Tuning Tutorial for Android Drag Racing Game
This is just a basic How to article on How to Tune your Cars for the Android device based game called Drag Racing. My article is more of an opinion and what’s worked for me on a regular basis. It may not be the best way, but I’ve gotten ahead using this method and win about 80% of the races I enter.
Here’s the way I usually approach tuning my cars:
1. Nitrous.
Starting with Nitrous, 100%-110% has always worked the best for me. Usually when I try to give it more or less, I notice my race time drops immensely. Too much will make your tires skid out, too little won’t be enough of a push.
2. Final Drive.
This will depend on your car and what kind of start you want. You can bring this setting down in order to red-line without peeling out during take-off. I usually leave this setting around 3.2-3.7 to begin with and then tweak it after I’m done setting up the rest of the gears. I did notice with the more expensive, faster cars, Final drive usually works best when set below gear one. However, with some of the slower, lower level cars, they perform best when Final Drive is set higher than Gear 1.
3. 1st Gear and 2nd Gear.
I know that peeling out can lose some time for you. The more power your car has without the proper amount of grip will leave your car at a stand-still while your opponent takes off on you. Make sure to upgrade the tires and drop some of the weight on the car first, so your car is capable of gripping better during take-off. The lower you set these gears, the better grip your car will have during take-off. However, I’ve noticed that having a bit of slip during take-off is not necessarily a bad thing. When your car isn’t peeling out, it can also mean that you’re not really putting enough power to the wheels during take-off and your opponent car will quickly launch passed you. I usually set 1st Gear in an area where you can immediately switch to second gear with just the right amount of peel-out that leaves you taking off faster than the opponent car on the test screen. I go back and forth from the tuning screen to the test race screen to see which setting works the best for take-off depending on which car I’ve chosen.
Another thing to take note of is that second gear should be a lower number than first gear, but not too much. The idea is to be able to launch from first to second gear immediately and if you leave the second gear a lot lower than the first, your car will lag during the launch. For example, One of my car’s has 1st Gear set to around 3.4 while 2nd gear is set to around 2.8. Once I notice the car is launching faster than the opponent test race car, I know it’s time to move on to Gear #3.
4. 3rd Gear.
The 3rd gear is the one I usually find the most important to get right. This one will affect two things; The first thing being whether or not you can hit Nitrous with enough grip to launch you forward without peeling out too much causing you to be left behind. The second thing you need to watch for is whether or not your android drag racing car is powerful enough to launch you to 4th Gear in an extremely short amount of time.
The 3rd gear is usually the first gear I set that has a large gap between its previous gear. So here’s another example; If my second gear is set to 2.8, I’d set my third gear to 1.7. It’s almost a whole number step down. This setting usually works for some of the faster cars such as the Novitec Rosso 599 GTB. As long as you have a lot of grip and most of the car’s weight reduced, this car is capable of performing with a high power at the higher gears if set correctly. If it lags a bit when you reach 3rd gear, this is a perfect timing to hit the nitrous to give it just enough power needed for you to zoom passed your opponent. I’ve noticed quite a few of my races where my opponent had a great launch and may have been way ahead of me from launching with nitrous, but as soon as I hit my 3rd gear and hit that nitrous, my car fly’s passed them no matter how far ahead they are
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5. 4th Gear.
Again, depending on what car you have will depend on which setting this gear will have. This gear is another one that you’ll just have to test out repeatedly until you get it right for the car you’re driving. This gear should be set a bit lower than the third gear so that it gives you enough room to accept the power of nitrous if used. I normally drop this setting around .3-.5 under whatever gear #3 is set to.
6. 5th, 6th, and 7th Gears.
I’ve noticed that these upper gears will make the difference in the top speed your car reached during the race combined with the Final Drive Setting. I’ve had car’s that run in the lower 9 Seconds in the ¼ Mile race, but then I change the 5th and 6th gear slightly and I lose a whole .2-.4 seconds off my time. In order to get these settings right, I usually set them just a tad bit lower than the gears before it but make sure when I test race the car, that my final top speed hasn’t dropped. After running a few test races, I’ll notice which setting takes my car to gradually launch passed the opponent car just before the finish line. Once I notice my test races are running real smooth and I’m winning most of them, I tweak the settings very minor. I’ll first save my best test race settings under the presets screen for whichever race I’m tuning for (1/4 Mile or ½ Mile). Once It’s saved, then I can slowly tweak my higher gears one at a time along with the Final Drive and see which changes pushes my car to a higher top speed. You’ll notice some gradual changes will make a very big difference on your race times. Thank god for the Saving Preset feature. There’s been a few times where I’ve forgotten to save my settings and then I have a hard time setting it back up for the car’s top speed. So make sure to always save if you win the test race by a gracious amount of time.
