Elcon Helical Gear Set worth it?

[tizdaz]

hi guys, is the Elcon Helical Gear set worth it over normal gears, they claim its much smoother & less noise, but is it worth the asking price (just over £100) for the set of 4 + carrier?

atm im using steel gears & its damn noisy lol, are the helical gears that much smoother?

heres the set im looking at:
http://www.elcon-models.com/product.php?id_product=435
would you say the gearing combo is good? i emailed elcon & they said this is the best set for the FG MT? i have an FG tuned pipe & zen 29cc 4-bolt engine

cheers

 

[atom3624]

Daz, just a question?
Do you hear the gears once the engine's fired up and the truck's running?
Al.

 

[Trebor]

expensive and not needed for bashing

just a thought i wonder why the racing mini's from way back used to use

straight cut gears in there gearboxes instead of helical gears that where in

the standard mini gear box at the time:lol::lol:

K....

 

[atom3624]

My old man - was a mechanic - said it was a more direct transfer of power, just to be careful with the timing of the gearchanges ......
Al.

 

[Trebor]

My old man - was a mechanic - said it was a more direct transfer of power, just to be careful with the timing of the gearchanges ......
Al.

being straight cut they where noisier of course but much stronger

K....

 

[tizdaz]

Daz, just a question?
Do you hear the gears once the engine's fired up and the truck's running?
Al.

hiya mate

nah only when running, makes a right fkin racket! ..it aint the diff cuz its pretty much a new diff (just standard not LSD or owt) but i got a new diff now on way which is adjustable.

Checked all the bearings & clutch bell etc, so i can only assume now its defo the gears, it runs fine etc when running just a horrible noise, although you cant hear the noise when giving it some juice as the engine/pipe overshadows it lol

when i turn the wheels by hand everything runs freely & smooth with nowt catching etc

 

[atom3624]

A bit unusual that!
I've a steel spur and pinion on my FG MT and there certainly is a tad of noise, but nothing like what you're describing.
Al.

 

[renbar]

im running all steel gears on the bug and once 6-7hp is let loose and the vrc pipe sings its little song i cant hear poop other than power lol i cant hear the gears

 

[wezg]

The straight cut gears handle more power but are noisier. Helical gears tend to place a side force onto the layshaft as the gears not only want to spin but they want to push out in the direction of the teeth.

Mini's with straight cut gears they sound great.... Big mini fan here....

As for my Baja... I run straight cut gears and I have noticed when perfectly clean they do make some noise so I coat my gears in stuff called squirt... It's a dry chain lube made for mountian bikes. It's a liquid wax that dries overnight and shuts the gears right up... Not had any problems with it so far... Much cheaper then New gears just for a bit of noise.


Although I do like the look of the helical gears myself.. :w00t::w00t::w00t:

 

[tizdaz]

cheers for info dude, i didnt get em in the end, got other bits instead