The perfect gearing solution for Big Paul??
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:00 pm
Right,my mate Big Paul seems to be having some grief with his gearing and he's asked me to give him a hand sorting it out.
Engine is sx200,sh20 carb,42mmclubman li125 gearbox(possibly a special)on 18 and 47 tooth sprockets giving a final drive of 4.8.
The problem he is having seems to be its going flat in 4th gear,running out of steam maybe?
Anyway he's not known as Big paul for nothing,he's a hulking great big bugger that weights in at 17-18 stone and more often than not he has the other half on the back,luckily she's only small though probably less than 8 stone.
So what would people advise on the gearing?I have had a suggestion on going back to standard sprocket set up for this box ie 15,46 giving a final drive of 5.6.In doing this would it mean he'd have to rag the tits off it just to get it moving?
Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated.
CHEERS AL
Engine is sx200,sh20 carb,42mmclubman li125 gearbox(possibly a special)on 18 and 47 tooth sprockets giving a final drive of 4.8.
The problem he is having seems to be its going flat in 4th gear,running out of steam maybe?
Anyway he's not known as Big paul for nothing,he's a hulking great big bugger that weights in at 17-18 stone and more often than not he has the other half on the back,luckily she's only small though probably less than 8 stone.
So what would people advise on the gearing?I have had a suggestion on going back to standard sprocket set up for this box ie 15,46 giving a final drive of 5.6.In doing this would it mean he'd have to rag the tits off it just to get it moving?
Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated.
CHEERS AL