CVT load

So I trying to do what a lot of us want to do, make the Corolla fast. (Long story short) I was just wondering do you guys know how much torque the CVT transmission can hold? I know it has a steel belt but nothing more. Or even if you guys know what the most the CVT can even hold up to before it blows.

I see trannies with 1-20k miles for our cars for $500 bucks everywhere you look. Considering how many 11th gen rollas out there there will never be a shortage of used parts especially since they're driven by younger drivers and no matter how you slice it they're lacking experience and will always total cars. That's just the way it is. Their loss your gain. Bottom line don't overthink it cause it's a carryover from a Prius which is a proven system.

The Prius CVT (planetary) is different from the Corolla (belt-pulley). The belt is always steel for CVTs in cars.
The reliability is great, nevertheless : the Aisin-Toyota in Corolla has been used for 6 years worldwide, 4 in NA, without any surge in complaints.
The availability of used ones is also growing, and cost going down, as they are more and more available.
I don't know how much this CVT can take, though.

There is a cvt tranny in the WRX...Granted it may different but it's a 260+ hp car....Your Corolla will never see that number

Haha you sure? I've been talking to MWR and they say they can help me boost my Corolla and some other stuff to make it faster

Mine is less than 2 years old, with just over 23k miles, & I just had to have the CVT replaced. Luckily the dealership did it under warranty. I do drive it fast & hard, drag racing here & there, running it up to the red line constantly. I honestly do not feel that the CVT was built for this. Anyone that's into racing knows that you get better throttle response & control from a manual transmission. The Corolla S (2014-16) & SE (2017+) both have the option for the 6-speed manual. Now to find a way to swap out the CVT...

Actually, the 2ZZ engine used in the Lotus Else/Exige is pushing almost 250bhp, thanks to a Magnuson supercharger. The 2ZZ is not much different than the 2ZR in the Corolla. Same displacement, mounts, etc.

As pvrmiller pointed out, Monkey Wrench Racing has a custom built 2ZR-FE motor that comes with either a 9:1 compression ratio, or the standard 12:1 compression ratio. The former will allow for high boost turbos & superchargers. I can easily foresee this topping 300bhp with the right configuration.

If you wanna pour thousands and thousands of dollars into a Corolla motor, please, do so....I was only attempting to shed light in the cvt handling capabilities. And if the cvt in a WRX and sti can handle their 300 hp, it should be fine if yours ever sees 300.

I just want to add that cvt is becoming the dominating transmission option for dealers. Now I know these are different makes but some same tier cars I can think of off the bat, the sentra is cvt turbo, the new civics cvt turbo (smaller engine too) and if u want the civic hatch gt it only comes in cvt. The maximas, altimas, the camry cvt with turbo options. The cvt amongst people who love working on cars is not loved Idk why to be honest I don't think cvt is bad all. I'd say our cvt in particular should be able to handle 10 lbs easily. Someone has confirmed it can with stand 40lbs now I'm no expert and can't say that true but they claimed they did the research.

Of course one would have to spend thousands of dollars on their vehicle to get the horsepower. It all starts with the vehicle, as the WRX that you keep bringing up is a bit more expensive than the Corolla last I checked. Especially if you want the STI, but I understand your point.

I bring it up only when people start talking about these multi thousand dollar Corolla builds. I could talk about the GTI or focus ST. New Corolla is what, a little over 20k? Then peeps wanna build it to 300+ hp...congrats you spent more then a $28k WRX. That's my point

It's a valid point, I mean I think the safest way to look at it is if you a 300hp car youre gonna have to pay 300hp price. And realistically I think it's safe to say if spend 20k more in top of what our car cost ito could easily be categorized with the gti, sti, type r, and the few other cars in that sti-ified group.

I could have sworn I watched something where Toyota Rep was reviewing the new CVT for the 2014 model and him saying that it was
Do you think a regular auto tranny would take the abuse any better? Don't think so. If you drive like that you'll fudge any tranny up even manual. What's the point of driving a corolla like that though, why didn't you get a sports car? I love the smooth acceleration and no jerk due to lack of gears, given that it's my first cvt. I've got 30k on my 2015 LE Premium and tranny is as good as the day I bought it. I drive with wife and daughter in car a lot of times so during those times I'll take it easy. I do punch it from time to time and the acceleration is sufficient. My last car was a 2000 4Runner 4x4 Limited that I've owned for 15 years. Compared to the truck, corolla is quicker and much more enjoyable to drive, very nimble.