Engine swaps

[Br0n50n]

Are the engine swaps worth it?

They sound great but are the performed upgrades worth it/ necessary?

[ザナックス]

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[Br0n50n]

Sorry what?

[Akira]

it depends, the V8s have higher low rpm torque, the V6 TT has good rev response no matter what rpm you are, and the smaller engines are good to either make too powerfull stock cars more docile, or if it comes already in some car they're usually more than enough when tunned with the Ultimate kit.

So, you can either swap them because you want some specific car response, or just because you like the sound, in which case you then adapt your drift style to match the engine torque response.

Most people put the bigger engine possible, with the highest possible BHP number... it's stupid and makes most cars completely trash to control. A lighter car, like a 180/240 SX for example is more than perfeclty fine with around 600 BHP, no matter the engine (remember, it mostly only changes torque response and sound), bigger and heavier cars are more than ok with around 800 BHP.
Those who actually know how to drift, and have awesome technique (not me...) go even lower BHP, because it makes the cars more "linear" in response to maintaining drift lines. It's way harder to maintain, because you have to have the skill to keep the rpm always on a sweet spot, and the turn angle just right, but it's ways more smooth and "pretty" to look at.

As a side note, engines and horsepower are actually way less important than a good suspension setup and differential lock adjustment. If you play the game using real car knowledge, you can indeed make your life way easier, even though the game is not a full blown perfect simulator. If you play like most people, you'll put the higher number in everything thinking it's awesome and then go to the lobbies with cars that do not stop redlining and spin and crash on other people all the time... but to be fair, if you have fun, you do you. That's why there's "no collision" option.

[Br0n50n]

Originally posted by Akira:

it depends, the V8s have higher low rpm torque, the V6 TT has good rev response no matter what rpm you are, and the smaller engines are good to either make too powerfull stock cars more docile, or if it comes already in some car they're usually more than enough when tunned with the Ultimate kit.

So, you can either swap them because you want some specific car response, or just because you like the sound, in which case you then adapt your drift style to match the engine torque response.

Most people put the bigger engine possible, with the highest possible BHP number... it's stupid and makes most cars completely trash to control. A lighter car, like a 180/240 SX for example is more than perfeclty fine with around 600 BHP, no matter the engine (remember, it mostly only changes torque response and sound), bigger and heavier cars are more than ok with around 800 BHP.
Those who actually know how to drift, and have awesome technique (not me...) go even lower BHP, because it makes the cars more "linear" in response to maintaining drift lines. It's way harder to maintain, because you have to have the skill to keep the rpm always on a sweet spot, and the turn angle just right, but it's ways more smooth and "pretty" to look at.

As a side note, engines and horsepower are actually way less important than a good suspension setup and differential lock adjustment. If you play the game using real car knowledge, you can indeed make your life way easier, even though the game is not a full blown perfect simulator. If you play like most people, you'll put the higher number in everything thinking it's awesome and then go to the lobbies with cars that do not stop redlining and spin and crash on other people all the time... but to be fair, if you have fun, you do you. That's why there's "no collision" option.

Awesome, great response. Any tuning guides you recommend?