Cars The Need For Speed

[9kret9]

That, bends on the seat leather amazing

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Actually I think rufflings or creases, should be the right word

 

[LilSki]

Dodge Viper oddity. If you shift from first to second at a low RPM the transmission will dump you in fourth gear or rather it locks out every gear except 4th. This is mentioned at 7:34min into the video.

Not just a viper thing. More like a T56 thing. The Firebird, Camaro, GTO, and Vette all did the same thing. It is called "Skip Shift" and is a little solenoid then engages to block the use of 2nd and 3rd. It was done for fuel mileage and from what I recall it actually kinda worked. Many ditched it though as all you have to do is remove the solenoid and put in a plug for the hole.

 

[CobraCat]

Not just a viper thing. More like a T56 thing. The Firebird, Camaro, GTO, and Vette all did the same thing. It is called "Skip Shift" and is a little solenoid then engages to block the use of 2nd and 3rd. It was done for fuel mileage and from what I recall it actually kinda worked. Many ditched it though as all you have to do is remove the solenoid and put in a plug for the hole.

Ahhh very cool thanks for the info, I'd never heard of this in any car before.

I just read an article that indicates the 2014 Vette has the same feature, known as "computer assisted gear selection" or CAGS and for $7 bucks you can get rid of the feature, hahah.

 

[A3DR]

So 90's...

 

[CobraCat]

So 90's...
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Not quite the same cars but this video came to mind!

The F40 in this video was driven by the owner, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd

I had no idea bout this, crazy !

They made three of those special edition 30th-anniversary Diablos, and one was a Jota, so it was a 600 brake car that was not really road legal, so there were only two. So I had mine in storage, and the guy goes to stick it on the car transporter, and then I got word that he'd just totalled this car, there it is [points to picture on screen], and we kind of had to have a purple one, because it was the purple, the cosmic, you know it's just one of those things. So we got the other one. And I said "look, wait until I get there, I'm flying in, just nobody drive it until I get there, please, we can't afford to smash it," so I came off the plane, and everybody looked really downtrodden, looking at the floor, and I went "Why are you looking so sad?", and they said "one of the precision drivers has knocked the camera off the cliff, and taken out the front windscreen, so there's no windscreen, Lamborghini can't send one for another day or so," so for most of the video, it had to be done with no windscreen, that's why you see me squinting, and actually trying to sing the song as well, while driving the mountain road.

— Jay Kay

 

[Leonardo Ratafiá]

I've got mine to, sorry for not so good picture though. It seems as we were kids this car was something else.

 

[Shigeno427]

Dodge Viper oddity. If you shift from first to second at a low RPM the transmission will dump you in fourth gear or rather it locks out every gear except 4th. This is mentioned at 7:34min into the video.

This is something seen on GM manuals too, it's to do with the emissions cycle and I believe is only when the engine isn't fully up to temperature or something along those lines.

It's naturally quite a common mod to remove this device, especially if people run a lower temp thermostat to make a little more power.

Edit: sorry I missed that the skip shift had already been covered! As a further interesting fact, although it's a T56 thing, GM didn't fit it to everything.

I have a Monaro over here in the UK (was badged as a Pontiac GTO for the US) which has an LS2 and the T56, but there's no skip shift at all, hence why I assumed it was emissions related.

 

[Some1]

I'm lagging behind. I've almost finished the exterior, apart from the undercarrriage. Will probably move on to the interior for a change.

 

[A3DR]

I'm lagging behind. I've almost finished with the exterior, apart from the undercarrriage. Will probably move on to the interior for a change.

That looks amazing! really good progress so far, love it. There's a pack of cars eager to meet that Vette

So far so good, added some dirt to the mix

 

[CobraCat]

That looks amazing! really good progress so far, love it. There's a pack of cars eager to meet that Vette


So far so good, added some dirt to the mix
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Ohhhhhhhhhhh Feldbergring. I can't wait to test the Viper there. Currently my thing is testing different cars at Feldberg, driving 4 or or more laps then switching to a different car.

