Any% guide

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xXufRZvQ3lriw9kY7e2foNru3aLzcwnnd5cggQcp0Us/edit?usp=sharing

Buffering instant wheelies during loading screens

NOTE: This trick only works on a keyboard + controller setup as you cannot buffer up/down shifts on keyboard and hydraulics on controller for some reason.

Hold your Down Shift button on controller and your Hydraulics Bounce button on keyboard during loading screens for instant wheelies. You have to time your gas/acceleration button manually after the loading screen ends otherwise your Hydraulics Bounce will not work. Shift into first gear after revving to around ~5000rpm for the best possible wheelies. It takes a bit of practice to get the timing down, but it is totally worth practicing as it speeds up free roaming quite a lot over the course of a full game run.

Video showcase:
https://youtu.be/p5zUG1dmuPE

IL strats

IL runs have a different approach than any% runs.

Circuit:

-Uniques: Engine, turbo & nitrous

-Nitrous: First start with spray show and do 360 turns three times (simply drive in circles at the start line in 30kph). Now do the first lap normally, but without any nitrous. This will give you "+150 Lead lap" bonus. Second lap can be either taken normally as well, in which case you get "2x 150 Lead lap" bonus, or you can take it cleanly (no crashes or wallgrinds) and you'll get "2x 150 Lead lap" AND "3x Clean lap" bonuses, which will give you a significant amount of nitrous. Whether or not to do a clean lap depends on the track you're doing. Some tracks will even require 4 laps to have maximum speed at the start of the hot lap and maximum nitrous.

Sprint:

-Uniques: Engine, turbo & nitrous

-Nitrous: To get nitrous in sprints, do a wheelie at the start. I would suggest to immediately restart if you do not get at least +200. You can also sometimes get a clean section bonus. Anyway, you should only use nitrous at specific places.

Street-X:

-Uniques: Engine, turbo & weight reduction

Tuning & setups

Toyota Corolla AE86 (Hachi-roku)

Parts:

Engine - Install everything
ECU - Install everything
Transmission - Stock differencial is usually the fastest, even though it doesn't make sense :)
Suspension - Install everything except Adjustable camber plates - this allows you to tune Steering ratio to 1.14 instead of only 1.10
Nitrous - Stage 3
Tires - Stage 3
Brakes - Install everything
Weight reduction - Install everything
Turbo - Stage 3


Unique parts:

Stage 3: Engine
Stage 4: Turbo gives you 2kW more than ECU
Stage 5: Weight reduction for Street-X, Nitrous for the rest

Maximum power:

Regular parts - 328.7 kW (if you happen to get 328.9, reset your ecu/turbo setting to default and tune again). It's possible to get more if you only tune ECU and leave Turbo at default, but the car will be slower.
Unique parts - 350.8 kW (if you happen to get 351+, reset your ecu/turbo setting to default and tune again). It's possible to get more if you only tune ECU and leave Turbo at default, but the car will be slower.


Circuit and Street-X setup:

Suspension:

Front lowering - lowest
Rear lowering - highest (set to lowest for Industrial Parks)
Front springs - lowest
Rear springs - highest (set to lowest for Industrial Parks)
Front shocks - lowest
Rear shocks - lowest
Front sway bar - lowest
Rear sway bar - lowest
Steering ratio - 1:14 (without adjustable camber plates)

Transmission:

N/A for Career any%, 6th gear transmission for some IL Sprints, but I don't know any specific ratios.

Aerodynamics:

Front - highest (requires stage 3 bumpers)
Rear - highest (requires stage 3 spoiler)

Tires:

Front - highest
Rear - highest
Brake bias - set it more to front, but it's not important. I like 0.21

ECU:

- set 1st bar to lowest. This fills all other bars to maximum and also gives the most power.

Turbo:

- maximize 5-9 bars.

Nitrous:

- 6 seconds duration is usually the most effective, but 5 seconds might be better on some tracks.


Drag (for any% run):

Suspension:

Front lowering - lowest
Rear lowering - highest
Front springs - lowest
Rear springs - highest
Front shocks - lowest
Rear shocks - lowest
Front sway bar - doesn't matter
Rear sway bar - doesn't matter
Steering ratio - doesn't matter

Transmission:

N/A

Aerodynamics:

Front - lowest
Rear - lowest

Tires:

Front - highest
Rear - highest
Brake bias - not important

ECU:

- set 1st bar to lowest. This fills all other bars to maximum and also gives the most power.

