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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 10:59 AM
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Has anyone welded there sprocket instead of going with a replacement and if so how did the fix turn out? I understand folks who race do this all the time?
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You will feel more of the engine pulse and your drive train will get pounded.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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if you want to defeat the purpose of the compensator, you can just replace it with a sprocket.
 
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I used to run the EVO 30T direct sprocket replacement for the compensator sprocket.
 
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Try it and report back to us. Inquiering minds want to know!
 
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The engineer in me says that the shock loads will increase on the drive train, and this could cause accelerated wear.

On the other hand I have gone and put 180 odd flywheel hp thru an otherwise stock drive train, so how could this be worse?
 
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