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Old 12-24-2009, 04:41 PM   #6 (permalink)
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During normal use the cvt keeps the engine under ideal load and torque band for maxium MPG. A perfect designed cvt would outperform a manual trans. there good now just not perfect. refer to the charts and illustrations in the sticky thread about horsepower.
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