Turbo:

- maximize 5-9 bars.

Nitrous:

- 4 seconds duration is usually the most effective.

As far as I know, visual upgrades like carbon hoods, scoops, speakers, neons, wide body kits etc. doesn't have any effect on car's performance. The only thing that affects it are bumpers and spoilers. The higher stage you have, the more downforce you can set in Dyno tuning.

Tuning glitches

http://underground2l.blogspot.cz/2008/06/parts-for-cars.html
(the page about visual parts is a lie, they have no effect on car's performance)

Single gold bar glitch:

1) Install stage 1 ECU
2) Go to DYNO and push down on the 1st bar in ECU
3) Install stage 2 and 3 ECU.
4) Go to DYNO and you will see a gold bar in ECU

Double gold bar glitch:

1) Build a new car
2) Equip all performance parts except for ECU.
3) Save before DYNO
4) Max Turbo bars 4-9¤ The number of bars will vary with the car chosen.
5) Run the DYNO
6) Leave DYNO and go to Performance parts
7 )Equip Stage 1 Turbo.
8) Go to DYNO, push down on the last two bars in Turbo.
9) Run the DYNO
10) Leave DYNO and go to Performance Parts
11) Equip Stage 3 Turbo
12)Go to DYNO, You will see a gold bar in the Turbo. Push it down just once. It will be in 7,8,or 9
13) Push down the 4 Bar to fill up 5-9. In order to fill up four you push down 3-0 in that order. Keep doing it until 3-0 is empty.
14) Repeat steps 7,8 then repeat steps 12,13

¤When Four gets maxed out, max out the 3 bar in the same process by pushing down 2-0

When 3 is maxed out or at least 3/4 of the way there. Stop and move to ECU glitch.


ECU Glitch<<>>>
1) Go to Performance Parts and go to ECU.
2) Manually install the first 4 parts-Dont buy the stages
3) Then skip performance chip, install the next one
4) Skip engine management, then install last one
5) Go to DYNO
6) In ECU, put first two bars all the way down. If they dont then you did not do the first part long enough.
7) Run DYNO
8) Leave DYNO and go to Performance parts
9) Install Perf. Chip then Engine Management<<must be in this order.
10) Go to DYNO-should be two gold bars on the first 2 bars.


Triple gold bar glitch:

¤NOTE¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
You need to do double gold bar again. There will be asteriks where i made changes in steps.

1) Build a new car
2) Equip all performance parts except for ECU.
3) Save before DYNO
4) Max Turbo bars 4-9¤ The number of bars will vary with the car chosen.
5) Run the DYNO
6) Leave DYNO and go to Performance parts
7) Equip Stage 1 Turbo.
8) Go to DYNO, push down on the last two bars in Turbo.
9) Run the DYNO
10) Leave DYNO and go to Performance Parts
11) Equip Stage 3 Turbo
12) Go to DYNO, You will see a gold bar in the Turbo. Push it down just once. It will be in 7,8,or 9
13) Push down the 4 Bar to fill up 5-9. In order to fill up four you push down 3-0 in that order. Keep doing it until 3-0 is empty.
14) Repeat steps 7,8 then repeat steps 12,13

¤When Four gets maxed out, max out the 3 bar in the same process by pushing down 2-0

When 3 is maxed out or at least 3/4 of the way there. Stop and move to ECU glitch.


ECU Glitch<<>>>
1) Go to Performance Parts and go to ECU.
2) Manually install the first 4 parts-Dont buy the stages
3) Then skip performance chip, install the next one
4) Skip engine management, then install last one
5) Go to DYNO
6) In ECU, put first two bars all the way down. If they dont then you did not do the first part long enough.
7) Run DYNO
8) ¤¤Now DO NOT install Perf chip or Engine Mananagement yet.
9) Go to Turbo and push the last bar all the way down. Then run it on DYNO¤NOTE¤ Triple only works for the Corolla¤¤¤
10) There will be a tiny ass amount of blue on the last bar. Push it down once then dyno it. Then go back to the last bar and push it down once again. Then DYNO it. Keep doing this pattern until all the bars are maxed except the last bar.
11) Now push down the 3rd bar in ECU. ¤NOTE¤ if 1 and 2 raise keep pushing down all 3 until the blue disappears.
12) Install Performance chip and Engine management.
13) In ECU you will see 2 gold bars there isnt actually a 3rd gold bar but it will be all the way down.
14) Now do normal Turbo Glitch 6-0

