Basic Setup Guide - Revision history

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Quick reference

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link to advanced setup guide in intro

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Different controls

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Differential

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Quick reference

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Faster vs. safer

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 Brakes are what stops the car. The amount of pressure applied to the brake discs can be set to different levels. This is mostly done by trial and error. When you apply max force you want the wheels only to start locking right before you turn into the corner.
 Brake balance can also be changed to suit different conditions. Brake balance adjusts the amount of pressure that goes to the front brakes and rear brakes. An optimal value would be 50/50 but since weight is being transferred to the front end of the car, the rear end gets less mass and therefore gets easier to lock the rear wheels. A good value is therefore  around 60% front and 40% rear. If you're locking up the rear-end while braking you need more brake balance to the front. Front and rear should lock up at the same time, then you have the optimal setting.
 === Aerodynamics ===

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-! My car understers mid corner
+! My car understeers mid corner
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	The problems most people have is to adjust their present setup to something that suits their driving style. If you have a set that you feel is fast, but just don’t know how to tune it to make it even better. Welcome to the introduction to setups. This guide will help you understand the basics of setup construction and setup development. To dive even deeper in the topic, see article [[Advanced Setup Guide]].		The problems most people have is to adjust their present setup to something that suits their driving style. If you have a set that you feel is fast, but just don’t know how to tune it to make it even better. Welcome to the introduction to setups. This guide will help you understand the basics of setup construction and setup development. To dive even deeper in the topic, see article [[Advanced Setup Guide]].
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		+	For something visual, check out Chris Haye's "Sim Racing Setup Guide" playlist on YouTube, consisting of 13 videos detailing the various aspects of car setup. He also created a helpful, printable "cheatsheet" PDF with quick tips to adjust setups: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-wnbyqBTJDySzDYU2VmHLfrU5MMihSUs/view.

	== Basics ==		== Basics ==

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 [[image:Moby6.jpg|500px|Robert Bjorkman in his Formula Renault]]
 ''By Robert "Moby" Bjorkman''
-[[image:Setup01.jpg|thumb]]
+The problems most people have is to adjust their present setup to something that suits their driving style. If you have a set that you feel is fast, but just don’t know how to tune it to make it even better. Welcome to the introduction to setups. This guide will help you understand the basics of setup construction and setup development. To dive even deeper in the topic, see article [[Advanced Setup Guide]].
 == Basics ==

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 Then we have the other setting its called controller wheel turns x degrees. How it works is better explained
-elsewhere but the important thing is that you have a value on top of the slider. That is the recommended value for
+elsewhere, but the important thing is that you have a value on top of the slider. That is the recommended value for
-you to use. However most people don’t. Including me.(This is connected largely to the setting wheels turns in
+you to use. I feel much more precise if I set the value to around 30-35% of the recommended value in
-options menu.) I feel much more precise if I set the value to around 30-35% of the recommended value in
+controller wheel turns in steering menu. However, this might not have the desired effect on all wheels. You should
-controller wheel turns in steering menu. However this might not have the desired effect on all wheels. You should
+test out a value for both these settings to suit you. This might be required for all sets you get but after a while you
 will know pretty quickly what do which each set.

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 * '''Open diff''' allows the driven wheels to travel at different lengths. This however means that when one wheel loses grip it will keep spinning until power is released. Not suitable for racing.
-* '''Clutch pack LSD''' is somewhere in between the two previous as it allows the wheels to go different lengths but still apply some lock. This often comes with the coast/power being adjustable. Meaning you can control how much lock you want while being off the throttle(coast) or on the throttle(power).
+* '''Clutch pack LSD''' is somewhere in between the two previous as it allows the wheels to go different lengths but still apply some lock. This often comes with the coast/power being adjustable. Meaning you can control how much lock you want while being off the throttle (coast) or on the throttle (power).
 * '''Viscous LSD''' is like the clutchpack but being speed sensitive. If one wheel spins faster then the other it tries to transfer power to the other wheel, and the faster the first wheel is spinning the more power is transferred to the other.

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 == Quick reference ==
 [[image:Moby3.jpg|thumb]]
-If your car behaves in any of these ways test the following. I will remind you that these are general suggestions
+If your car behaves in any of these ways test the following. Keep in mind, that these are general suggestions and the steps might not be suitable for every kind of setup.
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 ===== Faster vs. safer =====
-Going faster means you are pushing towards what physics allow. When you get closer to that limit it will mean
+Going faster means you are pushing towards what physics allow. When you get closer to that limit it will mean losing some of your control. When you are the fastest in the world it means you’re the one that is closest to the limit of the car without losing control. At one point in your set development, you will get to the point when you cannot make the car go faster in a straight line, because then you lose in the corners. When you have a decent balance in the car, you try and see if you can go further without losing control. This is done in small steps.
-losing  some of your control. When you are the fastest in the world it means you’re the one that is closest to the
-limit of the car without losing  control. At one point in your set development you will get to the point when you
+{{steps
-cannot make the car go faster in a straight line because then you lose in the corners. When you have a decent
+| Reduce downforce, 2 notches at front and 1 at rear. If still good, then move on.
-balance in the car you try and see if you can go further without losing   control. This is done in small steps.
+| Higher tire pressure, when its too high you will lose traction.
-# Reduce downforce, 2 notches at front and 1 at rear. Still good, then move on
+| Optimize gearing
-# Higher tire pressure, when its too high you will lose traction.
+| Reduce toe
-# Optimize gearing
+}}
-# Reduce toe
 Repeat the cycle until you feel you can go no further without losing the car. Still no world record?

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 ===== Steps =====
-# Prepare. When out on the first lap I always turn on the tire temperature screen (F9). Here you can see the different temps of the tires. Blue means they are cold. Now always allow the first lap to heat up the tires, any feedback you get from cold tires is useless. Green means they are coming into optimum range. Red means they are getting too hot and black means you have a puncture.
+{{steps
-# Test properly. Now you should be on your second lap. Tires should show green. After the first lap you should have a rough feel for the car. Testing properly means you run at race tempo. Going slower will not result in correct tire data or balance, going faster means you will end up in a wall. During the second lap you make mental notes of each corner. Noting balance, brakes and revs through the corners.
+| Prepare. When out on the first lap I always turn on the tire temperature screen ({{key press|F9}}). Here you can see the different temps of the tires. Blue means they are cold. Now always allow the first lap to heat up the tires, any feedback you get from cold tires is useless. Green means they are coming into optimum range. Red means they are getting too hot and black means you have a puncture.
-# Data handling. Coming in on third lap you have two choices.
+| Test properly. Now you should be on your second lap. Tires should show green. After the first lap you should have a rough feel for the car. Testing properly means you run at race tempo. Going slower will not result in correct tire data or balance, going faster means you will end up in a wall. During the second lap you make mental notes of each corner. Noting balance, brakes and revs through the corners.
-## Go on to drive until you have mental notes of all corners.
+| Data handling. Coming in on third lap you have two choices.
-## Stop, check temperatures and make notes of them. Correct camber according to (1.2.3). A constant eye on tires and temp. are a must during all testing, you should always make sure you have optimum camber. Doing a qualification setup can mean running more camber than usual.
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 ===== Analysing =====

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 # Tire pressure
-Most changes will result in effecting other things on your setup, keep in mind you may have to go through the list a
+Most changes will result in affecting other things on your setup, keep in mind you may have to go through the list a
 couple of times. Aerodynamics has such large influence on top speed and cornering speed that you should try
 and adjust the gearbox to suit the different aero settings you are testing. Making sets are time consuming. In the