What exactly does CVT(Continuous Variable Transmission...or something like that...) work and what's it's adv. disadv over the conventional manual/automatic/paddle shifter?
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CVTs fascinate me. I wish I had one that could stand up to big torque, because when you think about it, a CVT has the potential to keep a motor pushing at its maximum power at all times, rather than the compromises we have today.
I also think that a CVT could very well solve many of the crises we have today with pollution and economy.Rocket Racing
520hp Formula WS6
2003 GSX-R 1000
http://racing.kos.net/
http://www.rumour.com/
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"You can't take it with you, but you can in overdrive."
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I think so too, but I have also heard that they are having problems making CVT applications that will take real torque. Given that I love power, that doesn't suit me well.Rocket Racing
520hp Formula WS6
2003 GSX-R 1000
http://racing.kos.net/
http://www.rumour.com/
http://www.canadianmotorcyclist.com/
"You can't take it with you, but you can in overdrive."
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Well, the CVTs now have trouble standing up to lots of torque, but the new Audi unit is supposed to be able to handle quite a bit(over 200 ft-lbs I believe). Nissan's CVT which is currently in development is supposed to be able to handle over 300 ft-lbs. So it's slowly getting better.
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A CVT hooked to AWD with 650lb/ft of torque is what I'm after. No, I'm not kidding. I want that sumbitch to motivate!Rocket Racing
520hp Formula WS6
2003 GSX-R 1000
http://racing.kos.net/
http://www.rumour.com/
http://www.canadianmotorcyclist.com/
"You can't take it with you, but you can in overdrive."
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cvt's are awesome, they are the perfect racing tranny if they can handle the power. a race car with a cvt versus the same car with a manual or paddle shifter would beat the crap out of it because the engine would ALWAYS be making max power while the other engine would slip in and out of its peak power points.DOWN WITH CARFORUMS!!!!!!!!!
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