Turbocharged
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Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:20 am
Cars: 2007 Mazda5 TX 2.0 110HP
1995 Alfa Romeo 145 1.6 105HP
An alternative to Automation
Of course, the game shouldn't be overwhelming to people who are new to this stuff and I understand the simplification of some things, but if you ever want to "build" a fully custom engine, you should definitely check out Engine Analyzer Pro.
It's a very nice program which essentially lets you create your own engine with pretty much no constraints (You can have 2 GT60 turbos bolted onto a B18 that revs to 20,000rpm) and you get a LOT of info about it - for each rpm step, you can see the exhaust backpressure, piston speed, CFM, etc.
There's also Drag Analyzer Pro by the same company that (obviously) lets you simulate a drag race with your own tranny/body/axle/engine/whatever setup.