Thanks for taking the time to read this little article and I hope I’ve helped some of you come up with a new way to better tune your cars. I’ve notice some of my friends just constantly change the settings blindly until they get something they feel is good enough, and will win 50% of the time. Taking that extra moment to check your settings and tweak them little by little goes a long way in winning the races more often.
I’ve really hated the fact that a lot of people in the Android Drag Racing community have kept their settings and tuning techniques as a guarded secret like the world will end if anyone finds out. I understand that this is a competition game but it still makes a big difference in how someone actually races the car. I’ve seen two people with the same exact settings race, and one of them still win each time. It all has to do with how you shift gears, when you shift them, and how quickly you use up your nitrous. I’m not afraid to give out my settings and I invite those of you who agree with me, to share your settings in the comments below. I believe that helping each other out will also force us to challenge ourselves a little more as well so that even if someone is using a similar setting as us, we come up with a better strategy to shave even more time off our final race times.
7. Type of Cars:
Last, but definitely not least, the type of car you use makes a big difference in how well you’ll perform in your races. I’ve seen a lot of the American muscle cars get left behind on a numerous amount of races. I’m sure you’ve noticed as well that most of the foreign cars are the ones with the lowest race times in the game.
Here are some that’s consistently worked for me:
Level 3
BMW 328is E36
Upgrades: Fully Maxed out in upgrades
Tuning Settings: 1/2 Mile
NOS: 2.65s @ 113%
Final Drive: 3.454
1st: 3.450
2nd: 2.750
3rd: 1.921
4th: 1.068
5th: 0.836
Honda S2000
Upgrades: Fully Maxed out in upgrades
Tuning Settings: 1/4 Mile
NOS: 2.75s @ 109%
Final Drive: 3.926
1st: 3.223
2nd: 2.500
3rd: 1.806
4th: 1.379
5th: 1.000
6th: 0.539
Tuning Settings: 1/2 Mile
NOS: 2.84s @ 106%
Final Drive: 4.019
1st: 3.223
2nd: 2.500
3rd: 1.771
4th: 1.149
5th: 0.941
6th: 0.686
Level 4
Honda NSX
Upgrades: Fully Maxed out in upgrades
This car I haven’t tuned yet, and I still win most of the races with it.
Level 6
Novitec Rosso 599 GTB (*This car is my favorite)
Upgrades: Stage 2 Engine, Stage 2 Turbo, Stage 3 Intake, Stage 2 Nitrous, Stage 4 Weight, Stage 4 Tires.
Tuning Settings: 1/4 Mile
NOS: 2.66s @ 113%
Final Drive: 4.100
1st: 3.442
2nd: 2.716
3rd: 1.700
4th: 1.344
5th: 1.000
6th: 0.760
If you guys have settings that have worked better for you, please feel free to share them on here. If you’re one of those people that keeps your settings secretly guarded, then that’s fine too. I hope my tutorial and opinions have helped you in some way as well. Have fun and good luck!
i got a nismo 370z maxed out at level 4.any tuning ideas?
need lamborghini marcielago tuning.fully upgraded.cant get faster than 8.02 in 1/4 mile.trying to get it to 7.9 or 7.8 secs in 1/4 mile.can someone please help me out.
whats the best gear tune for Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG ? please help
i’ll share venom gt full upgrade…
n2o: 2.00s / 150%
fd: 2.326
1st gear: 1.536
2nd gear: 1.122
3rd gear: 0.902
4th gear: 0.718
5th gear: 0.400
6th gear: 0.400
launch at 7.500 rpm and nos at 2nd gear
my best time 1/4 mile: 7.532s
we have some tunes for this game,,, feel free to visit at: https://www.facebook.com/DragRacingTuneByMajorSlick
It’s good game
Please info for setting tuatara 1/4 & 1/2?????thxyu
what is the best gear on charger srt8 level 5 pleas.
