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      05-16-2017, 11:26 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by buldogge View Post
Another thing that may be affecting your shifting is that the clutch take-up on every MT BMW if have driven/raced/built has been quite different from every VWAG MT/clutch (wife owned 3, friends another 3) I've driven.

I've always found/favored the BMWs to be very direct...bury the clutch, match the revs. VWAG clutches always seemed to dis-engage much higher (less pedal travel), which I personally never cared for.

Just a thought.

-Mark in St. Louis
Very interesting, I'll try out the "burry" clutch method as well, thanks Mark!
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