many thanks hyper 78 to your reply to my question i will look into it and give it a try and put an update on in a while once again thanks for takeing time to reply
just a quick question, where do you run your baja,what do you run on,grass,sand,tarmac? what pipe and wheels do you use?
do you mostly bash or wot speed runs? all this determins what ratio to use.
when you get so far,taller ratios will reduce the top speed.22/42 is an overall great combo for acceleration and top end,everything over that is mostly topend.unless you got a twin or 50cc lol.
my marder/baja can pull 22/42 on grass,anything taller isnt worth it,but on tarmac can pull 26/38.if i tried 26/38 on grass,it wont pull into the pipes power band and will loose alot of speed,and still have no bottom end.im finally finding the limits of what this engine and pipe can pull.
just remember,the tall gears will put alot of stress on the clutch,bell. i ended up snapping mine after a few runs at weekend.
this is the ratio you are going to use,great top end,the bottom end isnt as bad as most people think for a single speed ratio that tops at 68mph with a topend pipe.this is with fg marder size wheels, i tried the fg baja wheels with these gears and the lag was bad!!!! so if you use the bigger heavier fg baja wheels,i wouldnt gear it so high.i wouldnt really bash with these gears,too tall
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you should be hitting high speeds with the baja wheels and 23/40 ,like i said with fg baja wheels i got 64mph, so with the gears you already have you should be seeing 70mph,if not there is something wrong,either the tuning or you don't have the power to pull it. really you need a speed gun or gps.ive noticed my baja wheels expand at around 55mph,are you seeing your tyres expand
a tip if you run on tarmac,you want the smallest wheels(less rotaional mass and unsprung weight) and tallest gears your setup can pull. so fg touring car wheels like grp's and the taller gears you are talking about,but even then you will have to change the layshaft to get high speeds due to the smaller wheels.
big heavy wheels don't help,only when they balloon. don't compensate for tall gears by using big wheels,because a higher ratio gear probably weighs a few ounces more ,whereas the big wheels weigh loads! if you do use tyres that expand alot,try finding a ratio that lets the tyres expand while you hit the power of the pipe ,then you get a huge increase of speed and helps the car accelerate better within a certain space.good luck.
