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Old 12-10-2012, 02:55 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by wparsons View Post
How did you calculate the RPM drop with the other final drive? Gear spacing shouldn't change with a shorter or taller final drive, just the speed you're going for any given RPM would change.

I made a quick spreadsheet which matches yours with the stock FD, but if I change the FD it doesn't change the RPM drop to the next gear, just the output RPM at the wheel (I didn't calculate speed, just wheel RPM).
You're right and I didn't even notice that when I quickly tossed it together. With that being said, I just looked into it and in my haste accidentally carried the 3.727 ratio into my 4.1 FD section for both the 'Start RPM' and 'RPM drop' columns.

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