Originally Posted by
Top_Fuel
Hey Mark...those were both really good videos. Some of those things I didn't even know existed...like CVTs "faking" shift points to mimic an automatic transmission. I also forgot that some cars have phony engine noise pumped through the speakers...lol.
I think CVTs (at least some) do have "shift points", but what's actually happening is the belt is going over a ledge in the pully that changes the ratio. This allows you a greater range of ratios in a smaller area, possibly reduces wear too, as long as you don't dog it on the ledges.
Edit:hrm, can't find anything to support that. Was sure I read/saw that somewhere. Oh well, disregard.
Last edited by Nobu; 03-24-2020 at 11:02 PM.
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