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Re: Designing a Planetary Gearbox to increase speed?

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
If you want it all, then you would go for a CVT or continuously variable transmission that would (in theory), give you the optimal ratio for whatever scenario you are driving. These gearboxes tend to have other issues (efficiency, cost, longevity, weight....).
Does anyone know: What's the word on the street about the CVT in Nissan Altima concerning the issues mentioned above?