Enforcer 8 Direct Drive

Custom Works Enforcer 8 Direct Drive

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Oval•Sprint•1/10 scale•2WD

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Gearing

Stock gearing for the Custom Works Enforcer 8 Direct Drive, with common pinions and their ratios.

Stock spur
96T
Internal ratio
1:1
Typical pinion
7.5–8.5T ≈ 12T
Class medians on the stock spur. For your motor and track →
PinionSpur ÷ pinionFDR
19T5.055.05
20T4.804.80
21T4.574.57
22T4.364.36
23T4.174.17
24T4.004.00
25T3.843.84
26T3.693.69
27T3.563.56
28T3.433.43
29T3.313.31
30T3.203.20
31T3.103.10
32T3.003.00

Shaded rows are the pinions most 1/10 2WD sprint setups run on the stock spur.

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What pinion gear should I use on the Custom Works Enforcer 8 Direct Drive?

It depends on your motor and the track. In the 1/10 2WD sprint class, racers gear by final drive ratio: 7.5–8.5T near 8.13. On the Enforcer 8 Direct Drive's stock 96T spur that is about 12T for 7.5–8.5T. Tight tracks gear down, open tracks gear up. For a starting pinion matched to your motor, use the So Dialed Pinion Recommender with the Enforcer 8 Direct Drive selected.

What is the internal ratio (transmission ratio) of the Custom Works Enforcer 8 Direct Drive?

The Enforcer 8 Direct Drive has an internal ratio of 1:1. Final drive ratio = spur ÷ pinion × 1. With the stock 96T spur, a 19T pinion gives an FDR of 5.05 and a 32T gives 3.00.

How many teeth is the stock spur gear on the Custom Works Enforcer 8 Direct Drive?

96 teeth. Changing the spur moves every pinion's ratio at once; most racers leave the spur and tune with the pinion.

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