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Re: Gearing for 20 FPS?

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Originally Posted by NuclearNK View Post
I'm no physics buff, and could be wrong, but wouldn't this have a pretty slow acceleration?
Not if you design it correctly. 973 was geared for 17/7ftps and excelerated faster in high gear. And while we did use 6 motors in drive for half the season, it was designed to work with only the 4 cims. This is why the gearbox calculater is such an essential tool for custom drivetrains because it allows you to know for sure if it will work or not.

Sidenote: 148 in 2008 was originaly designed for 30fps, but later reduced because it was too uncontrolable.
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