Quote:
Originally Posted by OldTimer
To be honest i think the other way around that shaft would be better at taking the extra power from a brushless motor. A lot does come down to the slipper, this is what makes or brakes the transmission.
|
only if you use steel gears and turning power through 90degrees is a huge power loss when your dealing with so little torque the belt is smoother and you can get away with skipping for a race at least.also with the belt you get rid of the problem of torque steer i think thats why the touring car guys have gone pretty much belt drive i konow with shaft you get more positive acceleration but that aint always beneficial. shaft drive cars always jump on the piss and this costs time.if you gonna build a car balance is the key and u just cant balance a shaft drive.to quote a famous engineer u canna change the laws of physics and its true.personally i like the concept of shaft drive but it dont work as well as a belt in a rc car,it works a great in a rally car but it has an engine central up front u can cope with that.but offset in the middle just dont work
