gear changing tips

[SpineOnABap]

keep on hearing mixed stories about whats the worst for the engine, keeping your foot planted, or lifting off during

Makes absolutely no difference. Who's been making stuff up this time? :bigcry:

[E46ACS]

keep on hearing mixed stories about whats the worst for the engine, keeping your foot planted, or lifting off during

Makes absolutely no difference. Who's been making stuff up this time? :bigcry:

The book says you don't need to lift, and if you do lift, it won't make any difference.

In my M3, if I didn't left, it was a very jerky gear change, whereas the CSL is much smoother.

[glendog74]

I never lift, however hard i am accelerating or in what 'S' mode the shift speed is set at. The car never misses a beat or slurs. :-D

[NZ_M3]

Don't lift - period. If you do it'll eventually cause the clutch to slur.

I generally drive around in S4 ... do realise that the slower the gearchange mode the more it'll ride the clutch relatively speaking to a faster gearchange mode. So it's a catch 22 situation really - faster changes less wear on the clutch but more wear on the synchrons ... slower change more wear on the clutch less wear on teh synchrons ...