 

[9kret9]

I'm lagging behind. I've almost finished the exterior, apart from the undercarrriage. Will probably move on to the interior for a change.

Nice progress with the vette, cool to see it.

That looks amazing! really good progress so far, love it. There's a pack of cars eager to meet that Vette
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So far so good, added some dirt to the mix
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Teaser, teasers can't wait

 

[A3DR]

Nice progress with the vette, cool to see it.



Teaser, teasers can't wait

Well, Viper's ready to go except for LODs so from what I've been testing so far it's all good. Will have to wait on the final physics revision to get it out though. The car handles as it's supposed to right now but with the last adjustments might change a bit.

So yeah, for now it's teasing time

@Phoenix77 First time I've made it intact to the other side, so had to take the mandatory shot!

 

[AlleyViper]

The first shot in a gas station could be for an Accolade/DSI Test Drive or The Duel remake. It's just missing the caption: "Your tires should be smoking! You have 6 lives left. Press any key or joystick button to continue..."

 

[9kret9]

Well, Viper's ready to go except for LODs so from what I've been testing so far it's all good. Will have to wait on the final physics revision to get it out though. The car handles as it's supposed to right now but with the last adjustments might change a bit.

So yeah, for now it's teasing time

@Phoenix77 First time I've made it intact to the other side, so had to take the mandatory shot!

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Nice shots out there what's the track on first and fifth screenshot?

 

[CobraCat]

Nice shots out there what's the track on first and fifth screenshot?

Pacific Highway by Phoenix77 and Feldbergring WIP by FatAlfie

 

[ALB123]

Not quite the same cars but this video came to mind!

The F40 in this video was driven by the owner, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd

I had no idea bout this, crazy !

They made three of those special edition 30th-anniversary Diablos, and one was a Jota, so it was a 600 brake car that was not really road legal, so there were only two. So I had mine in storage, and the guy goes to stick it on the car transporter, and then I got word that he'd just totalled this car, there it is [points to picture on screen], and we kind of had to have a purple one, because it was the purple, the cosmic, you know it's just one of those things. So we got the other one. And I said "look, wait until I get there, I'm flying in, just nobody drive it until I get there, please, we can't afford to smash it," so I came off the plane, and everybody looked really downtrodden, looking at the floor, and I went "Why are you looking so sad?", and they said "one of the precision drivers has knocked the camera off the cliff, and taken out the front windscreen, so there's no windscreen, Lamborghini can't send one for another day or so," so for most of the video, it had to be done with no windscreen, that's why you see me squinting, and actually trying to sing the song as well, while driving the mountain road.

— Jay Kay

Nick Mason is awesome. Not only am I a huge Floyd fan, but he has an awesome car collection, especially if you like older cars. Plus, he actually drives his cars. They don't just sit in his aircraft hanger turned garage. Imagine having dinner in London and seeing someone pull up front in his Ferrari 250 GTO. It usually runs at Goodwood, whether he or someone else is behind the wheel.

I'm lagging behind. I've almost finished the exterior, apart from the undercarrriage. Will probably move on to the interior for a change.

Holy crap! That is looking freakin' awesome, Some1! Wow...I can't even tell you how super excited I am to run these cars against each other.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh Feldbergring. I can't wait to test the Viper there. Currently my thing is testing different cars at Feldberg, driving 4 or or more laps then switching to a different car.

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Yeah, I am completely hooked on Feldbergring as well. It is so beautiful and it flows perfectly.

 

[9kret9]

How did you all get the Feldbergring already?

Does FatAlfie allow for early testing of WIP when asked?

 

[rogerflash]

Cool game! I played all night

 

[ltcars]

How did you all get the Feldbergring already?

Does FatAlfie allow for early testing of WIP when asked?

If you ask nicely

 

[CobraCat]

Ran into an old guy driving a RT10 in Aspertsham. He said he'd been doing some testing and was letting the car cool off a bit before making another run.