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changes.Atthesametime,thisallowsforamoredirectconnectiontotheengine,resultinginlessslip-loss
-whichultimatelyleadstohigherfueleconomy.
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5) High-PerformanceOilPump
TheHondaMultimaticrequiresahigh-pressureoilpumpinordertooperatethepulleysatoptimum
settings.Therefore,ahighlyefficient,low-frictionoilpumpunitwasinstalledasaseparateunit.Thisnot
onlyenhancesthereliabilityofthetransmission,butgreatlyreducespowerlossandenhancesbothdriving
performanceandfueleconomy.
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6) NewlyDesignedMetalBelt
ThepowertransferbeltwasnewlydevelopedbytheDutchcompanyVanDoorne'sTransmissie.With
carefultesting,wewereabletotakethebestofboththebeltandtheenginetomakeasuperbenginewith
highoutputandawideselectionofgearratios.Additionally,thebeltprovedtobeextremelysilent,dueto
itsmanyhundredsofelementsandtheuseofhighlydurable,yetthinmetals.
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FullElectronicControlThetransmissionisunderfullelectroniccontrolinordertoattainitsgoalsofa
smoothride and excellentfuel economy. Thisis largelyseparated into3 sections -Gear Ratio Control,
AccelerationControl,andSidePressureControl.
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1) GearRatioControl
GearRatioiscontrolledbyapre-set3Dmapwithcarspeed,throttleposition,andidealenginerpmas
its3axis.Thedifferencebetweencurrentandidealenginerpmonthechartiscontinuouslyfedbacktothe
ECU.Usinglinearsolenoids,thefour-wayvalvescontrollingpulleywidthareactivated.
Inordertoproveusefulinallsituations,therearethree3Dmapstheusercanselectfrom.InD(rive)
mode,theupperpowerbandisavoided,resultinginexcellentfueleconomy.InS(port)mode,theusercan
redlinetheengine.
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