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<div><font size="2">Another question that I have is how many are running the CR sets?</font></div>
<div><font size="2">I would think that 30 sets would likely be doable.</font></div>
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From: Rick Parent via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
To: 'yellow04' <yellow04@tr4racer.com>; fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>; kknight@klaenv.com <kknight@klaenv.com><br>
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Subject: Re: [Fot] Close ratio gears<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Heck, I can make anything including gearsets and shafts but no one in their right mind will do it because of the costs involved. Hewland Mk 9 gears sets cost $325 each at this point, times four or five is not cheap. When a dog box brakes it's 2-4K for repairs and parts. A Jerico is fine if you need the extra weight and are prepared to lose some acceleration because of the added moment of inertia weight of the giant gears and shafts.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">If someone can guarantee an order for say 30 sets I would be glad to do a quote for the TR4/6 close ratio set up, I would also need a good set for engineering purposes.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">I guess my point is if guys are whining about paying $85 each for steel synchro's to fix the stock gearbox issues, I think they would come unglued having to pony up for the close ratio gear sets. If there is a stock of these gears sets somewhere please tell me and I will buy them all at the current price. Realistically they should cost 3 times or more than what they sell for today.</div>
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On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 01:36:41 PM MST, Ken Knight via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div id="yiv3319687837yqtfd29064" class="yiv3319687837yqt4420816716">When that happens we can look for alternatives. You can get a Jerico 4<br clear="none">speed racing transmission that will handle 4 times the power a TR box<br clear="none">(forever), and given gearset costs, it's not a bad investment. You can even<br clear="none">get it with close to the ratios of TR CR box. Not vintage but if we want to<br clear="none">race into the future gearboxes are going to be a major problem. Already<br clear="none">lots of Toyota 5 speeds quietly on the grid. The vast majority of parts<br clear="none">made for racing today are far superior to what was available 60 years ago,<br clear="none">just look at the technological leaps in racing oil. So as a sport we adapt<br clear="none">or stop racing. Kas's moto was "Never be beaten by equipment". The vast<br clear="none">majority of that equipment no longer exists, so when my last two TR<br clear="none">gearboxes are done it will be time for a change.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Ken<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Fot <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of yellow04 via Fot<br clear="none">Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:23 AM<br clear="none">To: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [Fot] Close ratio gears<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Interesting conversation, if the manufacturer of the close ratio gearsets is<br clear="none">truly done and can't be convinced to make more, this could have pretty big<br clear="none">implications to a lot of racers here.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Does anybody know the ratios of the dogbox gearset?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Henry Frye<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 2023-01-16 15:34, Chris Marx via Fot wrote:<br clear="none">> Hi,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Maybe Bastuck has a dogbox gearset on the shelf?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Cheers<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Chris<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Von: Fot <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> Im Auftrag von GREGORY THOMPSON <br clear="none">> via Fot<br clear="none">> Gesendet: Montag, 16. Januar 2023 16:05<br clear="none">> An: FOT Triumph <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none">> Betreff: [Fot] Close ratio gears<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Hi All,<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Does anyone have a set of close ratio gears laying around for the<br clear="none">> TR4-6 gearbox they would be willing to part with? 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