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- From: hotrod@dixie.com (The Hotrod List)
- Subject: Gears
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 14:23:14 GMT
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- With all the talk about 3.55 and 2.73 drag rear axles I thaught Id post this
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- Here is some simle calculations on gear ratios. These calculations are based
- on a 28 inch tire hieght (average) and an engine capable of peak horsepower
- at 6000 rpm's. The 6,000 rpm figure is used since most aftermarket cams
- should give you that capability, even though some high torque cams do not
- they are special aplications which I don't think many of the readers are
- interested in.
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- First the top speed formula.
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- ((tire radius)X(6.28)X(top engine rpms)X(60))/((5280)X(gear ratio))=top speed
-
- Also the formula 1300=(ET in sec.) X (trap speed in mph) is used to estimate
- 1/4 mile et times with all factors ideal.
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- gear ratio top speed ideal ET
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- 2.54 197 6.60
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- 2.73 183 7.10
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- 3.08 162 8.02
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- 3.23 155 8.39
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- 3.55 141 9.22
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- 3.73 134 9.70
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- 4.11 122 10.67
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- 4.33 115 11.30
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- 4.56 110 11.82
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- 4.88 102 12.75
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- 5.13 97 13.40
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- 5.23 96 13.54
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- 5.54 90 14.44
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- 5.82 86 15.12
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- 6.08 82 15.85
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- There are many other combinations but remember that changing from the
- 28" tire height to a taller tire say 30" will increase the speed by
- about 7 % and reduce your ET by about 7%. Also increasing the RPM
- of the engine to say 7,000 will give an increase of about 17%. Take
- an all out engine in a built up car that turns 8,000 rpms with 5.13
- gears and 32 inch slicks will give a top speed of 148 miles per hour
- and about 8.80 seconds.
-
- Yes 3.55 can be considered a dragracing rear axle but only if your
- talking about a dragster or "funny car" capable of turning well under
- 9 sec. ET's.
-
- You might be able to turn 125 miles per hour trap speeds in 13 sec. but
- if you get going out of the hole even though you loose top speed you
- can probably cut your ET down to 11.70 with an top speed of 111.
-
- My advice is to look at the NHRA times for the class of car that is
- closest to yours, then look at the RPM capability of your engine, the
- tires on your car and then calculate roughly what axle should wind
- your engine tight as it hit the traps. That's the starting point
- and then fine adjust to get a lower ET.
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- Thanks for listening to my 3 cents worth.
- dennis
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- Posted by: emory!picard.med.ge.com!bednarek (Dennis Bednarek Mfg 4-6971 ~BHOSVWZ#097)
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