Tuning Gear Help

Does your Spree/Elite already run great, and you're trying to make it quicker/faster? Need a monster motor swap? Discuss your ideas here.

Moderator: Moderator

Post Reply
User avatar
gza710
BMX
BMX
Posts: 40
Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:41 pm
Location: Hawaii
Contact:

Tuning Gear Help

Post by gza710 »

I'm trying to resurrect my SA50 engine for daily use. Currently, I have on it:

70 (something?) cc bore kit
Arrow Pipe
28 Kehin Carb
stock gears
mod pulley
mod clutch spring
All on dio zx wheels (30/30?)

I can feel the gears holding it back big time and never got to changing them until now. I'm pretty much a noob on this so I was wondering what gear ratio do you recommend for this set up. I'm about 180lbs and need to go up a pretty steep (20% incline?) hill to and from work. I also need to keep up with traffic so looking at about 50 to 60 mph top end. I've read a lot about gears and gear ratios on this site but still need inputs based on experiences.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
User avatar
bigreed
Goped
Goped
Posts: 81
Joined: Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:11 pm
Location: SoFla

Re: Tuning Gear Help

Post by bigreed »

I enjoy 8.4
240lb rider 60+ anytime is nice with a very simple setup
99 Elite 50S GPS coming soon 9520rpm
|Airsal|Scorpion|Arreche|Uni|outerwear|ncy|8.4|TrailTech

87 elite 50 S :-D
User avatar
Trafficjamz
CBR1000RR
CBR1000RR
Posts: 5353
Joined: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:53 pm
Location: Eastlake, MI
Contact:

Re: Tuning Gear Help

Post by Trafficjamz »

+1 for 8.4:1
new best 1/8th mile time 9.647 seconds @67.155 mph 310lbs total weight
User avatar
gza710
BMX
BMX
Posts: 40
Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:41 pm
Location: Hawaii
Contact:

Re: Tuning Gear Help

Post by gza710 »

Not sure. I'm burying the needle. So at least 45 - 50. It just winds the gear up a lot. And the low end is too much.
User avatar
gza710
BMX
BMX
Posts: 40
Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:41 pm
Location: Hawaii
Contact:

Re: Tuning Gear Help

Post by gza710 »

I just found out that my primary gears are 13x34. 87 gearing in my 94 motor. Is that good or bad? Which secondary gears do I get?
User avatar
gza710
BMX
BMX
Posts: 40
Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:41 pm
Location: Hawaii
Contact:

Re: Tuning Gear Help

Post by gza710 »

OK got all the gearing help from moped connection. come to find out the previous owners of the motor swapped my dios motor with 87 gears. so i ended up swapping my entire trans to dd50 set up. now im at 7.44 ratios. thanks for all the help.
Post Reply