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Old 11-25-2015, 05:45 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by TorqueMan777 View Post
None of the things you mentioned actually reduce the drivetrain losses. They only reduce drivetrain inertia. Which is good, you'll get a performance benefit from it. But to actually decrease drivetrain loss is much more difficult, and kind of tricky. You're looking for ways to decrease friction in the engine block between the rods, pistons, cylinder walls, transmission gears, rear end gears, etc. Aside from using different viscosity oils, you would have to be willing to rebuild the whole engine and drivetrain. Your drivetrain losses are pretty much set from the factory.
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Originally Posted by FRSW12 View Post
I think drivetrain losses is not the accurate word here(I sucks at physics), what I meant was to reduce the drivetrain inertia and therefore improve the WHP and responsiveness because of less rotational mass....fail on my part
Essentially everytime you convert the mechanical energy from one system (i.e. the engine) to another (the input shaft on the transmission) you loose energy in the forms of heat, friction and other things. To reduce this or even change this, you would need to basically redesign the drive train.
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