JCanar wrote:

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> BRH <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbi.com> wrote in > news:[email hidden]: > > > I have an LWFF that I've been pretty happy with, but I've got the itch > > for something newer. Today, I saw the Logitech "Momo Racing FF Wheel" > > for $99, and was thinking of picking it up. The pedals in particular > > look and seem to feel better than the LWFF's (especially the brake > > pedal). > > > > I'm interested in hearing from people who switched from the LWFF to this > > wheel. Here are my questions: > > > > 1. Is this wheel gear-driven or cable-driven like the LWFF? It does > > support split-axis, right? > > gear driven. and yes it supports split axis. > > > 2. Are there any particular problems in setting it up? or in > > de-installing the LWFF? > > No problems at all. Make sure to run the utility that clears all previous > calibrations so you start fresh. > > > 3. Will it involve a lot of tweaking of controller settings in games > > like GPL, GTR2002, etc to get it to feel right? > > Probably. Depends on how much realism you're looking for. Between the > Wingman software, the game settings, and DxTweak, there are no shortage of > things to mess with trying to get the feel you're looking for. > > > 4. What are the main differences between this and Logi"s "other" Momo > > Wheel? (I don't recall it's specific name and can't find it in the > > stores anyhow....) > > Less money. Plastic bushings. Cheaper pedals. Less precise, particularly > on return to center. Google for an article that recently did a very > comprehensive review of the Momo FF and the Momo FF Racing. The bottom > line was they liked them both very much. > > > 6. And finally......Do you feel that it was worthwhile switching from > > the LWFF to this wheel? > > Yes. > > hth, > jeff > > -- > <---------------------------------------> > When replying via email, please > remove "nosp/-\m" from the address > header > <--------------------------------------->

Thanks for the replies guys!

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> > I have an LWFF that I've been pretty happy with, but I've got the itch > > for something newer. Today, I saw the Logitech "Momo Racing FF Wheel" > > for $99, and was thinking of picking it up. The pedals in particular > > look and seem to feel better than the LWFF's (especially the brake > > pedal). > > I'm interested in hearing from people who switched from the LWFF to this > > wheel. Here are my questions: > > 1. Is this wheel gear-driven or cable-driven like the LWFF? It does > > support split-axis, right? > gear driven. and yes it supports split axis. > > 2. Are there any particular problems in setting it up? or in > > de-installing the LWFF? > No problems at all. Make sure to run the utility that clears all previous > calibrations so you start fresh. > > 3. Will it involve a lot of tweaking of controller settings in games > > like GPL, GTR2002, etc to get it to feel right? > Probably. Depends on how much realism you're looking for. Between the > Wingman software, the game settings, and DxTweak, there are no shortage of > things to mess with trying to get the feel you're looking for. > > 4. What are the main differences between this and Logi"s "other" Momo > > Wheel? (I don't recall it's specific name and can't find it in the > > stores anyhow....) > Less money. Plastic bushings. Cheaper pedals. Less precise, particularly > on return to center. Google for an article that recently did a very > comprehensive review of the Momo FF and the Momo FF Racing. The bottom > line was they liked them both very much. > > 6. And finally......Do you feel that it was worthwhile switching from > > the LWFF to this wheel? > Yes. > hth, > jeff > -- > <---------------------------------------> > When replying via email, please > remove "nosp/-\m" from the address > header > <--------------------------------------->

Here's an in depth comparison of the two Logitech MOMO wheels (Force vs Racing): http://tinyurl.com/3n9s Ice D