Unverified:

First you install lvl 1 turbo and ECU then
you go to the dyno once you there you go to the
turbo and put the 6 bar
all the way down and the 8 bar half way...
then you go install lvl 3 turbo and go back to the
dyno once you there you go to the turbo and you
will see a gold bar , you go to that bar
and click it down one time... then you go install
lvl 1 turbo again and go to the dyno put the 6 bar
in the turbo all
the way down and the 8 bar half way
and then go install lvl 3 turbo you go back to
dyno and click one time doen on the gold bar....
you just keep doin this until all you bars all
full exept for your 6 and your 8...your 8 should
be just a litle bit empty like one click before
it fills up once this happens you install lvl 2 turbo
and do the same thing u did with lvl 1... u put the 6
bar all the way down and the 8 half way...u just keep
doin that till allur bars are full exept ur 6....once
u done u go install lvl 3 turbo if u dont have it
installed already u go to the dyno and go to the ecu
and on the first bar u cilck one time down...
u will see all ur bars drop ...then u will put the
first 3 bars all the way down and the u click the
4 bar one time down...after that ur first 3 bars will
go up just a litle bit ..but dont touch them go dyno
ur car and then go install lvl 2 adn 3 ecu..then go
back to the dyno and reset ur turbo ...and u will have
from 495-500 hp in ur car if u did it correctly....
then just do the normal turbo glitch 

Turbo glitch #1:

Install Lvl's 1,2,3 then go to the dyno
then go to the turbo then put bars 1,2, & 3
down then dyno your car then go back to the
turbo and put 4 down once then 3 down once
then 2 down once then 1 down once keep doing
this till 1,2,3,4 are completely gone then just
do the same thing you just did till the 5 and 6th
bars are gone dont try to do MORE THEN ONE BAR AT
A TIME THIS WILL MESS THE GLITCH UP AND IT WILL
TAKE YOU FOREVER TO GET IT DONE IF IT DOSE WORK
DO ONE BAR AT A TIME 

Turbo glitch #2:

Install level three turbo on your car. Go to the
dyno and tune settings. Go to the turbo and put the
last three bars on the right all up. Set all the other
bars down one starting from the left going to the
right. Dyno your car and your horsepower should
increase as well as your 0-60 

NOS glitch #1:

First install lvl 1 NOS go to dyno in the
NOS put the the NOS all the way to the right...
then go and INSTALL lvl 2 NOS go bak to dyno and
put the nos all the way to the LEFT... then go back
and install lvl 3 NOS go back to dyno and setup the
NOS at 6!!

NOS glitch #2:

Start with stock nitrous. Then install level one
nitrous and got to dyno and tune settings. Go to
nitrous and put it all the way to the left. Dyno
your car and then leave the dyno. Install level two
nitrous and go to dyno and tune settings. Go to the
nitrous and put it all the way to the right. Dyno
your car then leave the dyno. Install level three
nitrous and go to dyno and tune settings. Go to
nitrous and set it to six. Dyno your car and leave.
Now when you spray your nos you will have better
power and duration than before 

Steroid #1 (TURBO)

Install all three levels of performance upgrades,
then go to the dyno. Go to turbo under tune settings
and put 7-9 all the way up. Then put 6,5,4,3 down one
click. Leave the turbo and go to the ECU. Put 9-6
all up and 5,4,3 down

Steroid #2  (TURBO)

Install level three performance on your turbo.
Go to the dyno. Enter tune settings and go to turbo.
Put 1-4 all the way up. Leave the dyno. Install level
one performance on your turbo. Go back to the dyno
and tune settings. Put 5-9 all the way up and leave
the dyno. Re-install level 3. NOTE: Every time you
do this, it will give you about five horsepower. If
you do this for a while it should give you a ton more
horses for your car

Steroid #3  (ECU)&(TURBO)

Put level three turbo and ecu on your car and go to
dyno. Go to tune settings and then turbo. Put 7-9
all up and 6-3 down once. Go to the ECU and put 9-6
all up and 5-3 down once. 

