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Originally Posted by janus_77 View Post
Yes the effect is basically similar, but a 3 gear means the armature is rotating the other way. Meaning much higher RPM's counter rotating, meaning much more violent changes in feel/handling of the car as you accelerate / decelerate. The difference between off / on power handling is very big.

Because you already have the reduction of the pinion and spur the flywheel has the same feel but a lot more subtitle and easier to manage.

That being said, when I 1st started testing these units we were at a very small indoor carpet track. Very twisty, medium grip. There we found about 40 grams were ideal, but a 3 gear was also a viable option.
But on the larger outdoor flowing tracks the 3 gear is just to erratic to take advantage of, and this is where the flywheel is just better balanced.

Everybody pay attention. Janus knows what he's talking about.
(The fact that he tends to run twice the power I do does help here; I didn't notice half of these things.)
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