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doo540 · 01.26.2009, 09:28 PM

I dont know if you guys have run the numbers yet, but if you want to keep your gear ratio the same when you go to the direct drive you will have to gear up. The stock savage 3speed when in high gear is about 1.5 to 1, the direct drive internal gear ratio is 2.5 to 1 (45 tooth bottom gear and 18 tooth center gear). I current run the stock 52 spur with a 16 tooth pinion with the 3 speed, when I get the DD I will be upgrading to a 23 tooth pinion to stay at the same overall gear ratio.
Mohanjude, looks like you are using the Kershaw Motor plate, you should pick up the Kershaw battery boxes for your XL, the fancy ones that have the aluminum bottoms and velcro across the top, they look really cool.

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doo540 RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 310 Join Date: Jul 2008	01.26.2009, 09:28 PM I dont know if you guys have run the numbers yet, but if you want to keep your gear ratio the same when you go to the direct drive you will have to gear up. The stock savage 3speed when in high gear is about 1.5 to 1, the direct drive internal gear ratio is 2.5 to 1 (45 tooth bottom gear and 18 tooth center gear). I current run the stock 52 spur with a 16 tooth pinion with the 3 speed, when I get the DD I will be upgrading to a 23 tooth pinion to stay at the same overall gear ratio. Mohanjude, looks like you are using the Kershaw Motor plate, you should pick up the Kershaw battery boxes for your XL, the fancy ones that have the aluminum bottoms and velcro across the top, they look really cool.