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Old 09-10-2006
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Originally Posted by Chrislong View Post
if the diff gear was 40teeth and layshaft 20, or 60teeth and layshaft 30, that would still be 2.0:1 and create clearance, more flywheel effect perhaps, less bearings, less friction???
...and a 'XXX4 syndrome' :-D

Idler has no effect whatsoever on ratio. It cancels out. Internal ratio = diff/top gear.
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