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05.20.2008, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
It's really the torque curve vs rpm. Nitro engines have low power at low rpm, which BL has high power at all rpms. Naturally, when a tranny shifts up, the rpms drop. In a nitro setup, the lower rpms results in lower force on the gears. In a BL setup, the torque actually is higher because more current is being drawn to drive a taller gearing (torque is proportional to amperage). That high force "snap" during shifting is what causes the breakage.
Okay that really helped out. to be honest i think i will just lock the tranny up to avoid all of theses potential issues. I really cant even think of a con of locking it up. Other than no cool shifting sound but that was mainly the nitro engine anyway. Thanks for all the help everyone. I now understand.
   
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