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And yes, I also shift with 3 fingers (index in front, thumb and middle behind), so always feel what the shifter is doing. You can feel the synchro resistance in second, and can also feel the gate in 5th (rarely get it perfect), but shifts have always been smooth and precise. And have never rushed them either. There's no perfect tranny, but if I rate the best (Porsche's) at 10, I'd give ours a 9. Not bad at all. Clutch pedal has the perfect feel and engagement point, but don't like how it grabs. Again, nit picking, but I feel BMW has no excuse for not making it at least as good as Porsche. Both are Getrags, I believe, and BMW doesn't have the rubbery feel of a cable shifter, like Porsche. Oh well. |
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09-29-2011, 12:05 AM | #24 | |
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the car pulls me back and jerks a little forward causing my leg to move and hit the gas even more, pulling me back and bringing my leg upwards which releases the gas, jerks me forward... the oscillation makes me laugh LOLLOLOLOL
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I always thought my shifting was not not so good, not so smooth, I always try to ride the clutch a little shift to shift to smooth it out. until I test drove some hardcore super car with sequential gearbox like the F360 F1, Lambo SL E-gear... when I floored the throttle and hit the next gear, I thought I was hit by another car! I realized I was way to annal about how smooth I shift. just do it, clutch in, clutch out, just do it.
the weight of the fly wheel also affect shifting, rpm drops a lot quicker with lighter flywheel therefore you need to move a lot faster. |
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Thanks for making this a great thread!
He're some more questions to add in. One, would any of this change or get easier with a Short-throw shifter kit installed? And then... Quote:
So, quick story about that: Once last week, I was first in line at a stop light turning left. The guy behind me had actually been riding my tail pretty closely for the past 20 min. But I had forgotten about him, and on green I attempted a smooth takeoff but instead rolled out like a spaz doing bouncy jolts over and over. The guy behind me came speeding around to the side and glared at me like, "OK I get it, already!" and sped off. |
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i have power on as the default setting.... coz when i didn't and had it programmed in the M button and went in to M mode i was over-rev ing ALOT when trying to rev match on a power down shift.... and finally..... Practice.. practice ...ZZZzzzz
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Ha ha - yes, have experienced this too (also happens with DCT) where the clutch is engaged and you bump over a ridge out of a store driveway etc. Pretty funny
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I don't get this. If your shifting is jerky, you are just poor at operating the clutch and need some practice. I see these posts all the time. When I first got my E92 I was a little sketchy on shifting and it was a little jerky. It took a couple weeks before I could shift smooth like an automatic. No pauses between shifts when driving slow. When shifting fast, you should be able to screech the tires with no lag in acceleration.
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I don't get this. If your shifting is jerky, you are just poor at operating the clutch and need some practice. I see these posts all the time. When I first got my E92 I was a little sketchy on shifting and it was a little jerky. It took a couple weeks before I could shift smooth like an automatic. No pauses between shifts when driving slow. When shifting fast, you should be able to screech the tires with no lag in acceleration.
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If you encounter bucking movement when you first start off it means your car is not sufficiently warmed up. Depress the clutch and slowly engage it again and the beast will calm down. |
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