SykVSyx
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Talk to me about what I'm looking at here.......

Is each gear wheel at the top, one of each of the 5 gears?
Haha. I get to open it up at least a couple times a day usually. It's a little much to be flooring it in the city, though, so mostly highway.The numbers are crazy, and I can imagine how hard it would be to not be able to open it up in the city.
Tracking it at all?
Yes, bigger turbo, more fuel, bolt on's gave me 462WHP / 492WTQ the last time I was dyno'd. Since then I added the headers and the exhaust, so it should be a bit higher.soo... bigger turbo, increased boost, header and exhaust nets you 492whp? damn.....
and new motor? u blew one already?
It gets about 16MPG on E85. It would probably get 20MPG on pump gas, but it would make less power.mpgzzzz lol
Yes, they're funSTRAIGHT CUT GEARS <3![]()
The ones along the top connect to the motor. They are the "input" or "drive" gears. The ones on the bottom are the driven gears. They connect to the wheels. From left to right it is:![]()
Talk to me about what I'm looking at here.......
Is each gear wheel at the top, one of each of the 5 gears?
No, there isn't really any slipping or grabbing with any of the gears. In either style all of the gears are always meshing with each other (as seen in the photos). The gears spin freely on the shaft until they are locked in place when you shift into the gear.^Thank you, for that, I never really understanding the gear box setup, much appreciated.
The advantage of the straight cut gears are better "grabbing" ability vs the helical gears which can lead to more slipping?
Why wouldn't all 5 gears be straight cut?
Thanks for posting and explaining this stuff, I have 0 knowledge of transmissions and you explained it in a way that I actually understood.
Kudos.
Good point. My 1st and 2nd sound like reverse.Just as a little fyi also - that noise whine you hear when you reverse in most cars is straight cut gears as well.