Sentences with phrase «small gear ratio»

The wide ratio spread delivers an aggressive first gear ratio of 4.71 for low - end performance and small gear ratio steps, which afford luxury - car levels of shift refinement.

Not exact matches

There are small power and torque increases (up by 8bhp and 18 lb ft), shortened gear ratios and a Torsen - type limited - slip diff and a host of chassis revisions.

While the small - block V - 8 makes the same 426 hp and 420 lb - ft of torque as the SS, the 1LE accelerates more quickly thanks to a new transmission that puts first through fourth gears closer together and a shorter final - drive ratio.

Like its smaller 3.7 - liter V - 6 cousin (in which we recently rode), the bigger eight - cylinder is built entirely from aluminum and gets the brand's Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti - VCT), tuned intake / exhaust systems, and revised gear ratios.

The planetary gearset is what's responsible for changing gear ratios, and it consists of a sun gear surrounded by smaller planet gears carried by a planet carrier enclosed in a ring gear.

The gear ratio is determined by the number of teeth on the smaller, planetary gears in ratio to the number of teeth on the larger, sun gear.

Things like taillight covers, a smaller splitter, DB11 side mirrors, a retuned suspension, revised gear ratios, electric door locks, steering wheel padding, more comfortable seats, and an ECU recalibration are just a few of the changes that make sure this Vulcan can handle everyday roads without issue.

It closed the gap during our in - gear assessments, thanks in no small part to its healthy 430Nm of torque and the well chosen ratios of its smooth and responsive eight - speed auto gearbox.

Having two mechanical gear ratios, controlled by clutches, does enable the power flow through the motor - generators to be kept small, but at considerable added expense in mechanical components.

With only small changes in rpm between gear ratios, the ideal gear is on hand in virtually any situation out on the road.

Based on Automotive News Full - size Pickup segmentation A key element in the Ram 1500's exceptional performance, fuel efficiency and shift quality, the available TorqueFlite ® 8 - speed automatic transmission features 40 different adaptive shift patterns and a wide gear ratio with small, evenly spaced steps between the gears.

Chains are often narrower than belts, and this can make it easier to shift them to larger or smaller gears in order to vary the gear ratio.

The smaller engine is mated with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that works by, well, continuously varying the gear ratio between the engine and the drive wheels, rather than notching between 5 or 6 fixed ratios.

Its wide gear ratio spread of 9.81 over the nine stages enables smaller gear steps, offering greater ride comfort and ensuring that the engine always runs in the most economical speed range.

The hydraulic assist allows a greater reduction ratio than with gears, while the small electric motor, which runs directly off the 12 - volt power supply (no converter) does not need to be mounted directly on the steering rack since a large reduction ratio is obtained.

By means of a superposition gear, the gear ratio is adjusted in a continuously variable manner depending on the driven speed; at the handling limits small interventions compensate for understeering and oversteering.

With the number of gears increased to eight, the differences in engine speed from one gear to the next are smaller than before, despite the overall range of gear ratios.

A wide - ratio, 6 - speed transmission has smaller steps between gears than a typical 4 - speed automatic and offers improved shift quality and faster acceleration.

Such performance is made possible because the ratio steps between its gears are smaller than those of other transmissions.

The 10 - speed automatic has 7.39 overall ratio for smaller steps between gears.

Its 4.71 first - gear ratio contributes to launch performance, while the small steps between mid-range gears ensure smoothness.

The 2010 Viper SRT10 ACR features a few small but noteable upgrades over the previous year SRT10 ACR models including a revised short - throw shifter, shorter fifth gear ratio, and a retuned rear aero package.

The Xtronic transmission offers a wide gear ratio range of 7.3:1 through use of a sub-planetary gear and smaller pulleys, resulting in high - speed fuel efficiency and responsive acceleration.

Mechanically, the only novelties for the year were wider gear ratios for the A998 automatic transmission and in the mid year a new head design with rounded internal intake ports and smaller spark plug outlets, still retaining the metal valve cover of the previous years.

Great article, I am looking to purchase a magnum for my 67 ford f100 302 small block engine, replacing the T5 currently installed and using it with my 9 inch rear with 410 gear ratio..

[16] In order to avoid the serious levels of power loss then typical in small - engined cars with automatic transmission the manufacturers incorporated a new carburettor and a higher compression ratio in the new 1965 automatic transmission cars: indeed a press report of the time found very little power loss in the automatic 1100, though the same report expressed the suspicion that this might in part reflect the unusually high level of power loss resulting from the way in which the installation of the transversely mounted «normal» manual gear box had been engineered.

With the number of gears being increased to eight, gear increments when shifting are smaller than before despite the greater range between the lowest and highest transmission ratio.

It draws in the F Sport's variable gear ratio steering with terrific firmness, and body roll is clipped down to small increments.

Apart from the engine size, the only mechanical differences were: smaller front brakes, as the Juniors had not adopted the larger units fitted to the 1750 GTV and 2000 GTV from 1968 on, differential ratios (Junior models 4.55:1, 2000 GTV 4.1:1) and 5th gear ratio (GT 1300 Junior 0.85:1, all other Alfa Romeo 105 models 0.79:1).

It had to: be reasonably light (between 20 and 24 pounds); have a steel frame; fold down small enough to fit into a suitcase that can be checked in at the airport; have a wide enough gear ratio to be used for long training rides and hill climbs; and cost no more than around $ 1,300.