Thread: 2wd Proto - CR2
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Old 25-06-2009
Chris Doughty Chris Doughty is offline
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Originally Posted by Fabs View Post
Yeah that's exactly what I mean... Why run the motor the wrong way round instead of having 4 gears ?
but when the motor is running 'backwards' its installed in the car 'backwards' (180 degree flipped) - so it actually 'kicks' kicks in the same direction.

with a 3 gear gearbox the car would have to actually drive backwards to get the kick of the motor to be the same as a 4 gear

with 3 gears, the spur turns the same way as the wheels, its a physical impossibility to get the kick of the motor the same way as the wheels.
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