Not Another S2000 Gear post!?
Most pro's use multiple diffs. Custom transmission FTW lol.
12-25-2007, 07:48 PM
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horsepower is realative, torque is what gets you there. I wish I had 450 lbs of torque when putting 200 hp to the wheelz, I'd need a neck brace. the engineering guys can give you the formula
12-26-2007, 12:34 PM
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I think a nice balance is important, torque for down low and hp for up top, obviously thats ideal. Unfortunately with a high compression NA engine the only way to get torque is increase displacement or use mods that improve torque but generally decrease hp. I myself would prefer hp from up top and midrange torque. Getting there is another story. Gears are a good mod.
12-26-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocK,Dec 26 2007, 01:37 PM
That must be a looong front straight 
And that's one of the reasons why "gears" are very definitely a tradeoff, rather than a magical advantage.
At Pacific Raceways I never really get into sixth, so in theory I should probably have a taller final drive gear to let me use that gearing. But I also just barely can get into second in the slowest corners. If I had taller gears, I would be stuck going through those slow corners in third.
Basically, as long as you are operating in the powerband of the car, there is little or no advantage to changing final drive ratios either way, unless you also have the freedom to change individual gear ratios as well. Even then it's tricky, as descibed in Race Car Engineering.
Power and acceleration come from the engine, not the gears. But still there will always be people who do not understand this.
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