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Old 04-21-2013, 07:54 AM   #152 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Miller88 View Post
CVTs still have torque converters right? I remember people were complaining that the Ford Five Hundred CVT didn't have a lock up torque converter.
Many CVTs still have a dry clutch instead of a torque converter. Well, altough I like the greater dependability of a torque converter, I should recognise a dry clutch still generates less parasitic losses.
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