Lenco Racing Transmissions have brought more of their racing technology to the street crowd with a new transmission that is lighter, engineered with new technology, has more efficient components, and ...

For folks with high horsepower street cars, the allure of a "clutchless" manual Lenco gearbox—and the cool-looking lightning-rod shifters—is pretty clear, but historically, the cost has been ...

NEW YORK, NY — Allison Transmission and Dana have licensed the rights to the technology for a continuously variable planetary (CVP) transmission that’s equally at home in bicycles, lawn-mowers, and ...

Planetary gears in heavy truck gearboxes are normally manufactured by forging a blank, turning, hobbing, shaving and heat-treatment followed by grinding. Due to the size of the gear the net shape ...

This article was updated Feb. 28, 2023. It was originally published March 1, 2000. Planetary gears can supply high levels of torque and high-speed reduction. They are also relatively compact compared ...

The Telam CVT has both forward and reverse rotation as well as a geared neutral inherent in the design, making it what’s called an infinitely variable transmission (IVT). July 7, 2011 6 min read The ...

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