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Originally Posted by ASV
yes you can mod Teresa's gear ratios you can buy a shorter or wider drive belt
Ten mil shorter or one mil wider will make a notable difference in transmission range
And more slider weight will drop rpm
if its A GY6 or clone
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I think it's a different type of belt you're talking about - I was a bit confused about this length and width thing, but I think that must be about a CVT belt. Teresa doesn't have anything like that but a toothed belt (like Harleys), which works the same way as a chain, it just doesn't need regular lubing
I wasn't clear enough, sorry.
And the problem is that a taller ratio wouldn't be useful anywhere except freeways.
- The present 5th can't be used under ~70km/h (44mph) at all so making it longer would just increase my overall speed (more aero drag);
- and make me go in 3rd in town instead of 4th (4th feels lugging down from ~50km/h (31mph) by the speedo, now I cruise a bit over it but under 60 (37mph) in 4th and stay under 3000rpm - if I don't P&G, of course);
- also would lose the ability to cruise in 2nd in the 30km/h zones (19mph), would have to fallback to the still less favorable 1st gear;
- which 1st would be ridiculously long for a 1st
So as long as I can't build a 6th, overdrive gear for long freeway trips (and I can't
that's definitely ninja level for me
) I wouldn't poke with these ratios.
Ciliegia, on the contrary, has quite short gears, 5th is usable from ~40km/h (25mph) on level road (and revs 7,000 at 100km/h(62mph)), so making these gears a bit taller won't hurt.