84 Volkswagen Rabbit gti forza 3
D350 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTi
HLR Phoenix, the mastermind behind this VW Rabbit, also known around our camp as the ” Thunder Bunny ” was once quoted saying, ” the T Bunny just smokes everything off the launch in the online lobbies !” The Tweaky D350 VW Rabbit GTi, is an odd looking racer, strong in D Class, and sports an attractive bunny lady, armed with a handgun to boot, lol !
The Thunder Bunny has heaps of grip, lots of old school charm, and is a serious purpose built race car that takes names and asks questions later in the D Class hoppers. So dont get mad, get hopping mad and enjoy Forza Motorsports 3 in the online hoppers or punishing Season or Event Play.
Tweakys Digman took the lil beast out upon release & tore Motegi Circuit apart with an overall ranking of 48! But it was not long until Phoenix responded laying down sweet times 15th on Motegi West and around 30th on Mazda Laguna Seca. Digs also commented he got a ranking of 80th on Bugatti.
So we are very proud of both the tune and paint. Tweakys BuzzDogg painted the lil VW, and the car must be seen in game to be appreciated. Its a massive fantasy paint, that Buzz masterfully splatted on every section of the car.
So there you have it, if its a twisty technical track get the Thunder Bunny out on the tarmac to hop around and bounce you up the leaderboard.
Recommended Circuits:
Mazda Laguna Seca
Tsukuba Circuit
Motegi Full
Motegi West
TUNE REVIEW 19 JAN 2010 by MyGamingID
Car: 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI
Class: D
PI: 350
Tuners: PBTurbo vs. Tweaky Tuned
Tune Cost: 20000cr vs. 10000cr.
Parts Cost: Umm… I bought and built the PBTurbo tune before recording parts costs for the Tweaky. Neither is cheap here and there is about 12K difference in parts between them.
The Story:I missed last Friday and have company in town for this Friday, so I wanted to do something a little different this week. Instead of the single review, I will be doing a head-to-head comparison of two recent D350 tunes for the VW Rabbit: PBTurbo’s TNT vs. Tweaky Tuned’s ThunderBunny. Let’s get going!
THE SPEC SHEET
Top Speed: 4.4 (PBTurbo) vs. 4.4 (Tweaky Tuned)
Handling: 5.1 (PBTurbo) vs. 5.2 (Tweaky Tuned)
Acceleration: 5.1 (PBTurbo) vs. 5.0 (Tweaky Tuned)
Launch: 5.8 (PBTurbo) vs. 5.6 (Tweaky Tuned)
Brakes: 5.3 (PBTurbo) vs. 5.4 (Tweaky Tuned)
Horsepower: 176 @ 6200rpm (PBTurbo) vs. 175 @ 6200rpm (Tweaky Tuned)
Torque: 171 @ 3300rpm (PBTurbo) vs. 170 @ 3300rpm (Tweaky Tuned)
Redline: 6500rpm (PBTurbo) vs. 6500rpm (Tweaky Tuned)
Weight: 2168 lbs. (PBTurbo) vs. 2235 lbs. (Tweaky Tuned)
Distribution: 53% front (PBTurbo) vs. 51% front (Tweaky Tuned)
Weight/Power: 12.318 (PBTurbo) vs. 12.771 (Tweaky Tuned)
Weight/Torque: 12.678 (PBTurbo) vs. 13.147 (Tweaky Tuned)
Front Tires: 195/55R14 (PBTurbo) vs. 185/60R14(Tweaky Tuned)
Rear Tires: 195/55R14 (PBTurbo) vs. 185/60R14 (Tweaky Tuned)
Benchmarks: 0-60mph: 5.469 (PBTurbo) vs. 5.584 (Tweaky Tuned)
0-100mph: 22.382 (PBTurbo) vs. 23.277 (Tweaky Tuned)
Top Speed: 135.1mph (PBTurbo) vs. 134.5mph (Tweaky Tuned)
60-0mph: 113.1 ft (PBTurbo) vs. 115.3 ft (Tweaky Tuned)
100-0mph: 308.2 ft (PBTurbo) vs. 308.2 ft (Tweaky Tuned)
Lateral G’s @ 60mph: 1.10g (PBTurbo) vs. 1.11g (Tweaky Tuned)
Lateral G’s @ 120mph: 0.99g (PBTurbo) vs. 1.02g (Tweaky Tuned)
Enough of the numbers, though. Anyone can slap parts on a car and get numbers. What matters is how they drive! So how do they drive? Let me tell you…
THE REVIEW
Speed: Both cars carry some additional power mods and gearing is excellent. Based on the benchmarks, you’d likely guess that the TNT has some slight edge over the ThunderBunny. After driving both, I’d have to agree. It’s not an overwhelming edge, but the combination of weight, gearing and (probably) weaker aero lets the TNT edge ahead just a bit on striaghts.
