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How do I figure out how a different ratio will affect my engine RPM's?, or a Different Tire Size? Or, what ratio I need to get my engine to turn "X" RPM's @ 60MPH?


For many of you, it may seem quite simple to figure out RPM's based on tire size, and road speed, but, what-the-heck.... I wanted to spice up my page with something constructive, and learn some programming at the same time.... I think it's better, and more constructive, than background music or changing the background color, but then, that's just my opinion...

Simply type in the "info" to find the "info" you need. Sorry, I only figured it for Miles Per Hour, but, as soon as I have time, and find the formula, maybe I will write a conversion program (If I remember correctly, there are approximately 25.4mm in an inch, multiply by 12, multiply by 5280, divide by 1000, divide by 1000 again... (anyone have a metric conversion sheet handy?...) sooooo, simply multiply 1.609344 by your MPH figure to get an approximate KM/H figure. That was fun...) Also, for simplicity (I need it as simple as I can get it...), I designed all of my calculations based on 60MPH (one mile a minute), so, if you want it figured out at a different speed, you will have to alter your figures (I could have made it more complex and had you type in a speed too, but, hey... It's my first attempt at a JavaScript program, and I had enough trouble with this one!!! ). Anyway, please also understand that this conversion does not take into account things like torque converter slippage, etc. so, your RPM may not actually be exactly as calculated here (especially if I got the formulas wrong... Let me know if you find something wrong when you "beta test" my work...).


To figure out Gear Ratio...

Type in the 
Tire Diameter 

Diameter 
Type in the 
EngRPM's @ 60mph 

Rpm 
This is the  
Gear Ratio 

Ratio

To figure out Tire Diameter...

Type in the 
Gear Ratio 

Ratio 
Type in the 
EngRPM's @ 60mph 

Rpm's 
This is the  
Tire Diameter 

Diameter

To figure out Gear Engine RPM's...

Type in the 
Gear Ratio 

Ratio 
Type in the  
Tire Diameter 

Diameter 
This is the  
EngRPM's @ 60mph 

Rpm's

Written by Ken Bachellerie. Copyright © 1997. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form, without permission from the author.