I'm starting to understand what all everybody's adding, but i'd like to go a little off-topic, since good on topic things have been told.

What's are the pro/cons of a close ratio transmission.

I think you stay closer to peak power around most of your shifts but you could lose some time shifting?

The language barrier cause me some problems as english is'nt my native one.

I've understand most of what is explained here. I'll re read this after i get back from work and ill ask some more questions after.

Hi all, after a bit of searching, here and over the net, i tried to gather to information about gear ratio calibration. I'm using bob's project3 tool(it can't do goods without knowledge) to create my sets. However, i'm overwhelmed by the topic and i need a little help.

First, here's what i think i gathered.

• Final drive ratio
  You setup this last. This set your top speed.
  
• Torque is what gets you going at low speed
  You need to be at the top of the curve after a shift(ex from 3rd to 4th)
  
• Power is what you need at high speed
  You need to push your rev past the top of the power curve
  
• The higher the gears, shorter the shifts will get
  
  

So if i'm right, there's a powerband you always want to be in i guess? So would it be between max torque and max power? Or Shoud it "bleed" from both sides?

So i guess i need to set the final gear to 1, set the first one to the lowest value that don't make me stall at first, then set the gear in between to stay in that powerband?

Thanx a bunch guys
Feel free to correct me!

On a side note - I know there are guides out there for that but i'm sure that a couple stikies in the setups section about differents aspects of a car setups would really help some guys that want to get into setups. I think this section is too often aimed at 1 car with 1 specific setup instead of general concept.

We could exchange about those topic instead "only reading them"

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I hate(love) your sig hyperactive!

I had to get it out!

To be frank Kid, this just prove you're just a...(search for it) un ostie de fruster, achete toi une vie...

Audible improvement!

That'll bring me back!

There's also the one about Street fighter II where every bouton makes chuck norris do a round-house!

The curb feeling is also affected by the car you are using and how it's tuned. With this setup, i don't really feel the curbs in a RAC on westhill. With the same steering setup, i can really feel the curbs in a UFR on South City (insert track rev).

Well, that's what it doing for me.

Btw, the UFR is a really nice to drive!

Edit - to get a better feeling of the curbs, try lowering your momo control panel value(3 of them) and up your LFS setting(mine is at 137)

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It's not really about car setups per se but rather about your controller configuration.

Quote from SamH :

My French stinks. I'm so ashamed!

You should'nt be ashamed. You understood what he was saying prety well!

Ball Bearing Turbo, if you like the Guiness, you should try a black St-Ambroise. I think it's a bit tastier than a Guiness. You can get some in the province of Québec. It tastes like wonders after a hard day of work!

I finaly managed to configure Windows XP after a long break. Was too lazy to do so. Btw, boot camp work almost perfectly, be sure to have firmware update 1.1(?) and not SMC for it to work. Beside that small thing, it works great!

Anyway, i downloaded and installed it even tho i did'nt have my wheel. I'm away from home for work and i did'nt bring it. I had to drive with my mouse. And damn, i don't know how those can drive with a mouse for more than 15 minutes.

However, i must say it works great, it's just tiresome after a while.

Am i a big mouth or what!...

I runs constant between 50 and 60 fps, with a cap @ 60. 1440x900, 4x 4x, max details in LFS. Image is gorgeous!

17", 1.5 gigs of RAM, 2x1.83Ghz, mobility x1600 128 Megs

I have to say it was offline racing without bots. I was racing alone.

I knew there were video drivers, actually i was conscious of the audio support.

Anyway, i'll be damned if it run slower than my 9800 pro/2000+ setup.

Thanx guys!

Hi, i was wondering if someone with an iMac tried LFS on it. Since apple released bootcamp. I guess it's possible.

Thanx for the feedback!

I'm sure it's your Firewall. Whenever your firewall detect that an executable change, you need to tell him again that you authorise this app to access the network.

They do so to prenvent someone for modifying a legit app into a malicious one.

Sorry for my bad english.

Good luck

It's downloading!

Thanx guys

Well, if you don't have S1, you'll need to buy both stage. It's 24 pounds. www.xe.com for a conversion in your local currencie.

edit - It's actually 58 AUD! And i tough our CAD was lousy(before the current spike)...

Don't let the "high" price put you down. If you like racing game, you won't be dissappointed.

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I think it's a good idea. Plus the winner will probably put alot of time into the skin so i think it's worth a license. He'll do a quality skin the devs will be using. Sounds fair to me.

What's up with all the hate and finger pointing? You all seems like a bunch of Sherlock holmes wannabes!

Not everybody has time to learn all aspect of mecanics you can setup in lfs. Example, i can usually setups couple things right, but i've never managed to setup a good suspension... I don't understand enough how it work. Since it's such an important part of the setup, well you get the point.

Cool, Thanx!

I'm a bit late... But Mahlzeit!

Edit - Do you mean 12am or 12pm?

You gotta love google, if i translate "Mahlzeit" in french, it give "flour". If i translate it in english, it give me "meal". Those two are related but in no way the same!

What does it mean?

Thanx

I don't know anything about racing, but it seems to me that even if the white guy was faster, he was'nt faster enough to pass the front one. Every time he tried to pass, he was always a bit short and could'nt do the move.

I may be wrong, but i don't think the other guy(i know he was not doing it) should let him pass.

If you have any questions about friction, you should ask Frictor

Félicitation! Congratulation!

I wish you good luck and good time with your family!

You really have more fur than your cat!

Btw, your wife is really good looking!(not that you're learning it from me)

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