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Originally Posted by RogerM
The effect you noticed is very much there but it is NOT motor position it is to do with the relative rotations of the topshaft/slipper/spur assembly to the other heavy rotating components on the car, namely the wheels/diff/driveshafts and the motors rotor.
Some people prefer the 4 gear internal design (X6,MCS,SV,02C and now 22), others prefer the external idler design (CR2 and Scorpion) for this very reason! It was always my preference for the Scorpion design.
As with everything in this hobby it's all a matter of personal preferences.
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Hi Roger, I completely agree with what you're saying. However, none of the drivetrain components that you mention were displaced from their "stock" positions except for 2 idlers. The idlers have such a small diameter and inertia that I'd dismiss these as rotational influences whilst the car is in the air. I'll have to go away and think about it more, but at the moment I'm fairly convinced that the difference in handling was completely motor position related..... we'll come back to this after I play a bit more at the weekend.