 Anyone tried a Subaru CVT?, (In a non-subaru car) |
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| DahlbergDiver |
 Apr 24 2023, 08:59 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 15-December 21 From: Michigan Member No.: 26,170 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
This might be a kinda dumb question, but can a Subaru CVT work in a conversion? Not talking about fitment or mounting it or anything like that, but could it possibly work outside of the donor car? I would think that they're electronically controlled, but I can't find any info on this anywhere online. Apparently Im the only guy thay wants to switch from manual to auto.
I'm happy I switched to subaru in my 914 and I'm now swapping a Subaru into my sand rail. I really like the idea of having a cvt in it. Thought I'd ask this here since there's a lot of subaru guys on this forum. Surely someone besides me has considered this. |
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| flipb |
Apr 24 2023, 10:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,731 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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My wife's DD was a Nissan with CVT for nearly ten years. We traded it in before any reliability problems arose.
Honestly, modern CVTs make for a great driving experience. We replaced it with a crossover with 8-spd auto and it definitely feels like a step backwards. Particularly when you want to accelerate... CVT smoothly got you into the power band, whereas the AT has delayed, jerky downshifts. Unfortunately I've got no technical advice here but it's an interesting application. Assuming you aren't going to put a hundred thousand miles on the 914 (and it weighs far less than any modern Subaru), the light-duty application might be well suited. |
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DahlbergDiver Anyone tried a Subaru CVT? Apr 24 2023, 08:59 AM
technicalninja I'd take the entire engine/trans package with ... Apr 24 2023, 09:15 AM brant I have seen so many CVT's with failure or prob... Apr 24 2023, 09:24 AM DahlbergDiver I'm not concerned with reliability or longevit... Apr 24 2023, 09:51 AM VaccaRabite With Subaru being AWD, I'd imagine you would n... Apr 24 2023, 11:06 AM 76-914 If you're not stuck on CV and just want an aut... Apr 24 2023, 11:30 AM
DahlbergDiver Well I think it sounds like it's going to be m... Apr 24 2023, 12:49 PM |
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