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PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:07 pm
I know this is not Daytona-related, but 3.85 will definitely be quicker at my local Roval. 3.62 is a tweener in 3rd gear in a couple spots, and will be even worse if the Hoosier drive tire is taller than the GY
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:15 pm
bob gardner wrote:Was that when you were pushing me during the race. ;)



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:36 pm
If the fast guys were just under redline in top gear, and the engine makes peak power at redline, it suggests:
Given Daytona is probably the track with the highest top speed we will encounter, it looks like 3.85 was a great choice.
The Gen3 redline is a bit too low.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:52 pm
BFun wrote:If the fast guys were just under redline in top gear, and the engine makes peak power at redline, it suggests:
Given Daytona is probably the track with the highest top speed we will encounter, it looks like 3.85 was a great choice.
The Gen3 redline is a bit too low.


+1 on the low-ish rev limiter setting on the GEN3. Another 70-100 RPM might do the trick. That said, I really like the "soft" limiting easing in just before it goes to full-on. Very nice update to the latest firmware.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:29 am
I've driven both the 3.62 and the 3.85 at Daytona and the 3.85 is clearly faster (close to a second). With the 3.62 the car is between gears in the infield and the 4-5 upshift is boggy. With the 3.85 we're doing the 4-5 upshifts in the mid-high teens (116-119mph) and the car continues accelerating once in 5th. With the 3.62, the shift was coming at 123-125 mph and speed would decay for a bit immediately after the shift.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:42 pm
3.85
6,650ish @ 151.something....

3.62 hurts too much in most places. Now using the old 5th gear may have been better in a good draft. (Not legal in G3...)
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:29 am
I don't think it's legal in Gen2 either (if so, I missed the boat!).
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:36 pm
.73 5th gear is still legal in SRF (not in SRF3)
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