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      07-13-2008, 03:38 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by footie View Post
Guys, these things are road cars not trackday specials which were design with that in mind. It's one of the reason why I wouldn't upgrade the brakes beyond possibly pads, these will heat up long before any other damage is done to the thing.
Since this thread is specifically about transmissions I will disagree. Sure, the overall design of all of these cars is indeed as a road car. But when you read about all of the elaborate cooling, the longevity of the fluid for the DCT, the torque and rpm capacity, as well as the description of the transmission by BMW directly it is pretty clear that the M-DCT can hold up to some serious track punishment.
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