They have pumps inside them right?
Paul's correct here. They have no internal pumps. Now, the NASCAR boys do to keep things cool for 500 miles of load but ours can handle 1/4 mile without concerns. It should be noted that launching full tilt on cold gear oil can cause catastrophic failure even in our sportsman cars. That's why you'll see everyone from sportsman cars to Top Fuel allowing the tires to spin during warm-up. Gear oil is usually hearty enough to hold heat from warm up to the launch. Problems start when you have to sit in the lanes during hours of cold rain which you would remember better than most of Mr. Flores.Do they run the same design ring and pinion gears?
I don't think they have any pumping mechanism in them. I always thought that they utilized splash/submerged method of lubrication.
Anyone?
Do they run the same design ring and pinion gears?
I don't think they have any pumping mechanism in them. I always thought that they utilized splash/submerged method of lubrication.
Anyone?
The Strange unit has an oil pump...has pressured oil to front pinion bearing and both outer axle bearings...rebuilt em (new ring and pinion) every 30 runs max on Medlen's car...
In old days Austin worked at a car dealership ,he would work at night for Bob building rear ends.......my guess is thats because the Chi-town hustler had strange stuff .............
Do they run the same design ring and pinion gears?
I don't think they have any pumping mechanism in them. I always thought that they utilized splash/submerged method of lubrication.
Anyone?
Both the Strange and the Crismon are designed to go 100 laps without service.Some teams do it sooner (personal preferrence).I have seen some go almost 200 without any ring gear or pinion problems.Both have 12 inch ring gears.
Speaking of rear ends and running short of 1320ft, it makes you wonder if someone will or has "covertly run" a 3.30 or 3.40 ratio.
RO
Given the cost of new Ring & Pinion sets and the expense of blowing them up and hurting your case/housing, running used gears is never an option for us lowly sportsman guys so I highly doubt the pros would trust the transference of their 8000 HP to used gear sets. Every team I know has a set number of runs prior to discarding them.Do any components get X-rayed? (I might be confusing that process as "magnafluxing" ..... like with cranks)
Thanx again.