gears and ratios and stuff

[Cleaner13]

ok I was just wondering how gears and ratios work

I know when people dyno their cars they usually dyno it in 3rd gear cause its 1:1 correct?

so what do the gear ratios from the first and 2nd gears do that would change the outcome?

should I assume that since first gear is 2.74 and not 1 like 3rd that it has 2.74 time the torque in first gear?
trust before anyone says it I know you cant have more horsepower but I do know you can get more torque for gears

so I was wondering how this actually works?

thanks

Carl

also wondering would a GN benefit from any kind of rear end gear ratio?

 

[TireFryer]

all explained here...

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/suspension/gears.html