Transfer Case data overlay - in SNOW!

[D.J.]

Similar to this post, I made a long boring video, this time in the snow, showing the transfer case overlay while spinning wheels in the snow.

I don't expect anyone to watch the whole thing, just sharing cause I found it interesting. (I should probably make a shorter highlights reel).

I do have NEW Chinesium winter tires, but even great traction is no match for these snowy conditions.

Pure Chinesium rubbers (at least they are round)

 

[Thomby]

What's wild is that those transfer case torque values of say 5-600 lbs-ft (after the ~3.6:1 multiplication of 1st gear) are still before the ~3.5x multiplier in the rear end gear, so the wheels are seeing 1500-2000 lbs-ft (and if we round tire diameter from 26" to 24", or a 1 foot radius, that's the force against the icy road).

If you floored it up to say 4-500 lbs-ft of engine torque (depending on tune), that's 5-6000 at the wheels. I think Tesla claimed 10,000 lbs-ft at the wheels of the Cybertruck for the same reason, and an F250 Powerstroke could be more like 20-30k depending on its low end and final drive.

In other news, I bet Michael Bay would love Canada since every light comes with lens flares installed: