Re-gearing: Are 4.10's Too Big?

[bobnoxious]

This thread has taken a turn to the absurd...This is like talking to kids with their hands over their ears as they scream "lalalalalala"

Every car/truck/motorcycle I have ever owned/driven (that is a LOT) has gotten worse mileage when spun beyond an efficient RPM/speed...it's called fuel, and the faster an engine spins, the more it needs. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

Every low/mid range (RPM/powerband) engine I have ever made the mistake of over gearing has accelerated slower than the same engine using the correct gearing. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

 

[Vanimal]

This thread has taken a turn to the absurd...This is like talking to kids with their hands over their ears as they scream "lalalalalala"

Every car/truck/motorcycle I have ever owned/driven (that is a LOT) has gotten worse mileage when spun beyond an efficient RPM/speed...it's called fuel, and the faster an engine spins, the more it needs. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

Every low/mid range (RPM/powerband) engine I have ever made the mistake of over gearing has accelerated slower than the same engine using the correct gearing. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

combine overgearing with a manual trans and you have sucky drivability on the street. everyone thinks i'm nuts for having 4.56's with 35's. it drives sooo much better than 4.56's with 33's did. i shift less, and it pulls hard much longer per gear. if i need gearing for offroading, i'll get an atlas. for now it works semi ok, although i do have to slip the clutch a little on the steep crawling stuff. not that big of a deal.

 

[bobnoxious]

combine overgearing with a manual trans and you have sucky drivability on the street. everyone thinks i'm nuts for having 4.56's with 35's. it drives sooo much better than 4.56's with 33's did. i shift less, and it pulls hard much longer per gear. if i need gearing for offroading, i'll get an atlas. for now it works semi ok, although i do have to slip the clutch a little on the steep crawling stuff. not that big of a deal.

This.

Look for a sweet used deal on a 4:1 kit for the 231 until you can swing an Atlas

 

[ktm racer 419]

This thread has taken a turn to the absurd...This is like talking to kids with their hands over their ears as they scream "lalalalalala"

Every car/truck/motorcycle I have ever owned/driven (that is a LOT) has gotten worse mileage when spun beyond an efficient RPM/speed...it's called fuel, and the faster an engine spins, the more it needs. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

Every low/mid range (RPM/powerband) engine I have ever made the mistake of over gearing has accelerated slower than the same engine using the correct gearing. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

Sorry for defying the laws of physics.

 

[Vanimal]

This.

Look for a sweet used deal on a 4:1 kit for the 231 until you can swing an Atlas

wont touch that kit due to too many people i know killing them, so if i cant afford an atlas anytime soon, i may get a np241or

 

[MoparManiac]

Just get a doubler.

 

[bobnoxious]

Just get a doubler.

The doubler is an awesome way to go for a stick...many gearing choices.

The 231 won't live very long behind one though...

 

[MoparManiac]

The doubler is an awesome way to go for a stick...many gearing choices.

The 231 won't live very long behind one though...

I meant a 231/300 doubler at least.

I wouldn't do a 231/231.

 

[Darky]

This thread has taken a turn to the absurd...This is like talking to kids with their hands over their ears as they scream "lalalalalala"

Every car/truck/motorcycle I have ever owned/driven (that is a LOT) has gotten worse mileage when spun beyond an efficient RPM/speed...it's called fuel, and the faster an engine spins, the more it needs. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

Every low/mid range (RPM/powerband) engine I have ever made the mistake of over gearing has accelerated slower than the same engine using the correct gearing. Period. This is basic internal combustion engine physics and mechanics. Get over it.

I'll let you go back and reread my post.