Cheats

Note This procedure involves editing a game file

create a backup copy of the file before proceeding Use a text

editor to edit the enginerestrictedcfg file in the

gamedatavehicles folder You will see a list of

numbers similar to

RPMTorque 500 30 35

RPMTorque 550 36 42

These numbers define how powerful the engines are For example

at 500 RPM the engine will generate 35 units of torque The middle

numbers with the negative sign control the level of torque when

the throttle is off hence a negative number If those last numbers

are made larger throughout the list then the engine will be able

to accelerate through much higher gear ratios This means at Talladega

where top speeds are usually at 190 mph your car can now travel

over 250 mph The AIs engines will be also improved too but

they will always use the old gear ratios making their top speeds

only slightly better They will make about 220 mph at Talladega

with full difficulty on You should try to mimic the normal patterns

for these numbers ie do not go straight from 50 to 1500 units

of torque in only three lines Warning These cars do have limits

Their brakes are not any better so you should not try going any

faster at the slower tracks Increasing the engine power will

require trial and error to get the correct balance of speed and

realism If the torque settings exceed 1800 the tires will lose

grip and spin with traction control enabled The gear ratios

can also be changed by simply making the numbers smaller Finally

for simplicitys sake you can also simply rename the two cfg

files to trick the game into allowing a normal unrestricted engine

at a Superspeedway

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