Which softmod did you use? If it's an old one then you might think about upgrading to Krayzie 1.1.1 or Kingroach 3.1 - logically that's the closest you will get to changing the BIOS on a softmod Xbox. I can play Forza quite happily on both.
And steer clear of the other forum - they're clearly confused (IMG:
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