cooparlol

Hi all!

This is my first post and first car as well! I love everything about it...except one thing :\ the CVT. Any other owners out there that are planning to mod or have modded a CVT? I'm in love with the car but I am iffy about the CVT itself and have 2nd thoughts about buying this beautiful car just because of that.

Help

LeeBomb

I am with you on that one. Everything is great about it except that. If they had just put paddle shifters or tiptronic in or something. I read somewhere that the paddle shifters are plug and play but that thread seems to have died off and I tried to contact the people in it and got no response.

I would love to switch it to a 6sp but that is a couple grand for something I want vs need.

cooparlol

It would be awesome with paddle shifters! I test drove a 2009 Ralliart with all the fixings and I fell in love. It had 64k miles, 2 owners, cost 16k, but was in 2 wrecks. It drove amazing but needed a good bit of work under the hood :\ I was spoiled by that car so when I drive a CVT around I'm like

christian6932

I don't know guys, i personally like the CVT trans. This morning I raced an srt4 from the dig and beat it by a car without my 100 shot, then we raced from a roll and he beat me by a car without my spray (that wouldn't of happened if I sprayed). Note that all I have is my cold air intake and a trans-cooler. Once I get my headers and a cat-back exhaust it should open up nicely. Yeah they could of made a paddle shift option but i guess they got lazy.

evodon2

wait wait wait you have nitro on a cvt equipped vehicle? i assume that what you meant by spayed, and yet the cvt is still working?

Rix

I'm with you on that guys...LOVE the car but the CVT ruins it a little...

mdk16

I have a 2014 SE AWC with paddle shifters and it's still a lot of fun. I went to it from a stick civic and there are definitely times that I miss driving stick, but the SE is one hell of a car.

neverendingmods

Just add the Lancer GT shifter assembly. Plenty of how to's and even an ebay video. Same for all years. In Canada they get paddle shifters on the SE AWD

EBIX

Yup.
Can add paddle shifter assembly if you like that better.

You'll need some parts, then install is pretty straightforward, but I can help if you need advice.

ehb403

I had paddle shifters on a 2010 GTS -- loved the CVT so much I hardly used them (mostly for "down shifting").


The CVT is very handy for auto-x, especially when combined with the AWD of the SE. Ceramic brake pads and better tires help as well and keep it "Street Stock". Of course I can't compete against a good raliart or evo, but I also get 32 MPG on the daily drive.


Plan to drop a V6 (mild -- 240 HP range) in and keep the CVT. I'd love to have the SST of course, but it's out of my price range.