Im a n00b when it comes to cars. Please answer these ?'s.

Jetta · Post by **Jetta** » 11 Jan 2005, 22:46

Ok so in real life and in NFSU do body kits,roof scoops, and carbon fiber parts make your car go faster? I would think body kits and roof scoops would just add more weight to your car, or do they make a car more aerodynamic? Thanks for answering my n00bish questions.

NismoSKYLIN3R34 · Post by **NismoSKYLIN3R34** » 11 Jan 2005, 23:23

In NFSU......no, its all looks in the game
In real life, body kits make your car more arodynamic. not sure on scoops on like the roof, but the engine scoops usually cool the engine. but carbon fiber peices make your car lighter.

Jetta · Post by **Jetta** » 11 Jan 2005, 23:50

ok thx, I have a couple more questions:

1. When do I get the Corsa? I have 100% so im confused.
2. How many cars does it allow you to customize?
3. Are there any rims that can be spraypainted white? ive tried some but they just turn gray.

thanks in advance.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 11 Jan 2005, 23:51

Corsa only appears in the European version.
You can customize 15 cars
I can't answer your question about the rims..

Crazy nfsu2 kid · Post by **Crazy nfsu2 kid** » 12 Jan 2005, 00:08

you can paint them white I beleive but i am not sure

wowirace · Post by **wowirace** » 12 Jan 2005, 00:24

there is no white in nfsu2...the only thing remotely similar is like a light grey.......i wanted to have white on sum rims too, but nfsu2 didnt have it so i jus painted it chrome.

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 12 Jan 2005, 00:57

The more similar to white is the stock paint

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 12 Jan 2005, 02:49

The roof scoops aren't used in street cars and are only really used in MR cars and rally cars. On an MR car the scoop can be used as an intake for the engine when it's hooked up to a long duct, on a rally car it's just a scoop that leads into the cockpit because they removed the air conditioning to save weight. Some bodykits are designed to allow more air into the engine and some provide a wee bit of downforce, but that's it.

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 12 Jan 2005, 03:10

noobish, man what a word, noobish, what a noob.

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 12 Jan 2005, 03:39

ok if it a scoop facing the cockpit of the car, it means that its letting engine heat out, and if its facing forward its letting the air in, (this is used mainly for tmic *top mount intercoolers* ) the scoops on top of your roof are used mainly for rally car drivers beucase tis soo hot in there you need fresh air and the scoops let air into the cockpit.... body kits mainly add earodynamics to your car, but some kits dont do anything, like the cheapo ones that just look funky/ rice

well i hope this helped.....

Jetta · Post by **Jetta** » 12 Jan 2005, 04:43

Thanx I get it now.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 12 Jan 2005, 05:37

M_S wrote:ok if it a scoop facing the cockpit of the car, it means that its letting engine heat out

Not neccessarily. A backwards scoop can also act as a cold-air intake.
A good example of this is the old Holden Torana XU-1.
I explained how it works in another thread somewhere . . .

And carbon fibre is not only lighter, but it's also stronger and safer. To explain:

When metal chassis/frame crumples in a crash, most of the energy is not dissipated and the person in the cockpit of the car will still feel most of the force of the impact.

But carbon fibre does not crumple. Instead, it shatters. when it shatters, a lot of the energy is dissipated through each little piece of shattered carbon fibre, thus reducing the amount of energy that actually reaches the cockpit.

It's sort of hard to explain, so I hope you get it.

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 12 Jan 2005, 06:07

That's some pretty useful info there boganbusman, i'm sure it'll come in handy one day. BTW can Carbon Fibre be painted in different colour in real life (not NFSU2).

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 12 Jan 2005, 06:10

I'm not sure if you can change the colour, but you can definately paint on it.

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 12 Jan 2005, 08:11

yea u can paint over it

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 12 Jan 2005, 08:44

If anyone has anymore n00b questions, just ask. I'm sure that everyone here is glad to help.

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 12 Jan 2005, 08:53

Can someone please tell me how to breath. Honestly, I have been trying so hard to breath but never can get the hang of it, i always seem to los...... *cough*. My. Face. Is. Turning. Blue/Purple. Kind of Indigo. *Gasps for air*. Need. Help. Must. Phone. Emergency. Serives. Can't. Reach. The. Pho..... *falls to the floor*...............

R.I.P Sir Ibi

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 12 Jan 2005, 08:58

k too far, *kikes in head*

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 12 Jan 2005, 09:12

Hello, i'm still alive you know, i wasn't really dead.

Sorry guys........ I'm just a little tired at the mo, didn't get much sleep, feel a bit giddy.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 12 Jan 2005, 09:38

This isn't a chat room Sir Ibi.

Try to stay on topic . . . and try to stay alive.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 12 Jan 2005, 13:15

Carbon fibre isnt necessarily safer unless youre running bonnet pins to hold it down. I knew a guy from the US Supra club who fitted a CF hood to his car. During a decently fast sprint, the hood flew up and he crashed the car. Luckily he survived and the car wasn badly damaged enough to be declared a write off.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 12 Jan 2005, 14:35

Well IMO if you race your car without all of the proper safety stuff (ie. roll cage, helmet, bonnet pins, etc.) then you're an idiot.

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 12 Jan 2005, 17:54

Yeah....

About CF parts painting... you can do it in real life (but not in nfs:underground games)
Anyway paint a CF part is utterly useless.

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 12 Jan 2005, 22:24

actually for the serious racer most people paint there cf

Post by **TheStig** » 13 Jan 2005, 02:39

ever noticed that alot of Exotic racecars are have bodyparts that are build out of Carbon Fibre... and they are all painted...

say I would add CF parts to my car... I would definetly paint them...
the new generation of ricers have heard of CF and use vinyls and stuff to make things look like CF... if it wasn't for the fact that I am not a fan of the black CF look the fact that RICERS and NOOBS replicate it would be enough reason!