Hey, I said it would be interesting, not reliable.
Subaru pioneered the use of CVT for passenger cars, and then abandoned it.
Why? It is really not suited for heavy car type applications, and the darn
tranny kept shedding links on the band. (I know, I was one of the actual test
car drivers for the thing) It accelerated like a slug too, (4 door justy) No
one of the test car drivers wanted to take it out...
Funny, the Rex, with basically the same tranny, never had those problems,
but
it was a smaller engine and a much lighter car. (if you can believe that) The
CVT was only here for one or two years, and then dropped. I think Fuji Heavy
Industries (Subaru's present owner and actual maker of the cars) Forced it on
Subaru of America at the time. I rarely see one still on the road, but when I
do, I chuckle. I would never have bought one. However the early 2wd Justy's
with the stock three cylinder and manual transmission refused to die and would
run forever, I wish I still had the one that I had back in 1990.
I forget who but someone else (BMW?) is supposedly coming out with another
car with CVT tranny...
Steve
Gerard wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I have a friend in Maine that had a Justy with the CVT. He had to abondon
> it last year because no one could get parts to repair his transmission.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 10:19 AM -0800 1/12/02, Swift Justice wrote:
> >Having once worked for Subaru in a pervious life, and seen many of the
> >engineers put together all kinds of projects, I can say that the flat
> >four is much too wide for a Spridget, and even if you stood it on end,
> >it would then be too tall, and the oil pan would be sideways, etc....
> >That is of course assuming you solved the front wheel drive problem.
> >
> >Now how about a 3 cylinder and CVT transmission out of a Justy? Or a 2
> >cylinder with a supercharger and CVT tranny in the Subaru Rex that we
> >had running around? (we used to call it "Racer Rex" at the shop) Now
> >that would be interesting...
> >
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