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Originally Posted by NoRemorse
This is called a CVT (continuely variable transmission), a torque converter uses hydrolic forces to chagne torque in automatic transmissions.
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Strangely enough, they also call snowmobile-type CVTs "torque converters". I was also very confused at this the first time I heard it. Someone on my team asked me, "why don't we use a torque converter for the transmission?"
I said, "because we would lose power because to fluid coupling is not very efficient."
Then we both thought each other were idiots for a little while. Little did I know that these CVTs were called "torque converters" and the other guy didn't know that the fluid coupler in an automatic transmission was also called a "torque converter".
Anyway, the point of the story is that they both share the same name.