is this true?

[KareemA4]

I read some where that CVT's dont have torque converters?
Is this true?
or am i crazy?

[diagnosticator]

That's true. Instead, the CVT uses hydraulically applied multiplate wet clutch packs, one for forward the other for reverse.

[KareemA4]

yay
thats awsome!
how much hp do you think i could reach on it?

[onceover]

not alot

[AudiA4Turbo22]

not much because see it's like a DSG in sense that for faster and smoother shifts the amount of power it can hold is limited.

[KareemA4]

damn..
:(
lol
i was looking at old thread and there was a CVT with a BT.
what about that?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

u can do it but once it's gone ur pockets are gone with it 4k deep to be infact.

[F16HTON]

damn..
:(
lol
i was looking at old thread and there was a CVT with a BT.
what about that?

I had the CVT car done at Eurocode for a friend named Peter...

It was seriously detuned and may have seen 230 at the wheels. Has always ran great but it would be foolish to try to crank the power up on it.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^the King has spoken!

[KareemA4]

I had the CVT car done at Eurocode for a friend named Peter...

It was seriously detuned and may have seen 230 at the wheels. Has always ran great but it would be foolish to try to crank the power up on it.

yeah, thats the thread i was reading.

230 to the wheels?
seem a little low..

[onceover]

^ considering our cars usually get 120-140 stock at the wheels, thats quite the improvement

[KareemA4]

^^ yeah, i know
it is an improvement
but i was aiming for more, when i do it.

[phantom b6]

For a CVT car, the best thing to do is get every single bolt on.

Chip
Exhaust
Test pipe
FMIC
Meth Injection
n249 delete
TIP
DV

I have a CVT with the above items and I used Lemmiwinks to advance timing for the Meth Injection. I'm very happy with the car and it pulls HARD. I'll dyno sooner or later but for me atleast it's very fun. I'd be bold enough to say comparing videos posted to driving my car it seems like my car is much faster than the BT tiptronics.

[phantom b6]

^ considering our cars usually get 120-140 stock at the wheels, thats quite the improvement

The CVT has a bit more at the wheels... FWD

[F16HTON]

yeah, thats the thread i was reading.

230 to the wheels?
seem a little low..

Install it on your car, add some boost an timing...

CVT transmission is only about $6,000

[mxrz]

not much because see it's like a DSG in sense that for faster and smoother shifts the amount of power it can hold is limited.

Yeah, like the DSG in the Bugatti Veyron.

[KareemA4]

Install it on your car, add some boost an timing...

CVT transmission is only about $6,000

im lost
$6,000 for the kit?
or $6,000 for the tranny?

[onceover]

tranny

[KareemA4]

ouch..

[AudiA4Turbo22]

Yeah, like the DSG in the Bugatti Veyron.

i thought the Bugatti was a 7-speed manual, oh well then some DSG's are very different seeing how the tranny out of the Bugatti costs more than the average condo, i mean that's a different story.

[Exanimas]

i thought the Bugatti was a 7-speed manual, oh well then some DSG's are very different seeing how the tranny out of the Bugatti costs more than the average condo, i mean that's a different story.

A few of the A3 guys seem to have APR stage 3+ kits on their DSGs. In fact, I think APR has a stage 3+ DSG.

[audi808a4]

i'm running 21 lb of boost daily. ecode hooked it up with the tuning. i launch the car at least a few times a week, red line everyday and always drive in tip mode. cvt isnt as weak as people think. already have 25k miles on her. granted this is my second tranny, (it was about 7,500 total to replace) the first one was not damaged by the gt28rs but from apr stg. 1+ on the ko3.