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Re: Gear Calculator
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2016, 01:01:59 PM »
Bump for anyone needing this tool.
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Re: Gear Calculator
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2016, 02:59:24 PM »
so this year for beaver I changed the rear from a 3.00 to a 3.89. Changed nothing else on the car. Thought I would pick up .2 or .3  Nada, nope, nothing. The car was ever so slightly quicker on 60' & gave me a better reaction time, but by 1000' it was dead even with the 3.00s & et & mph was the exact same as last year. So I guess the only way to go faster is add horsepower or reduce weight. It is more fun on the street, & strangely enough, the MPG hasn't changed much.
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What goes fast takes your money with it.
So I'm slow & broke, what went wrong?
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Re: Gear Calculator
« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2016, 08:53:38 PM »
Shady, I'd check your whole setup with my calculator and see if things still made sense or were way off. Your vehicle should be able to meet the speeds listed for a given RPM, until you really start going fast. If what my calculator says your car should be able to do and reality is vastly different, I'd be interested in knowing the specs on your car. The most interesting thing about theoretical predictions and reality when it comes to cars is that of tires. Tires can be the reason why a setup just doesn't work.
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