Another great tool I found for doing all those calculations is CamQuest
which I got free from compcams. I can't seem to find it on their site
anymore but if anyone is interested I'll post a copy of the program on my
site for download. It also has ET and HP calculators built in it's utility
section
Joe W.
87 Shelby Charger 13.9
98 Dakota 13.1
www.geocities.com/nosdakota
----- Original Message -----
From: <SS454454@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: DML: gear ratios and ignition ring
> In a message dated 11/18/1999 1:27:17 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
TEDSDAKOTA@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << > What exactly are gear ratios? Mines is 3.55, what does
> > that mean?
> >
> > "el guahiro"
> > 99 Six-er >>
>
>
> Dude you gotta be kidding. Well in case you arent what the 3.55 mean is
the
> driveshaft turns 3. and 3/4 times ( basically) to 1 full turn of the
ring
> gear. So basically for every tire revolution or better said ring gear the
> driveshaft or better said the pinion gear has to turn 3.55 times. now as
the
> tires get bigger or smaller ( depending on what size tire you put on it)
the
> overall gear ratio is affected. A bigger tire has to cover more ground
than a
> smaller tire. ( pretty obvious) now as the longet tire travels the ring
gear
> doesnt turn any faster than before, Here is where you have your power
loss.
> So to get the motor back in the rpm range 9power band) you need to get
the
> ring gear to travel as close to the original gear as you can.
>
> this is a great site for calculating tire/gear ratios. add it to favorites
so
> youhave it
>
> <A HREF="http://www.4lo.com/">4LO.COM: On-Line Gear/Tire Size
Calculators</A>
>
> Rob
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