Im pretty new at this. All I've done is read the Dyno charts and the specs and converted standard units to metric. .TXT file attached because I Just copy and pasted existing engines and changed the particulars. I haven't modeled anything just thought I could save someone the trouble of looking everything up and converting it. ~Brandon
Here you go guys. D15, H15/45 and grand marshal ecoboosted. Started with D15, then figured that all gavril v8's are the same anyway so why not do the ecoboost for all gavril vehicles.
Pretty cool! Thanks for doing that. I really like running it in the Grand Marshal and Nadeox1's Crown Vic. So it's ok to post the engine files like that? I dont have to make my own engine model and everything? I didn't to make anyone mad by editing their stuff and posting it. ~Brandon
I guess just put some credit in the first post, and I would put a line of credit at the top or bottom of the actual text file, but maybe theres already Gabe's name in there (or whoever made that particular car) otherwise, theres a lot of these mods floating around, so I see no problem with it.
every part in a vehicle jbeam tends to list author, gabester is in there. I also did a bolide ecoboost, doesnt play well.
I just posted in Mods/Skins subforum a thread of a Covet 4WD that I want to upload, the thread is there, but I didn't attach anything yet...I don't want to upload the 36MB covet and have it replace everyone's original stock Covet. What is the best way to go about this??
If its just jbeam edits, best bet is to put your new parts in their own file and simply upload that file for everyone. If its mesh edits, gotta do the whole thing
yeah its only jbeam edits, no mesh or anything...yet...so I can just upload the .pc, and the jbeam files in one folder?
As long as the new part names are unique (ie don't overwrite existing parts) then yeah. If that's a problem id love to help but from a phone after the most excruciatingly boring shift at work and about to go to bed I can't right now.
got it...by "separate parts" I should essentially create a second "engine" inside the engine.jbeam, and not just tune one of the existing torque curves, etc. I got it nowwwww ill re do my whole setup quickly after I return my stock covet. thanks 6677
Just take a quick look at the difference between the ecoboost and the stock engine jbeams, the ecoboost doesn't overwrite anything and is simply a part with different names.
I understand what you mean here (thread wise)... I think ! For example, If I was to copy the pickup_engine.jbeam and rename it pickup_myengineexample.jbeam then remove all the "parts" I do not need to modify (Exhaust and radiators etc) and rename the "pickup_engine_v8"(or whatever) to the same name as the renamed JBeam (minus extension of course ) and do my tweaks to this "copied" file, by rights it should show up as a separate component and not be overwritten upon update? --UPDATE:-- I decided to word this better with an example of what I mean: Taken from: ../vehicles/pickup/pickup_engine_v8.JBeam Code: "pickup_engine_v8": { "information":{ "authors":"gabester", "name":"Gavril D-Series 4.5L V8 Engine", } "slotType" : "pickup_engine", "scalebeamSpring":0.84, "scalebeamDamp":1.3, "scalebeamDeform":1.5, "scalebeamStrength":1.78, "flexbodies": [ ["mesh", "[group]:", "nonFlexMaterials"], ["pickup_engine_v8", ["pickup_engine"]], ["pickup_header_v8", ["pickup_engine","pickup_framecab"]], ["pickup_radtube_v8", ["pickup_engine","pickup_framefront", "pickup_cab", "pickup_frontmeat"]], ], "slots": [ ["type", "default","description"] ["pickup_exhaust_v8","pickup_exhaust_v8","Gavril D-Series V8 Exhaust"], ["pickup_transmission","pickup_transmission_4A","Gavril D-Series Transmission"], ["pickup_enginetuning_v8","", "Gavril D-Series Engine Tuning"], ], "enginetorque":[ ["rpm", "torque"] [0, 0], [500, 155], [1000, 265], [2000, 360], [3000, 395], [4000, 405], [5000, 372], [6000, 314], ], "engine":{ "idleRPM":850, "shiftDownRPM":3000, "shiftUpRPM":5000, "maxRPM":6000, "inertia":0.16, "friction":24, "brakingCoefRPS":0.15 "burnEfficiency":0.45 "throttleSensitivity":1.1 "torqueReactionNodes:":["e1l","e2l","e4r"] }, "nodes": [ ["id", "posX", "posY", "posZ"], {"selfCollision":false} {"collision":true} //--4.5L V8 Engine- {"frictionCoef":0.7}, {"nodeMaterial":"|NM_METAL"}, {"nodeWeight":26}, {"group":"pickup_engine"}, ["e1r", -0.13, -1.14, 0.43], ["e1l", 0.13, -1.14, 0.43], ["e2r", -0.13, -1.68, 0.43], ["e2l", 0.13, -1.68, 0.43], {"engineGroup":"pickup_engine_intake"} ["e3r", -0.32, -1.14, 0.85], ["e3l", 0.32, -1.14, 0.85], ["e4r", -0.32, -1.68, 0.85], ["e4l", 0.32, -1.68, 0.85], {"engineGroup":""} {"group":""}, ], "beams": [ ["id1:", "id2:"], {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, //--ENGINE CUBE-- {"beamSpring":15001000,"beamDamp":300}, {"beamDeform":95000,"beamStrength":"FLT_MAX"}, ["e1r","e1l"], ["e1r","e2r"], ["e1r","e2l"], ["e1r","e3r"], ["e1r","e3l"], ["e1r","e4r"], ["e1r","e4l"], ["e1l","e2r"], ["e1l","e2l"], ["e1l","e3r"], ["e1l","e3l"], ["e1l","e4r"], ["e1l","e4l"], ["e2r","e2l"], ["e2r","e3r"], ["e2r","e3l"], ["e2r","e4r"], ["e2r","e4l"], ["e2l","e3r"], ["e2l","e3l"], ["e2l","e4r"], ["e2l","e4l"], ["e3r","e3l"], ["e3r","e4r"], ["e3r","e4l"], ["e3l","e4r"], ["e3l","e4l"], ["e4r","e4l"], {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, ], "triangles": [ ["id1:","id2:","id3:"], //engine ], } Take this section and copy it to a new empty .JBeam file with the edits below (just for editorial purposes I've simply only changed the name of the engine) also adding the OPEN and CLOSED brackets due to being a new file which I have bolded in the example below. Saved To: ../vehicles/pickup/pickup_engine_v8_custom.JBeam Code: [COLOR=#ff0000][B]{[/B][/COLOR]"pickup_engine_v8_custom": { "information":{ "authors":"gabester", "name":"Gavril D-Series 4.5L V8 Engine Custom", } "slotType" : "pickup_engine", "scalebeamSpring":0.84, "scalebeamDamp":1.3, "scalebeamDeform":1.5, "scalebeamStrength":1.78, "flexbodies": [ ["mesh", "[group]:", "nonFlexMaterials"], ["pickup_engine_v8", ["pickup_engine"]], ["pickup_header_v8", ["pickup_engine","pickup_framecab"]], ["pickup_radtube_v8", ["pickup_engine","pickup_framefront", "pickup_cab", "pickup_frontmeat"]], ], "slots": [ ["type", "default","description"] ["pickup_exhaust_v8","pickup_exhaust_v8","Gavril D-Series V8 Exhaust"], ["pickup_transmission","pickup_transmission_4A","Gavril D-Series Transmission"], ["pickup_enginetuning_v8","", "Gavril D-Series Engine Tuning"], ], "enginetorque":[ ["rpm", "torque"] [0, 0], [500, 155], [1000, 265], [2000, 360], [3000, 395], [4000, 405], [5000, 372], [6000, 314], ], "engine":{ "idleRPM":850, "shiftDownRPM":3000, "shiftUpRPM":5000, "maxRPM":6000, "inertia":0.16, "friction":24, "brakingCoefRPS":0.15 "burnEfficiency":0.45 "throttleSensitivity":1.1 "torqueReactionNodes:":["e1l","e2l","e4r"] }, "nodes": [ ["id", "posX", "posY", "posZ"], {"selfCollision":false} {"collision":true} //--4.5L V8 Engine- {"frictionCoef":0.7}, {"nodeMaterial":"|NM_METAL"}, {"nodeWeight":26}, {"group":"pickup_engine"}, ["e1r", -0.13, -1.14, 0.43], ["e1l", 0.13, -1.14, 0.43], ["e2r", -0.13, -1.68, 0.43], ["e2l", 0.13, -1.68, 0.43], {"engineGroup":"pickup_engine_intake"} ["e3r", -0.32, -1.14, 0.85], ["e3l", 0.32, -1.14, 0.85], ["e4r", -0.32, -1.68, 0.85], ["e4l", 0.32, -1.68, 0.85], {"engineGroup":""} {"group":""}, ], "beams": [ ["id1:", "id2:"], {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, //--ENGINE CUBE-- {"beamSpring":15001000,"beamDamp":300}, {"beamDeform":95000,"beamStrength":"FLT_MAX"}, ["e1r","e1l"], ["e1r","e2r"], ["e1r","e2l"], ["e1r","e3r"], ["e1r","e3l"], ["e1r","e4r"], ["e1r","e4l"], ["e1l","e2r"], ["e1l","e2l"], ["e1l","e3r"], ["e1l","e3l"], ["e1l","e4r"], ["e1l","e4l"], ["e2r","e2l"], ["e2r","e3r"], ["e2r","e3l"], ["e2r","e4r"], ["e2r","e4l"], ["e2l","e3r"], ["e2l","e3l"], ["e2l","e4r"], ["e2l","e4l"], ["e3r","e3l"], ["e3r","e4r"], ["e3r","e4l"], ["e3l","e4r"], ["e3l","e4l"], ["e4r","e4l"], {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0}, ], "triangles": [ ["id1:","id2:","id3:"], //engine ], } [COLOR=#ff0000][B]}[/B][/COLOR]
