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Old 12-08-2009, 09:20 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
1.5% loss per mesh. I really should think about ditching 1st and 5th then: 3% improved trans efficiency... And if I go ahead with the taller 5th for the Flea... guess what... I'll have an extra shaft I can remove gears from (though in terms of wear, it'll have unmatched gears on it).
I noticed the default on the EM performance calculator is 95%.

I've been under the impression it's more like 85%, what with all those meshes and all.

Haven't found a really solid number though because this sort of thing is harder to pin down than it would seem.
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