tanner892
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G'day people, just wanting to know the basic concept of diff gears and how they affect acceleration, will a ratio of 3.9:1 cause a car to accelerate faster then the same car running 3.08:1?
I've been talking recently with some people who seem to think that ratios of 3.7 or 3.9 will be no quicker in accelerating to 100kmh than that of a car that runs 3.08 or 3.46 for example. Is this true?
I always thought that a higher ratio caused faster acceleration (i.e. 0-100kmh) but therefore lower top speed, which is why drag cars run high diffs because they cant get to a high enough speed for that to matter when running a 1/4.
Thanks
I've been talking recently with some people who seem to think that ratios of 3.7 or 3.9 will be no quicker in accelerating to 100kmh than that of a car that runs 3.08 or 3.46 for example. Is this true?
I always thought that a higher ratio caused faster acceleration (i.e. 0-100kmh) but therefore lower top speed, which is why drag cars run high diffs because they cant get to a high enough speed for that to matter when running a 1/4.
Thanks