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[Norm]

Hi Alan,
It is probably some strange Kiwi thing, have you ever heard the way they say chemist, they pronunce it as kimist

[simon]

Oh yes Tit=power as in ' give it some tit' possibly a Kiwi thing.

[Alan R]

-------Hmmm, interesting!! Thanks guys---that posting now makes sense to me..... How about }----ghee-it zum welly then !!......Sorry JOHN J, what's your posting mean ??

[Norm]

Simon, out here we call that "giving it a bit of stick", probably something relating to horse racing many years ago

[Alan R]

----------just a thought but are the internal ratios the same for the 350 as they are for the 500 ?? Maybe there isn't a "gap" within the 350 'boxes ??

[Pwayman]

Alan there is the "gap" with the 350 and,imho,while the ratios aren't ideal,it's something that I've learned to accept without it being a major problem.

[PeteF]

Yes, same ratios on the 350 but as the engine has less power, the problem is worse than on the 500. You get pushed into 3rd sooner on hills.

[Bullet Whisperer]

The gap is actually larger in terms of mph on the 500, because [in standard form] the 500 has a 17t gearbox sprocket, while the 350 has a 16t. Power for power, the engines cope with it in a simillar manner. Some Redditch gearboxes have less of a gap, as various internal ratios were offered, we had one such gearbox on one machine and there was no great gap between 3rd and 4th [sidecar ratios maybe?]. One thing's for sure, when I tuned my 350, I fitted a 17t gearbox sprocket after contemplating an 18t one and I'm glad I chose 17t, as the jump is as big as it can handle, even with the extra power! Paul.