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Old 08-23-2018, 01:46 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Angel And The Wolf View Post
If I connected the drive shafts of one engine and five speed transmission to the left half-axle of a differential, and a second engine and five speed transmission to the right-half axle of the same differential, how many different ratios can I get at the center drive of the differential, and how would I calculate each?
Sounds like the differential would become pointless in this case. If you'd want to couple two engines to a same final drive, it might be easier to consider the example of that GM Scenicruiser bus. Or something analogue to the power-split device fitted to the Prius.
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