Originally Posted by
vafactor
I made a spool also. It drove OK (actually a little better than I expected) and it did decent lap times....about the same as my normal diff-equipped setup. But the motor got nearly 30 degrees hotter with the spool while running the exact same rollout as with the diff. Can’t see how working the motor that much harder can be a good thing.
We do see slightly higher motor temps with the spool but that doesn't stop the overall run from being faster which is what I care most about.
You may not be able to see it but it's hard to argue with facts.
The spool becomes even better as the cars get faster and faster. I think it's least important in 17.5 and then more important in 13.5 moving on to even more important in mod.