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Clutch bell and Spur gears combination and performance

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I had a revo 3.3. Does anybody knows have an idea of the performance effect of clutch bell and spur gears? Because I wanted to change my stock spur gear to make my truck run fast or do I need to change my clutch bell instead. I'm using .18TM engine and I wanted to add little speed into it.
 
You can change either to get more speed. Changing the CB will give you more of a change though. More teeth on the CB makes more speed, less torque. Less teeth on the spur makes more speed, less torque.

If you have an 18T CB and 36T spur, changing one tooth on the CB would be the same effect of changing 2 teeth on the spur. This is just an example to show you the difference easily. I don't even know if 18/36 is a valid combo that would fit on the revo.
 
Thanks for the info, now I know where to start...Maybe you can give me suugestions on my set up...You may visit the other thread "Post Pictures of your Revo" I just recently post my revo pics...Thanks again....
 
It depends on where/how you drive it. If you race on a track with long straights, then you can gear taller to take advantage of the speed. If you race on a track with short straights and very technical section with quick jumps, gear lower to use more of an RPM range with the engine.

For general purpose, I find that 15/38 is a decent combo for bashing. Fast enough to get you into trouble, but enough grunt to pull a wheelie. Thats what I ran when I had a 18TM. Now I run a BB and I should really gear it taller, but I only went to 15/36... lots of easy wheelies, but it still goes really fast.

The only reason I stated "race" first, is because of your tires/setup. It appears to be setup more for racing than bashing. I'm just a basher only, so my tastes would probably differ greatly from a racer.
 
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Olds, thank you for the information.Your opinion is way to good to consider. I will try it next weekend and I will let you know the result. My tires I used is good for racing on to loose tracks. Even for sand dunes it works perfect, at first I have doubted this Bonz tires by HPI but I saw my friends using this tires and they are happy, i tried once this tires on a rocky track believe me this tires handle the Revo cornering ability very well. This is my bash tires so far no problem encountered. What don't you try it and let me know. Your truck handling capability will improve.
 
I did run a set of bones on a mammoth of mine. It did ok, but I spend time in concrete skateparks and that wears them down really fast. I typically run a chevron t-maxx tire. They are good all around tires for both on and off road. At least for what I do.

They don't work well on loose gravel though... like riding a tobaggon down an icy slope. You know you will get to the bottom, but it might be on your head!
 

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