ECU glitch:

Install level three ECU and go to dyno and tune
settings. Go to ECU and put bars 7-9 all up. Put bars
5-3 down once and repeat that until bars 1,2,6,7,8,9
are all up. 

Non career rubberband glitch:
Install level one ECU. Go to the dyno and tune settings. Go to the ECU and put the cursor on the last bar. Put a rubberband around the right analog stick on the controller so it is only pushing up the ninth bar continuously. Leave the game on with the rubberband for a long time and your horsepower should increase as time moves on. When you have let it sit for as long as you want, remove the rubberband, dyno your car and install level 2 and 3 ECU upgrades.

Career rubberband glitch:

You need a unique ECU/Turbo "Turbo Is Best" for this
glitch to work. Go to dyno and tune settings. Go to
the ECU and go to the last bar. Put a rubberband
around the ninth bar so it is pushing that one up
only. Leave it there and horsepower will increase
with time. Remove the rubberband when you want to
and your horsepower will drastically increase.

Wheelies

Once you install hydraulics (any level, but 3rd is the best), you can use it for faster accelerations at a start of any race. Don't use it for free roam as it's usually faster to just do a burnout using nitrous.

Basic wheelie:
Burnout bonus: 50-250

1) Hold hydro pressure and brake/reverse buttons to raise the rear of your car.
2) Once the rear is up at maximum height, release both buttons.
3) Now hold gas and once the countdown reaches "1", add nitrous and hydraulic bounce.

If you're in a free roam, you also have to hold handbrake, or just don't raise the rear and instead use bounce/nitrous/gas combo right away.

Advanced wheelie for 5 gears Corolla (easy mode):
Burnout bonus: 150-1000

1) Just as the countdown starts, hold gas and hydraulic bounce.
2) The car will bounce three times and when the race is about to start, add nitrous.
3) After you get up to 60-70kph, shift to 2nd and keep holding nitrous up to 3rd.
4) If you timed it correctly, the third bounce should be synced with the race start and you should get up to +500 burnout wheelie (Usually over 300). However, the game often doesn't count the wheelie and you won't get any nitrous. If that happens, restart (if it's IL).


Advanced wheelie for 5 gears Corolla (hard mode):
Burnout bonus: 150-500

1) Hold hydro pressure and gas to slightly raise the front of your car.
2) When the countdown reaches "2" (almost instantly after you raise the front), hold hydraulic bounce.
3) The car will bounce twice and when the race is about to start, add nitrous.
4) Right after you start, shift to 2nd and keep holding nitrous up to 3rd.
5) If you timed it correctly, the second bounce should be synced with the race start and you should get around +300 burnout wheelie. However, the game often doesn't count the wheelie and you won't get any nitrous. If that happens, restart (if it's IL).

There's also advanced wheelie for 6 gears Corolla, but I haven't tried it yet. It can supposedly reach burnout bonuses of over 600.


Wheelies are quite random and they are also affected by your FPS (the lower the better), grip and gearing. It also takes a bit of practice, so don't give up if you can't get it after just a while.

Ewil

Jigsaw

Need for Speed: Underground 2

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Hyundai

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The most recent release of ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix has been shown to have unfair advantages over an unmodified install. Therefore we decided to ban certain options in the .ini file to bypass the issues. Advantages range from different menuing speed, up to a 1.5 second faster transition from the 

Rule update regarding to the newest Widescreen Fix release

Added 2 Dyno Tracks

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General Questions

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WCG Meaning

Alguém já conseguiu finalizar underground 2 100% na versão de PlayStation 2? - Has anyone managed to finish underground 2 100% in the PlayStation 2 version?

Nos glitch em 6 segundos? - NOS glitch in 6 seconds?

Quais glitch de performance são verdadeiros alem do TURBO e ECU? - What performance glitches are true besides the TURBO and ECU?

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Any% guide	Ewil 8 years ago
Buffering instant wheelies during loading screens	Jigsaw 4 years ago
IL strats	Ewil 8 years ago
Tuning & setups	Ewil 7 years ago
Tuning glitches	Ewil 8 years ago
Wheelies	Ewil 8 years ago