grupo corto

12:43 Jul 9, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Spanish term or phrase: grupo corto
Hi. I'm translating some texts about classic cars and I've come across the term "grupo corto" a few times. I think it's realted to the gears and the transmission but I'm not sure what the English equivalent would be. Here are a couple of examples:

"Mi contacto directo con el 850 de cuatro puertas se ciñó casi en exclusiva al Especial Lujo, al cual le venía que ni pintiparado el grupo corto de dicha mecánica, puesto que ya era el más pesado de todos."

"En este caso, teniendo en cuenta la mejor aerodinámica y que la carga iba a ser sensiblemente menos pesada, el grupo final ya no era tan corto como en el Especial, lo cual le permitía plantarse en los 140 km/h reales en llano y sin viento."

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Dan Echevarria
Spain
Local time: 18:30


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3short group
Lisa Rosengard
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Seat 850 E L ?
Tomasso

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short group


Explanation:
It's about cars and driving speeds, possibly relating to gear changes.

Example sentence(s):
  • Contacto directo con el 850 de cuatro puertas se ciñó casi en exclusiva con lujo especial, al cual le venía que ni pintiparado el grupo corto de dicha mecánica, puesto que ya era el más pesado de todos.
  • Direct contact with the 850 of four doors stuck almost exclusively with a special luxury, to which it arrived insufficiently painted, since the short group (gear stick) was the heaviest of all.
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: English
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neutral  AllegroTrans: You once again have simply translated word for word. Have you any reference to show this is correct in the techical context? Please look at "Direct contact with the 850 of four doors stuck almost exclusively with a special luxury.." - this is nonsensical.
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24 days
Reference: Seat 850 E L ?

Reference information:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/coopey/14374401145

E molto intersante, very interesting, una machina dell Spagna, mi sembra. Looks like a Sp car.

1972 Seat 850 D Especial Lujo 4 puertas (pues no es Fiat parece, ni BMW)

Final drive rations, teeth of pinion, to ring gear? En Gringolandia , the ratio is calculated 4.11 rearend for racing, high ration rearend with auto trans 2.75.

CAJAS DE CAMBIO - GRUPOS DE TRANSMISIÓN - EMBRAGE: Modificamos el sistema ... VOLVO 850 R · FIAT PANDA RAID ... Montaje de una combinación de piñones que permiten un salto entre marchas más corto, de tal manera que ... SUSTITUCIÓN ****DEL GRUPO FINAL DE SALIDA*** (final drive rear end)
PARA VARIAR EL DESARROLLO:.

https://mtamotorsport.com/mejoras-sport-calle/transmision/

It is not clear if final drive (transmission ratios) or rear end ration, differential, it also says there...SUSTITUCIÓN DEL GRUPO DIFERENCIAL POR UNO DE DESLIZAMIENTO LIMITADO (AUTOBLOCANTE)

Sorry need to do more research...

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Note added at 24 days (2020-08-02 19:34:07 GMT)
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interesting, some where there is reference to FINAL drive, in Eu, about 300 teeth on ring gear is roughly 4.11 ratio, if the pinion gear is about 28?? Funny in Europe,things are Newton Meters, liters per 100 km (mile per gallon) kilowatts voltage (Horse power), Kind of confusing.

Example sentence(s):
  • Un carro de lujo precisa de grupo corto (low ratio rear end) por el peso.
  • El grupo final (final drive ration) depende de opciones , lujos, cosas extras de la mecanica.

    https://www.richmondgear.com/auto-parts-product/2142-355-ratio-ring-and-pinion-for-88-inch-10-bolt-49-0103-1/?
Tomasso
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