11-04-2009, 07:36 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
Posts: 4,098
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD
Very simple, you know your tire size and rear end gear ratio, you need to "plug in" these numbers into anyone one of the many gear calculators and see what your rpms will be at any given speed......
You also need to know what your engine torque range will be, as stated, don't worry about your peak hp #'s, worry about your engines torque band and try to get your rpms into the torque band..........
David
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Here's a link to the calculator on Second Strike.
http://www.secondstrike.com/Technical/GearCalc.asp
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No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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