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acox99

Hillclimb Gearbox.....need Help

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acox99

buliding a hill climb car with an mi16, but im a novice to this and dont know what sort of box and ratios i should be using to maximse acceration and not compromise top speed to much so it doesnt top out on fast straights

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petert

1st 2.92:1 - 2wd Mi16 or 1.9 GTi

2nd 1.85 - all

3rd 1.36 - GTi

4th 1.069 - GTi

5th 0.865 - GTi

Diff - 4.785:1

 

That's gives a top speed of approx. 200km/h @ 7200. More than enough for most hill climb straights.

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