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Originally Posted by grindog
Hi All,
I have had my car for around 2 meetings and have noticed that the drivetrain is not freeing up much yet. The motor is seriously hot (12 double, Kit spur, 18 pinion). There seems a lot of drag on the drive. How tight can you get away with running your belts? Mine are kit at the moment but i am thinking of backing them up a little.
Thanks, john
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Hi John,
You may want to try a 19 or 20 tooth pinion with that motor. If it's a good quality motor than you are under geared. I ran a 17 tooth pinion with a 9x2. I have 3 months of meetings(about 10 race days) on the buggy and it still seems tight at kit settings but the motor runs cool. Up that gearing M8!!!!!
