I am having an extremely hard time getting into the tuning aspect of FM5. I was never one of the top tuners in FM4, but i generally could make any kind of car into a circuit racing machine. I was consistently a good racer, and my tunes usually had me placing podium in almost every race I joined. It seems to me, though, that tuning has drastically changed from FM4. I may be wrong, since I took about a 6 month hiatus from Forza all together before I bought my one, but I don’t think I would have lost this much ability in such a short amount of time. If you have the patience, or the know-how to help me get a grip on tuning on the new game, I would love to learn. My Gamertag is thrxst, and I am on as often as I can be between work and racing in real life. Thanks for your time.
Personally I don’t have FM5, at least yet. so this is just my opinions, and what I have heard trough my friends.
What I have talked with my friends it’s quite the same as it was on FM4. How ever you will need more camber. a lot more. (going up to -2. and even further as Normal.) keep your eyes on tire heat, you want similar tire heat on inside and outside edge of the tire.
Other thing, If you were one of those guys who just slammed the car as low as it goes. that will certainly not work in FM5 keep your eye on suspension telemetry, you want to see a lot of rather big movement, but you NEVER want to see flash of red, which means that the car has bottomed out and that causes split second “no grip” moment. in that corner / side / end of the car.
Also what I have heard. The grip level is more realistic in FM5. (in FM4 there is just too much grip). so therefore I would say that you might have to learn tuning (and driving) again in FM5. Although a little warmup in FM4 might be benficial. How everit also might be just as harmful.
Here are some threads that you can start with, then, post to get some specific questions answered.
Tuning Reference Threads and Information…
http://forums.forzamotor…st221_Tuning-Guide.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…rsal-Tuning-System.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…For-Beginner-Tuner.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…-Tuning-Techniques.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…Tune-Build-Testing.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…—Damping-Formula.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…e-Pressure-Formula.aspx
http://forums.forzamotor…-Tuning-Statements.aspx
http://forums.forza.net/turn10_postst14462_Three-Minute-Tune.aspx
If you were using the telemetry for tuning camber like you could in FM4 that has gone out the window. Looking at camber angles will get you lost trust me and even temps are wrong.
Instead of 10 deg difference across the tire it can be 15-20 deg now but the car feels fine. Very high camber numbers are now normal even with more camber in the rear vs the front. It’s all buy feel now so when you think you have enough camber give it some more and when the car starts sliding again back it down and your there.