Quick Help (CWP Choice)
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I've acquired an old N/A Baldwin 1430. Am right in the middle of rebuilding the box. Whipped out the semi-helical 4.1 CWP and am wondering what the hell to do. (For a B road blaster, bit of light competition). I gather the 4.1 will wear pretty quickly and despite being a 2.54 first gear, will be a bit short legged. I'm wondering what to do.

1. Put the 4.1 back in and have a car that does about 70 at 6000rpm in 4th......not really good. Wear it out and then change it.

2. Get one of those SC Crownwheels on eBay that matey makes/sells. I was thinking 3.7. Not sure it won't eat it's pinions

3. Get a helical CWP and nick pinions from the scrappy.

Does anyone know how SC/Semi wheels fare wear wise? I'm told they eat pinions. Salisbury Diff by the way.

Any help greatly appreciated. I'm totally stuck at the moment. You lot are probably the best blokes to talk to. It's not going to do a huge amount of milage, but I don't want the box in bits every couple of weeks.

Gedon!

pretty much everyone on here just uses std CWP's, they dont seem to give much aggro,


i would get a few std CWP's and get them machined out to go on the salsbury.

or flog the salsbry setup and get quaife that will take std crownwheels.

With your long stroke a 4.1 is too much. You'd be better off with a 3.7 as you have extra torque from the 1430.

Dont worry about the CWP wearing out, it wont

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

I thought so. 3.7 it is then. I think a 3.44 with a 2.54 first might be a bit of a clutch smoker. I'll have a think about it.

I'll try a 3.7. One of mateys. Cheers.

Edit.....I wouldn't put a quaife diff on any of my cars. Plates all the time.

Edited by 1430 Mk1 on 24th Sep, 2009.