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Laine_16v
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Joined: 16 Dec 2005
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Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:34 pm |
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Will they lose you HP at the wheels over time?
I ask this as it came up on Williams Clio and no one really knew, i figured Chris H is the bloke to ask  |
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bbracer16valver
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Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:40 pm |
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how would it??
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Chris H
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Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:51 pm |
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technically the answer wouls be yes.
increased wear means more backlash, thus increased heat.
Mainly a helically cut gear issue, thats why straight cut boxes lose less power. |
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Laine_16v
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Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:57 pm |
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| Chris H";p="107291 wrote: |
technically the answer wouls be yes.
increased wear means more backlash, thus increased heat.
Mainly a helically cut gear issue, thats why straight cut boxes lose less power. |
Cheers, what sort of power would we be talking im guessing its minimal? 1-2hp at the wheels loss? something like that? |
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:53 am |
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depends you can't put a number on it.
Its proportional to heat, the gear its in and so on. |
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