what ring gear to use

[asra]

does anyone know what is the best starter motor and ring gear set up to use for the pre rotator?I`ve heard that a mitsubishi sigma 2.6 has the best ring gear and the starter motor off a v6 commodore is a good combination.can anyone suggest anything better? :-

[tonydenton]

depends on what sort of rotors. heavy or light. i went to the wreckers and got the smallest size ring gear i could find and thought i would be smart and use the same size and type suby starter motor.[ compaterability ]only to find that i needed

[asra]

I`ve got 27ft patrony`s takes a bit of grunt to get them going, especially with only 250m

[tonydenton]

you should talk to rob, he has a new set up [ powerful ] but to keep the

[asra]

I`ve spent 8 or nine hundred in phone bills talking to Rob (sorry to anyone that wants work out of him) and he sure does have a good set up (I`ve been up with him in his machine, very smooth) But he has no need to pre-rotate more than 60rpm with that good strip of his, when i`m at a 600m or more strip i only hand spin but if i land at a short strip with my trikeing mates it`s a bit embarrassing unless theres wind ???

[tonydenton]

i know what you mean.there would be others that know, keep asking.