I'm willing to bet that it gets better than 10 seconds.....
OrangeRT said:I have the R/T model and it really only has the advantage in the Mid Range power band. The off the line may be slightly slower than the non-R/T model. I drove a bunch of non-R/Ts and a friend has one that I have driven and feel his is quicker on take off, Well until I get done with adding my options to the R/T heh heh heh!!!
OrangeRT said:Nah! It really is just a touch slower in my opinion. I believe Dodge rates it a bit slower too! I work on cars for a living and drag race. I have a good butt-o-meter. Mid range is better though and WOW the handling is great.
The CVT is pretty cool though. But I really hated rebuilding Subaru Justy CVT trannys from 1990 though, the 1997 hondas are not that much of treat either!
Most of the time if I want to drive spirited, I Auto stick through the 6 "GEARS" and love doing it.
I would think it'd be easier to work on it... less parts. Can't be anymore difficult that an automatic. But I wouldn't know for sure as I'm not a mechanic.holeydonut said:I can only imagine how hard it'd be to work on that Jatco JF011E
http://www.jatco.co.jp/ENGLISH/PRODUCTS/CVT_IMAGES/DL/JF011E_H.jpg
LOL that would be worth more then $5 LOL, well it is under warranty if anyone does do it!dommo_g said:What would that CVT do if you did a neutral drop at like 5k RPM? $5 paypal to anyone that does it and posts video.
Neutral --> Rev --> Drive = Neutral drop.Amandyke said:You mean a brake stand? There's no clutch that you can control, so you can't really do that.
Most CVTs eliminate the need for a torque converter, because the transmission itself is taking on that task, but I don't know about the Caliber CVT.Amandyke said:It sorta has to.
I don't know a ton about auto mechanics, but, I thought the CVT *is* the transmission...?dommo_g said:Most CVTs eliminate the need for a torque converter, because the transmission itself is taking on that task, but I don't know about the Caliber CVT.