I think it'd be awesome if there was a program you could download
that you could just enter your make, model, year and type of your
Civic and it would load all the possible (or the most popular) parts
for your car and you could play around with everything and see how
much horsepower and torque gain you'd get and about the median
price to get all that stuff...

Just an idea to make us noobie modders have an easier life..

Is there anything like this out there already?

 

it'd take EONS to program a database like that

 

Not only that, but nobody could ever figure out how much HP a certain part would add with all the other billions of mod parts that could already be on your engine. Example: A turbo would increase the HP different amounts with different intercoolers. Now, that turbo could also be used with the ten different intercoolers and both would react differently with ten different exhaust kits. That means, with just one turbo, ten types of intercoolers, and ten types of exhaust kits, there are 100 different HP scenarios. And we all know that there are more than one type of turbo........do you see where this is going? I forget how to do the math, but I do know that with two types of turbos, ten types of intercoolers, and ten types of exhaust kits, there will be MORE than 200 HP scenarios.

 

well...since HP is all based on percentages, it would be possible to take ur engine then if you add an exhaust, it gives you say 5% more HP. then addition of a specific turbo would give you 45%... then one intercooler would add 5%, but another one would add 7%. i dunno...its possible...but itd take hundreds of programmers and tens of thousands of man hours. so in the end it'd b super expensive. a more realistic view is make individual programs for specific cars. like the Civic. you pick your year, model, trim, then your upgrades. thatd b awesome

 

just go play garnd turismo to find out your hp gains with each mod.....

 

yeah, Need for Speed Underground has that upgrade mode. I always wonder why shops don't have that software where you can see what a specific mod might look like on your car. With the Hp percentages though all you have to do is do a search for it on here and you will probably find your answer.

 

another good simulator type vid game is IHRA drag racing 2. you can program every little detail into the set up(turbo maps(sorta) n2o flow rates, bore/stroke...etc...). i find it mo' bettah than GT.

 

I have that game and let me tell ya! that is a little too detailed for me. the game is oreintated(sp) more towards tuning and moddifying to be considered a game. I think it's more of a test. i don't play much any more though maybe when i decided to get really detailed in tuning......

 

Thread jackers are at it again! Back to the new idea please.