Gearing questions

If you ever rode a 3, 5, 10 speed, or whatever bicycle, that will help you understand gear multiplication.

What it boils down to is 4.10 gear would be like trying to get the bike going in first gear. With the 2.76 gears you have now, it might be like trying to get the bike going by starting in 2nd or 3rd gear. You are the engine!

You will see that it will be easier to get it to accellerate faster in first gear (like 4.10). The "engine" revs easier/faster and gets into the higher rpm range faster where it makes more power. A looser torque converter basically does the same thing.


On the other hand, too much gear or converter could be compared to coasting down a hill in first gear on your bike and trying to pedal to make it go faster. It basically causes the "engine" (you) to "rev" (pedal) out of its power range too quickly. You don't accellerate any more!

It's always better to lean on the conservative side.

:scratch: That makes sense, doesn't it? :?: :)

It may also help to go a little bigger on the accellerator pump squirters and experiment with the cams.