> I asked this question about 2 months ago or so and I don't recall ever 
>getting a response.  I am new to busses.  I have a 66 that I bought which 
>I still need to go pick up and bring home.  I remember though, that by 
>looking underneath, it had the reduction boxes on it.  Now I hear about 
>these IRS conversions that in effect, remove the boxes, but doesn't that 
>take away the mechanical advantage?  I would tend to think that it would 
>make the engine work harder to move the bus along.  Thanks for any input 
>in this regard...

I don't think you really need to worry about losing the mechanical
advantage, unless you are running a 25hp or 36 hp motor.  People tell me
they get much better driveability out of their busses when converted to IRS
- lower engine speeds for one...

Thom Fitzpatrick
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