| Re: Mendeola Transaxles
Ref Wyoming,
Maybe not sand buggies but off road racing is far more brutal on a trans than a road car. Using a Porsche transaxle even heavily modified has to rebuilt often and then may not last. The races we run can be hours and the tires biting thru the whoops and from jumps is like a drag start. Picture doing that thousands of times. I ran a Mendeola in my buggy and it was great. I also got great service from Mike. Off road is why they have developed the large ring and pinions. They even used to modify the Porsche transaxle with a load bolt running almost on the ring gear for side support when it took a shock to stop flexing the ring and breaking the teeth.
Jim |