Originally posted by schumacher
by definition power = torque x rpm
(its actually power = torque x angular speed but i have simplified it)
so the number to look for is power. If you have a motor which has lots of torque then it needs gearing longer and a high revving motor requires shorter gearing.
sanj
i'll take that into account when i race tom. i tested both the banzai p2k2 and the mvp yesterday and timed my runs, both run times were within tenths from each other. gearing was 120/37. that comes out to roughly 6.9 final drive ratio. tomorow during qualfying i'll try to experiment with gearing too see what gearing is optimal for both motors. i guess the clock does not lie, was about to sell the banzai, now i think i'll keep it and use it. tanx
