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Old 07-21-2010, 06:34 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye View Post
They also have very limited torque-handling abilities....not suitable for high-power applications. The only version I've ever heard of needs a belt. A belt acting as my transmission makes me nervous.

Characteristically, it makes your vehicle accelerate almost identically as a similarly-powered electric version would.
turns out there are numerous other types, check out the howstuffworks.com link. I didn't know there was anything besides the double cone+ belt system either
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My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors......
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