Talk:Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS/@comment-2601:1C2:1802:AEFA:99EC:A59F:4CB5:9F06-20170825192035/@comment-27736210-20170826111801

It's very simple to tune cars.

Cars with good nitro duration and very large nitro increases with upgrades should be tuned towards nitro.

Cars with very big top speed increases from default to MAX + PRO should be tuned towards top speed.

Cars with good nitro and top speed, but bad nitro efficiency, should be tuned towards both nitro and top speed with the same amount of upgrades.

Cars with good top speed and nitro and good efficiency should be tuned towards top speed first, then nitro. However, nitro can help with acceleration, so it's also a good idea to do the opposite and tune nitro higher than top speed.

Generally, level 4 MAX is better than level 5 MAX. Also, MAX upgrades are almost always better than PRO upgrades because your Tuning Kit bonus only increases with MAX upgrades (until Level 5, where it instead decreases).

However, in many situations, such as when you are competing with a very high upgrade level, such as 0400 5050, it is a good idea to do the last top speed upgrade in order to not get mismatched against the same car with a higher tune (the Camaro SS in an exception; 1390 and 1450 are both good tunes and don't see each other in games often). For nitro, an example of the Porsche 959 can be made; you don't want to be at 0404 0000, you want to be at 0405 0000. This is also because level 5 nitro is more efficient than other upgrades, although suspension might be more efficient.

The Cobra is a better example than the Camaro SS for top speed since its rank increase is tighter. The gap from 1220 (0500 4050, for example) to 1234 (0500 5050) is very tiny. With the Cobra, you generally want to be at a MINIMUM of 0500 5050. You can take the car's rank higher, generally, only 1 to 3 nitro upgrades is ideal (1245-1285); past that, matchmaking will place you against 1390 TVR Sagaris' and Camaro SS' (it already places you against these cars, but be thankful that they are usually only 40-50 ranks higher, and not 100 ranks higher).