NASCAR Heat 5 Talladega Cup Setup (Updated) - 201 mph w/no draft, performs excellent in the draft. 

I'm glad you like the setups, and thank you so much for the support!!

how, this setup is sooooo slow. like i cant pass 103 even with draft and it just slipps around so bad

​@@darrenhernandez2270 You must be sum trash 😭 dominated the ai with this on a keyboard leading 29/47 laps and winning with 105 speed rating. The car handling is difficult but its what makes it fast

I thought it was me but holy shit!

Congrats!

@@theset-upman3500 thank you

Happy Birthday!

@@theset-upman3500 appreciate it boss :) saving me so much restart trouble, especially on the short tracks and POCONO!

I've never driven a real race car, so I can't say a lot about how it compares to the real world, but a lot of other people have told me that the stuff that works in this game would never work in real life. As far as camber goes, they do get that part right (at least somewhat). More camber does lead to more tire wear. It varies greatly from track to track, but it does lead to more tire wear. However, the tires will still usually last throughout a full fuel run, so you don't end up making more pit stops, unless you go completely crazy with the camber settings. At Talladega and Daytona, you actually get pretty good tire wear, and you can do a two tire stop or even a gas and go, depending on the number of laps left.

I can only think of two things. First, you have to be very smooth on the steering and follow the line exactly as I drove it in the video. You want to turn the steering wheel as little as possible. The more you turn the wheel, the more speed you lose, so try to practice being smooth with the steering and moving the steering as little as possible. You always want to watch the line carefully, by swinging wide on the exit of the corners and taking a high entry into the corners, you're creating a wider arc for the car to follow, and losing less speed in the corners. Finally, if you are running any assists, turn them off. Assists make the car easier to drive, but they limit your speed on the straight stretches. I hope this helps. Sorry it took so long to respond, and thanks for watching!

I have a couple of suggestions. Join some groups on Facebook that are dedicated to NASCAR Heat 5 and create a post saying that you're looking for a league. You'll probably get several invitations. Here are some groups that I would recommend. Just search for them on FB and then join the group. XBOX One NASCAR Racing Community (Playstation guys are on this as well), NASCAR Heat 5 Community, NASCAR Heat Series Leagues, and NASCAR Heat 5. These are all good groups, but the first one is probably the most active! Also, I'd recommend watching this video prior to getting into league racing. League racing can be a great experience, or it can be horrible, it just depends on the league(s) you join, how they are ran, and whether they fit what you're looking for. This video will help you find the right league. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bimhVcpHjHQ.html Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

I've got a preset setup for Phoenix. Check out my website. You can get all my videos in one place. setup-man.com/. Here's a link to the Phoenix preset setup. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3AsIHlobktU.html.

Try changing the steering offset. The steering offset means that when your wheel/controller is pointed straight, the wheels are actually not straight, they are pointed slightly to one side. I think this is done so that when you're going down a straight stretch that has a banking, you don't have to turn the wheel/controller to the right to keep the car from sliding down the banking. I'm not sure which direction you need to go on the offset, I think down, but try setting it at .000 and see if that cures the problem.

what setting do you change for controller use ? I’m struggling to control the whip with my controller

@@Ka1zerr wheel lock and steering offset are generally lower. The bump and rebound settings, depending on the track are a click or two higher. Then of course wedge assignment as needed.

@@joshuaglaude1549 bro i’m sorry i’m very new i’m on career mode with legendary difficulty can you explain a little more on that last part

If I'm running by myself, I usually run in 3rd gear, unless I've got the car really wound up. When I'm in the draft, I only use 4th gear. Hope that helps.

Also thanks for the setups always gives me a base to start.

Are you on a wheel or controller? I've heard that after a while, some wheels just lose power and you need to turn them off and reboot them to get the power back. That's not much advice, but that's all that I've got - sorry!

I’m having the same issue, I’m in career mode, and at first I thought it was my slow car, but I have a good car now, and I still can’t make practice time, unless I find a draft partner, for racing, I start off 40th as well, the steering seems like it wants to steer right towards the wall, but if you can stay in the draft long enough you’ll catch up

Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback. First, I think qualifying is kind of broken on the restricter plate tracks. At every other track, I can qualify in the top 10 easily, and I get lots of top 5s and poles, but at plate tracks, I'm always at the back. So, I think the game is broken in that regard. They don't adjust the AI's qualifying time properly to reflect "single car" speeds with no draft. Second, if you have any assists turned on, try turning them off. The assists make the car easier to control, but slower. Another key to running fast in qualifying is to be very smooth with the wheel. The more you turn the wheel, the more speed you lose. So, if you're turning the wheel back and forth a lot, you're losing speed. Also, hitting the apron, even a little, really kills your speed. Finally, I set this up to be a little bit tight. Try going down on the front sway bar a click or two. That might give you a little bit of extra speed by loosening the car up a little bit. I hope this helps, and I'm sorry that I didn't respond sooner!

Going down on the wedge or front weight will loosen the car up. You can also go up on the rear springs, or down on the front sway bar.

@@theset-upman3500 thanks

Not at all. In fact the tire wear is so good that you can frequently go with 2 tires or just a gas and go. The over-inflated tires give you more speed on the straights. Literally, every fast guy that I know runs 60 PSI on their tires at Daytona and Talladega.

It should work for Xfinity. My Xfinity setup is extremely similar. You might have to change the gearing slightly, the Xfinity engines hit the redline at about 500 rpms lower than Cup, so that might affect the gearing, so you might need to go up one click on the rear end ratio.

I'm putting out an updated Daytona setup later today (4/22/21), so please look for my new video. But, to give you a direct answer to your question, "Yes, this should work well at Daytona, my Daytona setup is very similar to this one".

@@theset-upman3500 I just raced with this setup and it was fast!!

Try going up 3=5 clicks on the wedge and it will probably tighten the car up significantly.

@@theset-upman3500 alright, thanks

@@theset-upman3500 very loose

I run a "3" at Talladega when I'm running presets, but I've heard a lot of people run a "1" preset, so run whatever you're comfortable with. When I'm on a preset, I run the tape at 45%, the wedge at 50% and I max out all of the tire pressures at 60 psi.

@@theset-upman3500 awesome thanks

Most people that I know that use controllers, use the default settings. I would try getting rid of the deadzone and lowering the steering sensitivity. As far as setup advice, I'd try lowering the wheel lock and going up on the wedge.

@@theset-upman3500 I’ll try that! Thanks for getting back with me!