do visual upgrades effect performance?

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 03 Dec 2004, 06:37

i liked one thin in nfsu1 where you didnt have to put on ugly spoilers,roofscoops,hoods,and bodykits to get max performance, but ive read that interview with sme guy in the know how with nfsu2 and he said visual upgrades effect performance in nfsu2. this sux cause some cars i HATE havign spoilers and roof scoops, will i hate roof scoops on all and i hate having stupid hoods and stuff.

ants · Post by **ants** » 03 Dec 2004, 06:55

As far as i know, visual upgrades dont effect preformance but i hate how u cant take the spoliers of cars.

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 03 Dec 2004, 07:19

tell me bout it, i want to take off the gay rx7 stock spoiler so badly. i hate spoilers on rx7s but am a slave to having one

ants · Post by **ants** » 03 Dec 2004, 09:02

bronco wrote:tell me bout it, i want to take off the gay rx7 stock spoiler so badly. i hate spoilers on rx7s but am a slave to having one

yer man! same here, always wanted to take the spoiler off the RX7 and supra and skyline

If someone knows how to edit the spolier files so that a sopiler is invisible or somthing that would be awesome.

AcidDog · Post by **AcidDog** » 03 Dec 2004, 09:39

actually from what I've read, visual upgrades such as body kits and spoilers do effect performance. As well as the size of your tyres. Just check it out on your Dyno, and you will see the setting for a lot of the stuff are effected by your wide body kit and your spoiler.

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 03 Dec 2004, 10:33

someone should come up with the ultimate set up. i want the maximum power from my car even if it looks butt ugly.

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » 03 Dec 2004, 10:44

Well the stock spoiler has no aerodynamic effect on the car.
However the front bumper and rear aftermarket spoiler does.
But you can eliminate and tune those effects at the dyno.
I try to use as small rims as possible when driving, that is to get maximum out of my unsprung weight when cornering.

You can also tune the aftermarket bodykit to provide downforce, I chose to have nothing at the rear and full at the front personally as that creates oversteering which I find perfect for my driving.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » 03 Dec 2004, 10:47

This time around skirts and spoilers do effect aerodynamics. How much they effect it is actualy linked to those part's 'star rating'. You can test this your self by slapping on a really low rated spoiler, going to the Dyno and looking at the rear downforce (or frontal skirt for forward downforce). Then puting on a high rated spoiler and looking again.

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 03 Dec 2004, 12:05

Try this: sleeper RX-7 lvl 3 and tuned RX-7 lvl 3.

Guess what? handling increases by almost twice!

markhubbard · Post by **markhubbard** » 03 Dec 2004, 13:44

WHICh handling increases by twice? be specif-didly-ific dude

Bauke777 · Post by **Bauke777** » 03 Dec 2004, 16:08

Yes, spoilers do matter (somewhere in the middle of this article) :

"Things like adding a full body kit or a spoiler will allow you to tune certain aerodynamic settings that can help you increase your performance. "

But the problem is that the car looks like shyt w/ some spoilers, but ur kinda forced to buy them cuz it allows u to tune it better (orso)... Not that I understand what I'm doing w/ all the settings in the performancetuning area. It is really hard if u don't know what to do exactly. I agree on bronco to see an ultimate setup, but I kinda do care about how the car looks

gregmtech · Post by **gregmtech** » 03 Dec 2004, 18:09

i allready posted a thread about this, saying that you could see the effect even with a stage 1 wing and a stage 3 wing or even a unic one.

i havn't yet found a real effect on drag races with rim sizes but it does effect the cornering as said above.

and yeap sleepers suck hell unforunatly , but nice close to orignal cars can be produced and the performance raised from stock staying quite nice.

i believe that the stereo system should also affect weight but actualy doesn't

so just stack nos in stead

jusst added my link to the post i allread hade done !
http://forum.nfsunlimited.net/viewtopic ... highlight=

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 03 Dec 2004, 18:13

markhubbard wrote:WHICh handling increases by twice? be specif-didly-ific dude

The car with tuned body got more handling then sleeper car.

And Bodykits.....yes they increase car`s stability, but its tooo wide, no more sneakin trough 2 cars, car is 20% more fat. So i removed it, like more sporty and agile looks.

ez4u2nv · Post by **ez4u2nv** » 03 Dec 2004, 19:19

From what i have read and have understood, spoilers and similar parts to affect the performance of the vehicle. By how much though i don't know.

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 04 Dec 2004, 01:13

I said already, you get +25-40% handling boost between sleeper car and riced. Altrough i noticed hoods and roof scoops affect cars not same. For example stock hood of hood without scops on it got some harded control, maybe a veeeery little harder, but still, and roof scops are also givin a smally boost.

ants · Post by **ants** » 04 Dec 2004, 03:29

i stil ldont get this, so like if i install all of the Stage 3 Visual upgrades my cars preofrmance will be better? Wouldnt it be worse because it would make my car heavier? like a wide body kit, that has to make my car heavier right? So my car would be slower?

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 04 Dec 2004, 03:31

first of all bodykits and bumper are made from lighter material then stock ones. and those kits upgrade your car aerodynamics so air is less problem. What will run faster a wall or a needle?

the_butcher · Post by **the_butcher** » 04 Dec 2004, 04:45

the problem with body kits is the height, the lower the kit the less air can come in from below causing the car to have less grip to road, this is how airplanes stay up in the air

but what i dont get are what the roof scoops suposed to do?

Zodiac · Post by **Zodiac** » 04 Dec 2004, 13:10

Butcher is right, Think about formula cars like shumachers, look at the fins and scoops on them, its all about aero dynamics, the less resistance there is the faster the car will go. these accessories are made from ultra light material. the weight from them would be of no concern. listen to the information given about them in the game. i remember nfsu1 explaining this at the beginning of the game when you get your first body parts.

b.t.w roof scoops have the same affect as other scoops/fins or spoilers. they lower resistance slighty

juntor · Post by **juntor** » 06 Dec 2004, 19:28

Hi,

Anyone can confirm if wheel sizes indeed affects performance?

I did see that widebody and level 3 body kit has the same level of downforce (10).

Lucky · Post by **Lucky** » 06 Dec 2004, 19:48

I think the creators shouldv'e made it that when your car has carbon fibre it will lose weight therefore increasing acceleration and handling

AcidDog · Post by **AcidDog** » 08 Dec 2004, 16:44

I might be totally wrong, but here's the facts.

Visual upgrades effect performance. Full Stop. The End. No Question. No Doubt.

Thanks for coming have a nice day. If you wanna test the theory my name is AcidDog and I'll be online in about two hours...

You bring the ass and I'll bring the whipping.

LOL!!!!

Insert the Rock here.

qrdel · Post by **qrdel** » 08 Dec 2004, 18:21

I don't think so .... they are VISUAL UPGRADES :/ not PERFORMANCE besides who cares ???

Moosehead115 · Post by **Moosehead115** » 08 Dec 2004, 20:02

lol, yeah they improve handling, somewhat rediculous though, REAL bodykits in REAL life dont generally imrove aerodynamics, and they are the same weight (relativley) of stock parts, if not a bit heavier (only gains are in removing the bumper material, which is illegal, and unsafe.) Lots of cars also have a great aerodynamic shape stock, they spend months in wind tunnels perfecting it, slapping a foot of funky looking plastic on the side isnt going to improve this.

game side - Yes. put on the highest * stuff you can.

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