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theholycow wrote:...so why is that 5 speed automatic being called a "CVT shifter"?
he asked me what it was and i said "automatic" and he decided to call it a CVT. idk
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Way to go Wannabe
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wannabe wrote:
theholycow wrote:...so why is that 5 speed automatic being called a "CVT shifter"?
he asked me what it was and i said "automatic" and he decided to call it a CVT. idk
Huh? Kinda like me driving a dogbox?
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AHTOXA wrote:
wannabe wrote:
theholycow wrote:...so why is that 5 speed automatic being called a "CVT shifter"?
he asked me what it was and i said "automatic" and he decided to call it a CVT. idk
Huh? Kinda like me driving a dogbox?
i don't know what a dogbox is... is that the cage the dog goes into?
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It's an obsolete manual transmission technology still used in racing and some heavy duty applications. It's like a modern manual transmission without synchronizers.
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This should help:

PPG is the world leader if dogbox manufacture.
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