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Understanding gear ratio calculator

When visiting www.gearratiocalculator.com, you will find that this site specializes in ring and pinions, axle shafts, bearing kit, race/differential small parts and other gear needs.  Along with calculators such as Cubic inches & Liters, Diff Wizard, Engine Displacement, Gear Ratio, Horsepower, RPM, Rod Ratio, Tire Height, and Transmission Ratio RPM. These calculators are free to use our website.

Did you know that gear ratio refers to the number of times the ring gear spins compared to the number of times the pinion gear spin? I know it can be a little confusing if you are not a car person, but when it comes to figuring out the gear ratio, how can you be sure you have the right numbers for your calculations? Let me tell you a little bit about what some of the calculator calculates and what it helps on your motor vehicle.

Gear Ratio Calculator: Calculate Gear Ratio, basically you can calculate the best ring and pinion gear ratio for you vehicle.  After you have installed the proper ring and pinion gear ratio, your vehicle’s fuel economy, performance and general drive-ability will increase significantly.

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Cubic Inches to Liters Calculator: Calculate Cubic inches to liters conversion; this will help you determine the size of your engine using the cubic inch measurement. This helps you compare old and modern engine conversions.

Engine Displacement Calculator: Calculate Engine Displacement; you can determine the displacement of your vehicle’s engine by using the engine’s bore, stroke length, and number of cylinders. This helps calculate the cubic inches after you have modify your engine.

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Horsepower Calculator: Calculate Horsepower; you would use this to determine how much horsepower your engine is generating. This basically lets your know what your horsepower is on your vehicle.

RPM Calculator: Calculate RPM for given speed (MPH), Rear gear ratio and Trans gear ratio; calculate your engine’s RPM based off of your vehicles speed, tire diameter, rear gear ratio, and transmission gear ratio. This helps you determine if you want to change your gears in your motor vehicle.

Rod Ratio Calculator: Calculate Rod Ratio; just enter you rod length and stroke length to calculate your rod ratio. This will help with your engines performance and durability.

Tire Height Calculator: Calculate tire height; enter you tire’s metric measurement and the calculator will convert your tire size into inches. When you a shopping for your vehicle, this calculator help you know which tires look at and need.

Transmission Ratio RPM Calculator: Calculate Transmission Ratio RPM; simply enter your engine’s R & P ratio, tire height, speed (MPH) and transmission ratio. This informs you of your RPM on your vehicle.

As you can see there are a lot of information that your vehicle can benefit from using our calculator, click on www.gearratiocalculator.com to help make your vehicle performance better and safer on the roads. Once you have all the facts you need about your automobile, get shopping and make your vehicle run smoothly.

Gearratiocalculator is an internet sales website for Pur Performance Inc.

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