Thread: The Prius' CVT
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Old 05-05-2004, 03:32 PM
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oh...right, i forgot

yah, xcel is right. a geared belt isnt really possible on a CVT as there is no way to change the size of the individual teeth on the belt, so it would only lock at certain points along its journy up and down the...err, whatever those conical things are called.
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