Engine Parts
Engine Parts
Engine Parts are a CIT resource used for vehicle upgrades, crafting, and trading.
Use
Engine Parts work on cars and bikes only.
They are mainly used to improve:
- Top speed
- Acceleration
- Crash resistance
- Bullet resistance
They can also be used in F9 crafting and sold on F7.
How to get engine parts
Trucker, Freight Train Driver, Andromada Pilot, Mechanic scrapping, CPD and NCC Armed Robbery, Racer rewards, civilian State Official Events, Engine Parts Factory, and F7 Trading.
CPD gives 44 Engine Parts; NCC gives 22 Engine Parts and 9 Jerry Cans. Mechanics select Iron or Engine Parts for scrapping.
What to do with engine parts
Engine Parts can be:
- Used to upgrade cars and bikes
- Used in F9 crafting
- Sold on F7
If you remove or sell a vehicle boost, you get 90% of the parts back.
Vehicle Upgrades
Engine Parts improve vehicle performance.
Fully upgraded vehicles can reach about 140% of stock speed.
To reach full speed boost, you need:
- 5,079 Engine Parts
Acceleration
Full acceleration tuning costs 79 Engine Parts and reaches 118% of stock acceleration. See Vehicle Mods for tuning controls.
Crash Resistance
Crash resistance uses Engine Parts at these levels:
- L1: 5
- L2: 8
- L3: 12
- L4: 17
- L5: 25
- L6: 38
- L7: 57
- L8: 85
- L9: 128
- L10: 192
The total cost to reach level 10 crash resistance is:
- 567 Engine Parts
Factory Uses
Engine Parts are also used by:
Crafting
Engine Parts are used in F9 crafting for:
- Repair Kit
Trading
Engine Parts can be sold through F7.
Many resources and crafted materials can be traded there.
Resource Notes
- Engine Parts work on cars and bikes only.
- They improve speed, acceleration, and resistance.
- They can be used for both vehicle upgrades and crafting.
- Full speed boost needs 5,079 Engine Parts.
- Crash resistance from level 0 to level 10 needs 567 Engine Parts.
- If you remove or sell a boost, you get 90% of the parts back.
Factory production
Engine Parts are not a direct F9 craft. An Engine Parts Factory converts Iron, Oil, and Electronics into Engine Parts and continues processing at full speed while the owner is offline.
Use /gps > Factories to find SF Doherty Car Factory in Doherty or LS Car Parts Factory in Ocean Docks.
Fixed completion rewards
| Activity | Engine Parts | Other reward or condition |
|---|---|---|
| CPD Armed Robbery | 44
|
Completion reward. |
| NCC Armed Robbery | 22
|
Also gives 9 Jerry Cans.
|
| Mechanic scrapping | 12
|
Per vehicle; rank and VIP do not change it. |
| Race, places 1 to 4 | 12, 9, 6, 3
|
Choose Engine Parts in /race; these quantities are paid on top of the cash share converted at the current average Engine Parts sale price.
|
These are different activities, not an hourly ranking.
Four boost costs
| Upgrade | Total Engine Parts | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 5,079
|
140% of stock speed
|
| Acceleration | 79
|
118% of stock acceleration
|
| Crash resistance | 567
|
Level 0 to level 10 |
| Bullet Resistance | 2,264
|
10 levels
|
| Four boost subtotal | 7,989
|
Speed, Acceleration, Crash Resistance and Bullet Resistance only; not all eight boosts |
Removing or selling a boost returns 90% of the Engine Parts. Speed has 10 levels at 4% per level; for example, 150 km/h stock becomes about 210 km/h.
Race prize conversion
Race cash prizes are converted into Engine Parts using the current average sale price. First through fourth place also receive 12, 9, 6, and 3 Engine Parts respectively. Selecting Nitrous pays 25x the corresponding Engine Parts reward.