diff --git a/common/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java b/common/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
index f78a198de..f4ccce63f 100644
--- a/common/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/common/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public class CommonProxy
 	  	Mekanism.TO_BC = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "MJToJoules", .04D).getDouble(.04D);
 	  	Mekanism.ENERGY_PER_REDSTONE = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "EnergyPerRedstone", 10000D).getDouble(10000D);
 	  	Mekanism.VOICE_PORT = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "VoicePort", 36123).getInt();
+	  	Mekanism.upgradeModifier = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL,"UpgradeModifier", 10).getInt();
 	  	
 	  	Mekanism.TO_TE = Mekanism.TO_BC*10;
 	  	Mekanism.FROM_TE = Mekanism.FROM_BC/10;
diff --git a/common/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java b/common/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java
index a6e15276d..2c31e301e 100644
--- a/common/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java
+++ b/common/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ public class Mekanism
 	public static int obsidianTNTDelay = 100;
 	public static int UPDATE_DELAY = 10;	
 	public static int VOICE_PORT = 36123;
+	public static int upgradeModifier = 10;
 	public static double ENERGY_PER_REDSTONE = 10000;
 	
 	public static double TO_IC2;
diff --git a/common/mekanism/common/util/MekanismUtils.java b/common/mekanism/common/util/MekanismUtils.java
index e3722f5fc..5128214bd 100644
--- a/common/mekanism/common/util/MekanismUtils.java
+++ b/common/mekanism/common/util/MekanismUtils.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ public final class MekanismUtils
      */
     public static int getTicks(int speedUpgrade, int def)
     {
-        return (int)(def * Math.pow(10, (-speedUpgrade/9.0)));
+        return (int)(def * Math.pow(Mekanism.upgradeModifier, (-speedUpgrade/(double)(Mekanism.upgradeModifier-1))));
     }
     
     /**
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ public final class MekanismUtils
      */
     public static double getEnergyPerTick(int speedUpgrade, int energyUpgrade, double def)
     {
-        return def * Math.pow(10, ((speedUpgrade-energyUpgrade)/9.0));
+        return def * Math.pow(Mekanism.upgradeModifier, ((speedUpgrade-energyUpgrade)/(double)(Mekanism.upgradeModifier-1)));
     }
     
     /**
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ public final class MekanismUtils
      */
     public static double getMaxEnergy(int energyUpgrade, double def)
     {
-        return def * Math.pow(10, (energyUpgrade/9.0));
+        return def * Math.pow(Mekanism.upgradeModifier, (energyUpgrade/(double)(Mekanism.upgradeModifier-1)));
     }
     
     /**