how does the drivetrain of the GT1 work? is it lengthways with a normal prop and diff, or is it chain drive? thanks anyone.

Chain drive with interchangeable sprockets for different conditions to a Quaife diff.

Cheers

Chris

thanks chris! do you know if there is enough space for a busa turbo?!

yes

Said that wiyhout moving my lips!

Jon would know, as the only man to shorten the chain by a foot.

Cheers

Chris

My idea for a cheaper alternative than the quaiffe unit was to turn the engine round, so inline with a sierra dif..

Ned.

i thought about that, would be a very short prop though. And the length shimmy would need to be in the middle as it doesnt slide into the gearbox. But those quaffe units look neat dont they? any idea how much they are? I guess if you are spending a load on the engine then you may as well have the nice diff jobby...

been talking to quaife and radical, the one fitted in the back of a radical can be had for a mear 3.5K, the chain driven one with reverse is around 1.5K, without reverse i think there around 5-600, but i aint priced one as i allready have one of those.

small world though, thru my searching found "tranzpower" the guys who run several radicals, he's gonna give the GT1 a once over for me n i'm still naggin him for a ex radical diff with reverse,

small world bit ??? they are 10mins down road.

how strong/ reliable is the chain drive in a normal GT1? cos that IS a lot of dough...!

strong enough to brake a drive shaft down the pit straight at Donnington, never had a diff or chain problem, infact a broken drive shaft is the only drive train prob i ever had.

lovely, thanks for you help! its just my chassis has turned into a banana, so i figure that my next attempt will involve a purchased chassis to save messing about! Im dying to do a busa turbo...!