Originally Posted by
coolieman1220
arn't CVT's supposed to keep the revs low for better gas mileage.
No. The idea of a CVT gearbox is that it keeps the engine at the optimum RPM for what you're doing at a particular point in time. So if you're accelerating flat out, it'll hold the engine at peak power then increase the gearing to increase speed. If you're just cruising it'll adjust the gearing to hold the engine at enough RPM to hold speed etc etc.
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