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    Nov 26, 2014, 07:12 PM
    Sprockets
    Right now I have a 14 tooth counter sprocket, if I put a 13 tooth counter sprocket on will it increase my bottom end take off power?
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    Dec 1, 2014, 07:22 AM
    This is for a dirt bike? Going with a smaller diameter counter shaft sprocket will provide more torque at lower RPMs . You may think of it as more "low end power," but in fact changing gearing does not affect horse power at all - it affects torque.
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