Torvec's Infinitely Variable Transmission ( IVT )
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I had a 1990 mercury gran marquis- yes the granny car... it had around 300 lbs of torque at JUST 2000 rpms... with variable valve timing, you can move the torque to the bottom of the rev range... with an IVT transmission, you can then take all this torque and turn it into speed with very low revs.
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You obviously don't understand it.... the point of keeping the rpms so low is to demonstrate the potential fuel efficiency. You could also, in theory, run the engine at full throttle from ZERO miles per hour and keep it at full throttle ALL the way to top speed until it's drag limited - speed will never be gear limited with this type of transmission
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how about a quarter mile drag rice ?
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how does it work any demo video?
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@dshnig it could be at full throttle. the infinte ratio means that it doesnt need the rev change.
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"No it's not broken".... are you sure about that? Unless it is electric; the peak torque range of that engine is not anywhere near 1k RPM. Are you keeping the RPM's low on purpose to pad your "fuel efficiency" numbers? I suspect that the level of torque available at such a low RPM would provide accelleration deemed unacceptable for most drivers.
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why is the acceleration so slooww~!!!
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Dont forget that BMW and VW use a DSG system too.
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who drives that slow
I want to see a test with the car at full throttle.
dshnig 3 years ago 5
with those low rpms that tranny would go great with a diesel engine
libertariananarchist 3 years ago 5