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Originally Posted by roboteer49
Ive been thinking about doing a chip only drive system. It appears that the chip has more speed than the drill(5500 to 1000ish) Wouldn't it make more sense to use the chip over the drill. Chips have more torque too I believe. Why do many teams use only drills when chips are more powerful (besides mounting and placing a gear on it.) In terms of power shouldn't u use just chips over drills. thanks 
P.S. I know both is better than just one
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I have to assume that you are referring to the drills
with their stock gearboxes. both the drill and the CIM output close to the same power. with its gearbox on, the drill loses some of its power to friction in the gearbox, and is therefore (i believe) slghtly less powerful than the CIM. without its gearbox, it has slightly more power than a CIM. likewise as you said, coming out of the gearbox, the drills have a slower speed, but more torque than a stock CIM. once again if you take the gearboxes off, these numbers are reversed. the CIM is more powerful, yet slower.
the main reason people use drills with their gearboxes is because its alot easier. you don't need much of a reduction coming out of them, and they have two speeds built right in. in addition, they're pretty light.