Sounds unlikely, I’m afraid. Are you saying that the final diff ratio ultimately makes no difference? Of course it does. It makes every gear longer. Higher top speed, sure. But poorer acceleration. It’s a bit like a constant speed prop vs fixed pitch. For a given amount of power a prop at a finer pitch will accelerate the aircraft quicker (which is why it is used for takeoff / climb), but a coarser pitch will ultimately give a higher top speed (which is why it is used for cruise). In effect, by changing the pitch you are changing the final gear ratio of the engine / propellor combination.
Rightyo then. Yes, that's exactly what I said, Steve, the diff ratio makes no difference. I said it in the following post.... Sig www.pless.com.au/mechanics.htm
The issue with the 400 diff ratio , according to a Ferrari mechanic I Facebooked is Simons new cars is its unlikely to pull its noted top speed in 5th gear ..and Through the gears if it had the torque to pull it would be longer legged but FAR slower in acceleration ..........those of us who have raced UNDERSTAND THAT! Ferrari did not change the diff ratio on the 365 and 400 for FUN..
Back to racing again. You just don't get it, do you? Simon is not racing his car. He's not taking the car to the drag strip. Incidentally, how do you know this changed diff ratio wouldn't make it faster at certain tracks? After all, the phase 3 came with how many diff ratios? OLIO As I said right at the start, unless the difference between the ratios is massive, (that is what I said) it won't matter in the real world i.e. On the road on a GG, for example. ADS at its finest Sig www.pless.com.au/mechanics.htm
Mate, put the blame where it lies - the crooks in Legco! The real estate nepotism in HK was just the blueprint for the mainland. Who supported Martin Lee, Alan Chan or Longhair Leung when they tried to stand up for the people, and democracy, in HK? The ‘functional constituencies’ set up by the British and self interested businessmen who make their money in PRC but live safely in HK are the ones to blame. All of the CE have pushed in this direction tofeather their own nests.
We traveled there a lot ,last time compared to when the Brits had control and the CCP were turning the screws on......a sad place NOT the great city pre handover . I know a lot of ex HK residence in my area NOT one has a kind word to say about the CCP and the corruption within HKs Govt now.. Get out Gazza , one only needs to look at Singa now compared to HK ,a great city ..
Just compare for the exercise a 4.2 E-type same specs apart from the diff ratio...major difference in acceleration and speed through the gears . If Simon had open the new car up on the roads he knows so well, before it went "bang" we WOULD be reading about it on F.Chat. There is a reason why period car manufacturers had different final diff ratios ...easy to see why.
My cleaner is from HK, i should get him on here to tell us about the CCP in HK...and long before the handover the issues ..
So Peter you wouldn't call 3.25 - 4.3 a massive difference? To me if it was 3.25 - 3.5 or even 3.7 I'd agree but to me 3.25/4.3 is a massive difference in ratio
I don't know, that's why I qualified my comment. If that's a massive difference, then it'll be crap, but if it's 10% or so then it's not the end of the world. I said "massive" in my very first comment on the subject. Until your post just now, no one has quantified it. Sig www.pless.com.au/mechanics.htm
No but I have some experience with changing ratios. I had an LJ torana with a banjo diff. Anyone who know these cars will know a banjo will blow up if you look at it the wrong way. I've changed diff centres more than I've had sex since marriage 2.78, 3.36, 3.55, 3.9 you name it I've tried it. I haunted wrecking yards pulling diff centres out of wrecks. Going from one extreme to the other is a big change!
Massive difference in ratios . When I ran the Mustangs in Group NC a 4.3 diff (4.5) to be correct is what we ran at the short Winton track...... 3.25 even to high for Bathurst ,where most ran a 3.5./3.7 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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