Hi guys

This is my second year in the formula student team from switzerland. We want to build an electric car and have some concept problems we want to check out.

We had the idea to simulate it with LfS. Now my question: Is there a way for me to change the MRT4. I'd like to have only one gear, adjustable weight, torque, etc?

I have no clue about changing cars nut I now guys who can create cars for GTLegends (but I know that the sims are very different...)


Thanks for your help

Cars aren't modifiable in LFS. There is a hack tool named LFS Tweak, but even that only allows quite rough changes that won't help you with your problem. Even if you had a way to tweak all parameters to match your planned car, I'd say LFS still has too many physics problems and inaccuracies to be of any use.

Now I'd say your best bet is probably rFactor, but this requires 1) tons of work to get your car in 2) tons of work and in-detail expert knowledge of tyre physics and car dynamics to make this car behave remotely like the real thing.

Honestly, overall I'd say you probably have to scrap the idea of using a sim to experiment. Unless you find someone knowledgeable to write a sim for your car specifically, you won't get any useful data out of a computer simulation. The time would be better spent working on the actual car and making tests with it.

Thanks alot for your fast reply.

You could try to speak to Bob Smith, he's a god of all LFS modders.

Thanks for the tip Shadowww. I wrote him a PN...

I recommend LFS Tweak for adjusting the settings, set the car's transmission in manual mode.