Yeah! I've studied on that some. I figure I'll probably only rarely push this little unit past 4,500 RPM! No way to add a counterbalance mechanism, but I'm hoping what I'm doing will give it the low end grunt to make use of the overdrive transmission and the tall gearing.
I started this project using a 3.00:1 gear, but the stock engine wasn't quite torquey enough to stay in OD at interstate speeds when I hit a grade and wanted to drop to third gear. I swapped to a 3.50:1 gear and it worked well, but of course fuel mileage suffered. I'm thinking, (and hoping) that this build will let me go back to that taller gear.
