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Re: Looking for 3 Inch CIMs (2006/2007 KOP)

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
Depending on the application, you can view this as a pro or a con. If the goal is a longer duty cycle with weight being a non-issue, it's a pro.

The Mini-Bike CIM has a huge amount of mass, lower power, and higher efficiency than the CIM (and MiniCIM), which means it's far more robust. It being slower also means less reduction required to hit a given speed.
Thanks for the further information!

I definitely agree that the lower speed/higher torque is generally much-preferred. I see what you mean that for a higher use cases (where weight isn't an issue) it would certainly be preferable to a MiniCIM or perhaps even a CIM. I guess I'm too accustomed to the 2.5min matches and weight/CG restrictions of FRC...

Getting back to Rob's request... I'm pretty sure 1519 doesn't have ours anymore. I suspect we traded them for FPs quite a few years ago.
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