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Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-30-2009, 03:44 PM

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Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

^^^ LOL! I'm 25... I BETTER not be losing my...

^^^ LOL! I'm 25... I BETTER not be losing my memory yet!

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-30-2009, 11:57 AM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

Never heard of a .21. .22 maybe... I did...

Never heard of a .21. .22 maybe...

I did all sorts of research on drag coefficients when I was researching a donor for an electric car project, and for some reason, I remember seeing the vette as...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-28-2009, 05:27 PM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

LOL! You're right. I wonder where I got .21... :(...

LOL! You're right. I wonder where I got .21... :( Hrmmm...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-28-2009, 04:58 PM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

^^^ Lamborghini diablo has a .19 drg.c and the C5...

^^^ Lamborghini diablo has a .19 drg.c and the C5 Corvette has a .21 drg.c. I don't think .29 is that great, IMO. But to reduce drag, you can do quite a bit. First off, a belly cover is a good idea....

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-22-2009, 06:51 PM

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Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

Yes, that's a good setup. Top end (theoretically)...

Yes, that's a good setup. Top end (theoretically) is above 200MPH with this current gearing, however, you'd need a LOT more power to get the car to 200MPH. Lets say for argument's sake, double the...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-21-2009, 07:10 PM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

^^^^ WOW! 5th gear is 1:1!!!! These gears are...

^^^^ WOW! 5th gear is 1:1!!!! These gears are DEFINITELY aggressive! I see how they got the Auto to good gas mileage though. The auto is going to pull nice between 2nd and 4th.

I'm so used to the...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-19-2009, 01:08 PM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

First gear 2.66 Second gear 1.78 Third gear...

First gear 2.66
Second gear 1.78
Third gear 1.30
Fourth gear 1.00

^^^^ That's pretty nice. I miss my LS1. :(

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-19-2009, 03:23 AM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

Yes, exactly. But you can have the best of both...

Yes, exactly. But you can have the best of both worlds if you have enough power. For both top-end speed and fast acceleration, you can do 1st-3rd close ratio, then make the spread from 3rd-4th more...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-18-2009, 10:49 PM

Replies: 24

Close ratio gears?

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Posted By Crash

Close ratio means that the first set of gears...

Close ratio means that the first set of gears (1st through usually 4th) are VERY close to the same size. The reason they do this is to keep you in the power band.

Your motor will make all its...

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