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What is CVT ? || which CVT is best for Baja vehicle ? - Baja Teach

What is CVT? CVT stands for continuously variable transmission. The major components of the CVT system are driving pulley, driven pulley, CVT belt. It provides the infinity number of gear ratios within a particular range of ratios. How CVT works? While a traditional transmission uses a wide variety of intricate parts to shift between ranges of present gears, most CVT systems work through a pulley system. In short, this system consists of cones at each pulley connected via a chain belt. The cones can move to increase or decrease the belt diameter to change gear ratios, allow for quick shifting into the needed ratio for increased power, and boost fuel economy. One pulley in the CVT is connected to the engine and the other directs power to the wheels. The width of these pulleys changes based on the needed power; as one gets larger, the other gets smaller. There is a second, less common, type of CVT that uses a series of discs and rollers, but it operates on similar p
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What is CVT ? || which CVT is best for Baja vehicle ? - Baja Teach


What is CVT?

CVT stands for continuously variable transmission. The major components of the CVT system are driving pulley, driven pulley, CVT belt. It provides the infinity number of gear ratios within a particular range of ratios.

How CVT works?

While a traditional transmission uses a wide variety of intricate parts to shift between ranges of present gears, most CVT systems work through a pulley system. In short, this system consists of cones at each pulley connected via a chain belt. The cones can move to increase or decrease the belt diameter to change gear ratios, allow for quick shifting into the needed ratio for increased power, and boost fuel economy.
One pulley in the CVT is connected to the engine and the other directs power to the wheels. The width of these pulleys changes based on the needed power; as one gets larger, the other gets smaller.
There is a second, less common, type of CVT that uses a series of discs and rollers, but it operates on similar principles.
Though there are no gears in a CVT, some simulate a more traditional changing of gears. In these transmissions, the belt-and-pulley system is designed to move to present points by using a traditional shift lever or paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

CVT Transmission Pros

A CVT offers a wide range of benefits to the average driver.
  • Fuel economy is significantly improved. Modern hybrids utilize CVTs for fuel efficiency and many gas models with a CVT offer around a 38 mpg rating on an average midsize sedan.
  • Driving uphill is easier with a CVT according to Certified Transmission Repair. A typical transmission has to work harder to find the right gear ratio for the drive, whereas a CVT finds the exact ratio needed almost immediately, allowing the engine to seamlessly provide power without hard shifting.
  • Because there aren't any hard gear shifts, CVTs also allows you to enjoy smooth driving and acceleration at any speed. This also eliminates abrupt downshifting when you're trying to get additional power for passing on the highway.
CVT Transmission Cons

While the CVT certainly has much to offer, it does have some drawbacks compared to a traditional transmission.
  • CVT systems are generally more costly than traditional counterparts.
  • The repair and replacement costs can also be more expensive, to the tune of several thousand dollars, likely because CVT systems don't generally last as long as traditional systems. They can fail around 100,000 miles, while a traditional transmission can last up to twice that.
  • While a CVT is great for the average driver, it's not designed for high-performance situations. Continuously variable transmissions can't handle the increased horsepower, which is why they aren't used on sports coupes and performance cars.
  • The driver noise perception is also much different than a step automatic transmission or mechanical transmission which has led to relatively low acceptance.
Which CVT is best for the Baja vehicle?

There are many options available of CVT for Baja events that include GAGED, Polaris, comet, CV-tech.
Selection of the CVT depends on various performance factors of CVT
1. Tenability of CVT
2. Weight of CVT
3. Reliability of CVT
4. Cost of CVT
5. Maintenance of CVT
Most popular options are gazed and cv-tech. Many teams are confused to select the CVT between gaged and cv-tech because both have advantages and disadvantages.
Gaged CVT is the lightest CVT among all available options.
Gaged CVT has various tuning parameter but on the other hand this CVT is expensive. Not all teams able to afford gaged CVT.
CV-tech is a bit heavier, moderate tuneable, highly reliable and probably one of the cheapest CVT.
I suggest teams go with gaged CVT if you afford it otherwise cv-tech also the best second option.
Note: But in that scenario some of the teams start comes with self-customized CVT you also go with your experience.
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