I have one purple Nissan 370Z, I hope can tune it better, below is my tuning for 1/4 Mile, my time is 10.100s.
Fully Upgrade
Tuning Settings: 1/4Mile
NOS: 5.00s @ 60%
Final Drive: 2.300
1st: 4.120
2nd: 3.200
3rd: 2.500
4th: 1.700
5th: 1.500
6th: 0.686
Fully Upgrade
Tuning Settings: 1/4Mile
NOS: 5.00s @ 60%
Final Drive: 2.300
1st: 4.120
2nd: 3.200
3rd: 2.500
4th: 2.000
5th: 1.700
6th: 1.500
Im stuck on level 7 any suggestions on car and tuning i should use i really need help
Helped a lot thanks ford rs 2000 blows away 599 btw
been playing this game longer than i care to admit. before this last update i had a lvl9 aero that was doing 11.144 in the 1/2..i’m dilligently working on achieving that time again thru much trial and error. anyone have any tips? advice? right now my best is 11.917@256mph
guys, i used to play drag racing last year, i got the fastest car, but i was busy with my college then i stop to play it, now when i want to play it again i forget the website to tunning any car for 1/4 or 1/2 mile, could anyone tell me the web? thanks before
Need Honda NSX-R tune please
on quarter mile i get an average of 9.8′s
and on half mile i average 15.2′s
it is a second gear tune use nitro’s on 3rd gear right after shifting out of 2nd gear
it is upgraded all the way
the tune is:
n20 duration is (5.0) 60%
final drive is 3.357
1 st gear is 3.285
2nd gear is 2.500
3rd gear is 1.610
4th gear is 1.31
5th gear is .935
6th gear is .730
Might be a dumb question guys but since. The lastest. Update I can’t find the option. To sell your car anymore?
With the new update when you go to your garage and go to select a car and when it brings up your list of cars it will say sell car at the bottom
go on choose car then select a car and press sell
Word up guys can someone please help me with the mitsubishi lancer tuning.
I have the AM One -77, can anyone tell me what their best time is and what upgrades and tunes they have. I have the upgrades 0_1_0_0_1_3 with stock tune and have reached 9.499 on the 1/4 hitting perfect all the way down. Anyone have anything better they would like to share?
hola estoy estancado en el nivel 4 porfavor alguien sabe como ganar y con cual coche gracias
guys anyone got tune for novict rosso level 7 with upgrades 4,4,3,4,3,2
Hey i have a lamborghini gallardo lp 570 on level 5 with this upgrades 0-1-1-4-5-1 do you have the tuning for 1/2 mile
Ty.
What is the tune up for ssc ultimate aero?
wat is the tune of ssc ultimate aero
Got tunes for rx8 ?
Need tunes for EVO. Please help. Just need to beat couple of friends. Not beat the world. Just don’t want to admit I picked the wrong car.
try this set up for your evo. I am getting consistant 8.767 times in 1/4 mile:
Upgrades: engine 3, turbo 3, int/ex 3 , N2O 3 ,weight 2, wheel 3
N20 100%
final – 3.480
first – 2.220
sec – 1.500
third – 1.280
fourth – 1.110
fifth – 0.970
launch at about 5-6000 rpm and hit your N2O when you shift into second. Evo is a great ride.
gan bagi tips seting tuning AMOne77 full Upgrd
I tried your tune, The best I got with it, after tweaking it a bit was 10.315
I tried this tune:
http://www.iambored.co.za/drag-racing/honda-s2000-drag-racing-android-tune-10-201-full/
and now I’m getting 10.209.
How should i tune the aston martin, all leveld up? Level 7?
i have aston martin one 77 at level 7 full tuned any tips for set up and i cant pass aston martin at 1mile race at level 7 please help
Gear 1 – 3.895
Gear 2 – 2.425
Gear 3 – 1.820
Gear 4 – 1.500
Gear 5 – 1.320
Gear 6 – 1.170
N2O – 3.00@100%
Oh! Its actually for 1/2 mile
Nitrous : 2,88s
final drive 2107
1st 3000
2nd 2552
3rd 2047
4th 1717
5th 1490
6th 1332
Full throttle at start, shift immediately (slide finger to shift while gassing at start)
nos at 2nd gear and keep hitting perfect shifts,
you’ll go super fast!
