Reduction drives are great, increase torque and decrease revs, pitty they don't make them for my Jabiru :-(
Regards Barry Kruyssen Cairns, Australia k...@bigpond.com http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/kr2.htm -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+kr2=bigpond....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+kr2=bigpond....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Phil Matheson Sent: Tuesday, 9 May 2006 1:53 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> VW 2180 Idle That's the good thing with my RG2000 gear reduction .My reduction is 1.6:1 so prop spins slower than the engine. engine 4000 rpm Prop = 2500rpm engine 650 rpm Prop = 406.25rpm Phil Matheson mathes...@dodo.com.au New Web Page : http://www.philskr2.50megs.com/ VH-PKR ( Phil's KR) 61 3 58833588 Australia.( Down Under) See My KR2 Building Web Page at: OLD WEB: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/flyingkrphil/VHPKR.html See our VW Engines and Home built web page at http://www.vw-engines.com/ www.homebuilt-aviation.com/