diff --git a/script.lua b/script.lua
index d21cd51..cc75344 100644
--- a/script.lua
+++ b/script.lua
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ end
 function animateMTail(val)
 	local chest_rot = 3
 	local period=2*math.pi
+	local amplitude_multiplier=1
 	-- TODO vanilla model manipulation broke, add chestplate model
 	-- armor_model.CHESTPLATE:setRot(vec( -wave(val, period, math.rad(3)), 0, 0 ))
 	-- this makes it work with partial vanilla
@@ -614,18 +615,20 @@ function animateMTail(val)
 	-- vanilla_model.JACKET:setRot(vec( -wave(val, period, math.rad(3)), 0, 0 ))
 
 	if player:getVehicle() then
+		period=4*math.pi
+		amplitude_multiplier=0.33
 		TAIL_BONES[1]:setRot(vec(85,0,0))
 	else
 		resetAngles(model.Body)
-		model.Body:setRot(vec( wave(val, period, 3), 0, 0 ))
-		model.Body.LeggingsTopTrimF:setRot(vec( wave(val-1, period, 4), 0, 0 ))
-		model.Body.LeggingsTopTrimB:setRot(vec( wave(val-1, period, 4), 0, 0 ))
-		TAIL_BONES[1]:setRot(vec( wave(val-1, period, 7), 0, 0 ))
+		model.Body:setRot(vec( wave(val, period, 3*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
+		model.Body.LeggingsTopTrimF:setRot(vec( wave(val-1, period, 4*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
+		model.Body.LeggingsTopTrimB:setRot(vec( wave(val-1, period, 4*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
+		TAIL_BONES[1]:setRot(vec( wave(val-1, period, 7*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
 	end
 
-	TAIL_BONES[2]:setRot(vec( wave(val-2, period, 8), 0, 0 ))
-	TAIL_BONES[3]:setRot(vec( wave(val-3, period, 12), 0, 0 ))
-	TAIL_BONES[4]:setRot(vec( wave(val-4, period, 15), 0, 0 ))
+	TAIL_BONES[2]:setRot(vec( wave(val-2, period,  8*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
+	TAIL_BONES[3]:setRot(vec( wave(val-3, period, 12*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
+	TAIL_BONES[4]:setRot(vec( wave(val-4, period, 15*amplitude_multiplier), 0, 0 ))
 end
 tail_original_rot={}
 for k, v in ipairs(REG_TAIL_BONES) do