Am one 77 maxed upgrades lvl 7 any tips on best tune to run better than 19.4xx in the mile
I am running a 10.222 on my honda I tryed your stats but it just made my car do a 10.600..so I set it back to mine never loses, the nissans get close.
Anyone have any tips on a callaway c16 or tuning at all because I am new to the game and would like any kind of help
i need help tuning my bmw m3 e92.im getting low 14′s in the 1/2 but i feel it can do better can some one give me some upgrade ideas.i’ve upgraded everything to max.
Any tips for tuning the level 2 porche 911 carrera 997 for 1/4 mile? Can it get below 10 seconds?
koo ga bisa bos, lvl 3 saya pake honda s2000.
ayoo ganti’in respect saya… :’(
sulit pakai S2000 tembus ke level 3 tp kl pakai NSX bisa sampai lvl 4 1/4 9.500 rata-rata
I tryed your set up for the honda S2000 and was running about a 10.600 – 10.550. I tweked it a little and was able to run 10.319.
Nitrous- 3.48
Final Drive- 3.866
1st gear- 3.158
2nd gear- 2.630
3rd gear- 2.075
4th gear- 1.602
5th gear- 1.158
6th gear- 0.936
This is a great set up for 1/4 mile track. Hit nitro at 3rd gear and it should take you through 5th gear. Very rarely do i hit 6th unless i mess up the take off…
Sir, what are the upgrades of this?
i thing this is tunes setup, first u must buy tunes @ upgrade menu
My Honda s2000 in Level.3 1/4mi hit.10.171 and 1/2mi hit.15.459 with my own tune.
Game Tag: mr_koplaK
any tips on tuning novitech rosso lvl 6???
never mind got a pretty good one
engine 2
turbo 2
intake 3
nitro 2
weight 4
tires 4
nos 100 %
FD 3.357
1st 3.000
2nd 2.200
3rd 1.490
4th 1.180
5th 0.930
6th 0.750
1/2 mi: 13.3XX
1/4 mi: 9.1XX
how do I need to tune the audi I’m running 8.03 n really would like to get under 7
How do I tune the audi I’m running 8.03 n want to get under 7 how can I get there
I have Aston martin one 77 at lvl 5
Upgrade 1,1,1,0,1,1..
Fd: 3.600
1st : 3.150
2nd : 1.700
3rd : 1.440
4th : 1.150
5th : 0.950
6th : 0.850
Lunch at 2nd gear n hit the nos as soon as hit 3rd gear..I usually got 14.05x..sometime 14.04x..
Anyone can help to get 13.9xx..??
Aqui dejo las configuraciones del coche: Aston Martin One 77 en nivel 5: fd 1.852, 1st gear 3.360, 2nd gear 2.760, 3rd 2.390, 4th gear 2.090, 5th gear 1.860, 6th gear 1.660. Con esta configuracion he llegado hacer 13.983. el lanzamiento es a 6500 rpm y el cambio de marcha es a 8200, bueno eso es todo pueden agregarme en el juego JC09. saludos
To: George
My Best Time AM One-77 in level.5
Just: 1/4mi 9.406s and 1/2mi 13.986
Thanks for tune, I’ll attempt that..
Best of 1/4 mile is 8.697
1 gear – 3.895
2 gear – 2.425
3 gear – 1.820
4 gear – 1.500
5gear- 1.320
6 gear – 1.170
Nitro @ 3.00 for 100%
release the nitro at 2gear
I finally got past lvl 9 but now I am stuck on the lvl 10 1 mile race. I have the Hennessy fully upgraded and running a 10.900 1/2 but still can’t seem to beat it. Any suggestions on tunes or car would be appreciated.
I used the SSC Ultimate Aero with tunes of
Final drive -2.924
1st-3.820
2nd-2.150
3rd-1.560
4th-1.210
5th-0.970
6th-0.680
shift to second gear at the start, and you should reach speeds of 318+ my top is 323 mph.
the bugatti 16.4 ss is the perfect car for that race, because of its take off.it puts u so far ahead that your opponent cant catch up.ive gotten up to 500+ mph.