[Lyonsperf]

I've been reading up on how the CVT gets real hot, to the point of burning the belt. I have the cover off the cvt and was looking at the fan portion. If any of you are familiar with vw air cooled engines, they use a generator driven fan enclosed in a doghouse to cool the entire engine as well as the oil cooler. The vw fan is similar in design to the variator fan but has one difference, the curved fins are enclosed on both sides by a metal plate. The center of the exterior plate is open to pull in cool air and then expel it out the fins to the various ducts attached to the dog house.

I think a aluminum plate welded to the vanes of the variator fan would produce increased airflow at minimal expense. Most of the so called performance fans seem to have shorter fins than the stock unit. Just an idea!