Slipperntial my way. Maybe.

[Hickoryhead]

OK for all you technical genesis’s out there I have been having some thoughts that I need verified. As most of you know I have a machine shop at my disposal. I have been thinking of making my own version of a slipperential. Something I am trying to work out in mind brain needs some help verifying details with gearing. Theoretically when dealing with gears, for every gear you add into a serious of gears you lose elements such as power and\or torque. It may not be a lot. Maybe as small as 5% or maybe greater depending on the material the gear is made from. I am thinking the lost elements are caused by flex or other factors. Is my thinking off? I know that the number of teeth on each gear matters but put that aside for this.

The reasoning behind my thinking is why can't you mount a gear say the size of a spur gear right onto a driveline. Then add an additional gear with a slipper kit right onto the motor shaft? This is doable. Take an Emaxx transmission for example. You have 5 gears from the pinion to the driveshaft. If you can take out 3 of the 5 gears theoretically there will be a gain in power and\or torque. But is the gain worth it? More power and torque equals more broken parts. What are some of your thoughts?