CVT (was:Intake manifold construction, intercoolers)

[Bruce]

Are you really sure?.
Let me be upfront and say I don't rely on dynos for much of anything, other
then establishing trends.
But if the tranny was a 25% power consumption item, we should be able to
recover some of that energy for doing something.  Put another way, in any
mileage rating the Manuals would flat stomp on the autos.
Bruce



From: "Craig Dotson" <crdotson at vt.edu>
Subject: Re: CVT (was:Intake manifold construction, intercoolers)
> > You don't see many high power CVTs as the people who drive sports cars
> like to change gears manually.
> I think it has something to do with losses.  You don't see many racers
with
> auto trannies do you?  They're like 20-25% losses.  CVTs are in the
> neighborhood of 30%, where manuals are maybe 10%?  I haven't seen a good
> figure for auto manuals...the sequential 6spds in motorcycles are said to
be
> about 5% loss.  If I could get 15%+ power back by going to a manual from
an
> auto I'd do it...and not just so I'll have something for my left foot to
do.
> Craig Dotson


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