What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[MikeHawk7]

Originally Posted by akkando

...Also car was reporting 13.5 mpg with the old o2 sensors. Now it's reporting an average of 15.5 with the new sensors so that's a nice improvement (California gas)...

All 4 sensors?

[akkando]

Originally Posted by MikeHawk7

All 4 sensors?

Just the two pre cat.

[mym3adventures]

Perhaps I should move out of the city...

F80 M3 6spd hiding over in the other garage lol

[Webb70]

Originally Posted by rhyary

Finished 2020 track season with 4 hours open day at LIme Rock Park. Already feeling withdrawal symptoms.
Next trackday March 27th 2021.

https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=26933976

What trade was that video taken at ?

[XKxRome0ox]

any suggestions on learning how to rev match better?
i got my first manual transmission car well into my adulthood just 4 years ago so i'm still learning
sometimes i can hit it perfectly
other times, it's like wtf

[Redd]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

any suggestions on learning how to rev match better?
i got my first manual transmission car well into my adulthood just 4 years ago so i'm still learning
sometimes i can hit it perfectly
other times, it's like wtf

No secret method. Just practice until u get muscle memory and it becomes second nature. With my last car I daily drove it and rev matched every downshift for 5 years and even then I don't dare to claim I was 100% consistent.

[DRLane]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

any suggestions on learning how to rev match better?
i got my first manual transmission car well into my adulthood just 4 years ago so i'm still learning
sometimes i can hit it perfectly
other times, it's like wtf

Yup. Practice all the time. Challenge is it's a little obnoxious on the street but low RPMs are harder than on the track. Pick a throttle setting and stick with it.

[mym3adventures]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

any suggestions on learning how to rev match better?
i got my first manual transmission car well into my adulthood just 4 years ago so i'm still learning
sometimes i can hit it perfectly
other times, it's like wtf

In addition to the many manuals I've driven while working in the automotive industry, I have now owned my manual E92 M3 for about 2 years, yet still find it difficult to downshift "perfectly".

[Bartledoo]

Yea consistent, perfectly smooth heel-toe downshifts are much easier on track than on the street.

[Scharbag]

Originally Posted by mym3adventures

In addition to the many manuals I've driven while working in the automotive industry, I have now owned my manual E92 M3 for about 2 years, yet still find it difficult to downshift "perfectly".

German manuals are waaaay harder to shift well than Japanese manuals too. Honda and Acura are like butter compared to BMW and VW.

Practice makes perfect. I have been driving manual transmissions for 29 years and I still am no where near to 100% on rev matching!!!

Plus I just realized I am getting old...

[XKxRome0ox]

thanks, guys
yeah, i daily drive the M3 so i'll keep at it
i didn't really care too much as i'm just driving by myself 99.9% of the time
but a couple of months ago, I met up with a fellow forum member to check out his car and got a ride around the block
he was rev matching like a pro so i got self conscious and have been making more of an effort to get better at it

i can usually hit 4th to 3rd fine or good enough most of the time
but do you guys bother to rev match from 3rd to 2nd?

i will usually just not rev match and keep the clutch in as i'm slowing to a stop
but if i need to still keep moving for a bit, i'll try rev matching
but that downshift to 2nd is tricky

[DRLane]

First, practice dropping down gears without slowing. Look at the tachometer and decide what you need to hit to drop into the next great.

Clutch in, shift, blip to target rpm then release. As you get more comfortable, blip while downshifting until it's all within the same second.

You'll find at low speeds 6 to 5 is only 500 rpm, and 5 to 4 is 750. Practice those as they're easier than 3 to 2 and less attention seeking.

Once you can downshift without looking at the tach. Then add braking.

[MikeHawk7]

As everyone else is saying, practice practice practice.

[Expressivedrives]

Had first snow today. Luckily had Vredestein Quatrac Pro's.

[jvictormp]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

any suggestions on learning how to rev match better?
i got my first manual transmission car well into my adulthood just 4 years ago so i'm still learning
sometimes i can hit it perfectly
other times, it's like wtf

Installing a clutch stop will make your learn much faster!! There are several options on Ebay. Any piece of plastic will do the work.

[jvictormp]

Originally Posted by Expressivedrives

Had first snow today. Luckily had Vredestein Quatrac Pro's.

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Maaaan!!! Those are nice pictures!!!

[ruff1017]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

any suggestions on learning how to rev match better?
i got my first manual transmission car well into my adulthood just 4 years ago so i'm still learning
sometimes i can hit it perfectly
other times, it's like wtf

It's a little bit easier with Sport Plus mode in the M setting
I would not recommend Sport Plus mode on the track though.

[b4hand]

Had a successful track day after my rollbar and seat installation. Also installed a GT4 front splitter.

[94jedi]

Originally Posted by b4hand

Had a successful track day after my rollbar and seat installation. Also installed a GT4 front splitter.

Your tires - Mich PS 4S....but that "suede" part goes around the whole face of the tire. Is that the latest version?

[b4hand]

Originally Posted by 94jedi

Your tires - Mich PS 4S....but that "suede" part goes around the whole face of the tire. Is that the latest version?

They were Limited Edition. I don't think they do them much more

[rhyary]

Originally Posted by Webb70

What trade was that video taken at ?

Can you clarify your question?

[DL335D]

^Track