Gearing is excellent on both cars, though I would give the edge the the TNT again. It wouldn’t be much, mind you, but I felt like I was able to use the gears better in the tracks I tested these on (yes, I actually did a test – read on!)
Handling: As is so often the case, you trade speed for handling. Where the TNT came out ahead in speed, the ThunderBunny came out ahead in handling. This time, though, the advantage seems a bit more noticeable. I want to be perfectly clear that both cars handle very well, despite what you may see below. I’m judging them against a mythological perfect.
The TNT’s settings feel like they harken back to the wisdom of FM2, which often held that you give AWD cars maximum rear ARB to tune out the understeer. Assuming that’s what happened, it didn’t quite work as planned. The TNT understeers somewhat into turns and oversteers out, but throttle will make it understeer. Some more work at the dampers and some less aggressive ARBs may make for cleaner transitions and exits. Maybe look to the diff to tune out some understeer on power, as well.
The ThunderBunny’s settings, on the other hand, are almost dead on. I get a touch of undesteer coming into corners, but very little, and it’s clean after that. Throttle on or off it retains its balance, so Tweaky Tuned did some solid work at the differential here. It’s a joy to drive and very forgiving.
Brakes are great on both offerings, but the pressures are wound just a bit too high on the ThunderBunny for my personal habits. Anyone using ABS would be hard-pressed to tell any difference. I give a nod here to the TNT for making it very easy to find the perfect braking points and maintain them.
THE LAPS
I took each car out for some hotlaps at three short tracks: Maple Valley Short, Sebring Club, and Tsukuba Full. MVS got 6 laps, while the other two got 5 each. I kept only the fastest lap. My times are kind of pitiful, so I’ll post the differences instead.
Maple Valley Short: ThunderBunny by 0.680 seconds. The long sweeper after a long straight didn’t do the TNT any favors, nor did the left turn afterward, and it spent the rest of its time catching up to the ThunderBunny. This being the first test, I was afraid of a blowout.
Sebring Club: TNT by 0.217 seconds. Blowout averted! The TNT really shines where it can stretch its legs a little and the gentle curves offered by Sebring Club did not disappoint. I know I could do better with both cars given more time, but I would expect to get even more out of the TNT. Had a couple lairy moments with the TNT here, but some more time with the car should minimize those.
Tsukuba Full: ThunderBunny by 0.378 seconds. Returning to a twistier track, the ThunderBunny regains the advantage. However, the TNT held its poise a lot better here than it did at Maple Valley Short. I’d might chalk that up to the lack of any elevation at Tsukuba or perhaps the increased number of hairpins that brought both cars down to similar speeds. Again, I can do better with both, but I’d expect the ThunderBunny to maintain a margin of victory.
THE VERDICT
Both of these tunes are great, but I have to give the nod to the ThunderBunny. The TNT will make its mark on the right tracks and excellent drivers might be able to find a better balance in the handling than I, but for most drivers and most tracks, I would go with Tweaky Tuned’s ThunderBunny. I’m happy to own both and, for a difference of @12K in parts and another 20K for the tune, you owe it to yourself to test them both out and use each where they perform best.
I give the ThunderBunny a full five star rating and a four-and-a-half star rating to the TNT. Congratulations to both garages on their work. I look forward to more (hopefully better) hotlaps with both cars in the future and expect quite a few D-class PBs from each.
