somewhat bullet proof jato tranny....

[J57ltr]

I guess I'll look into this. I bought a JAto tranny a while back and thought about removing the center dif in my Lightning 10 and mounting the trans sideways. I want to keep the 2 speed but will have to use the mechanical brake and won't have reverse, but I want to set it up for top speed runs. I am not going to lock it into just second. Some people think that a 2 speed is useless for electric but I think it will keep the current draw down and allow me to keep the motor rpm's down.

What is the pitch on the Jato trans.

Jeff

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by J57ltr

I guess I'll look into this. I bought a JAto tranny a while back and thought about removing the center dif in my Lightning 10 and mounting the trans sideways. I want to keep the 2 speed but will have to use the mechanical brake and won't have reverse, but I want to set it up for top speed runs. I am not going to lock it into just second. Some people think that a 2 speed is useless for electric but I think it will keep the current draw down and allow me to keep the motor rpm's down.

What is the pitch on the Jato trans.

Jeff

I thought that too, but the stock tranny WILL blow when it locks into 2nd...

[J57ltr]

Care to splain? As I see it by the time the trans is going tro shift the power is going to be down as opposed to a nitro, so when second hits the motor will peak again, but then power will start dropping again as rpm's increase.

I do understand that the lower the overall ratio the weaker it is.

I don't know, I'm just asking.

Jeff