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Old 08-31-2009, 09:38 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
do some checking on the Future Truck Competition, some of the teams that have won did motors inline with the drive shaft, a team from Madison WI a few years back got 55mpg out of a Ford Explorer and the rules of of the competition give you more points for using off the shelf parts instead of custom made parts.

I wonder if there is room to do a chain drive between the motor and the drive shaft.
Will do, thanks!

Packaging inline for the full size truck isn't so much of an issue. Wether or not they could be effective without any gearing beyond a differentail, and survive inline a drive shaft was.
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