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Old 04-17-2014, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by geeunit1014
No, you would want a bigger spur gear, or smaller pinion. I ran 80/44 on a d3.5 on carpet tracks that are bigger than yours so I suspect you are overgeared.
Originally Posted by oeoeo327
+1 on the overgearing theory. If you're on a track with a lot of slow corners, you might want to try a pinion in the 40/41 range and work your way up if needed.
Originally Posted by bkspeedo
Your running a 3.5ish FDR which is high for a tight layout on a track that size. Try a 44 or 45 pinion. Make sure your timing is set appropriately as well.
Thanks for the help guy's,I'm going to have a test day Saturday to get it locked in.

Again Thanks,

p.s. Heat in the motor is only getting to 130 to 135 after 6 min., so its not getting worked to hard. But will try a lower pinion before going to crazy.

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