DCT.. could be getting close

[hoshy]

Living in a small town in bavaria surely helps. :blalalala:
But imho the smg is part of the csl's character.

Helps what?? #confused

I won't try to change your mind, it's a valid point and a choice dependant on style and wants.

For me a few kgs placed in a strategically placed area and a cost not hideously more then a full SMG refresh are a good trade off to keep the car close to standard, but fresh, happier, smoother, more responsive and more reliable- the system in question is highly configurable with enough time investment and doesn't compromise any/many standard features. DCT is the way forward. The concept of elegantly getting new tech in an older/classic car is quite appealing to me as one car person.

Look at what Singer do with old Porsches - to me it's awesome.

Don't get me wrong, the next step wouldn't be a v8 or turbo/sc - the heart of the car is a straight6 with that classic M3 balance between race and street pushed just a touch more hardcore - DCT can only add to that imho. It fixes what many, if not all ;-) see as the weakest link.

I'm glad some people want to keep things perfectly as they were.

[select]

Living in a small town in bavaria surely helps. :blalalala:
But imho the smg is part of the csl's character.

[hoshy]

I wouldn't. +50kg Heavier, Boring and not faster compared to SMG II at full chat.
Only downside to SMG is its clunkyness at slow speeds, which i don't care about.

Each to their own

Where abouts in Germany are you?

RE cost - I have a preliminary breakdown of the main parts and it's looking around 8K GBP all in I'd say. Along with that you get a top of the line standalone management system too.

[Trawler]

This was my one take away from my recent M2 test drive. Wish I could get this box in the CSL.

No way. The gearbox is part of the cars character.

It's a bit like buying a vintage car and then fitting a gearbox with synchromesh because you can't double de clutch. Defeats the whole point of owning the car.

[select]

[...]I think there's nothing I'd like more in an otherwise standard CSL than a silky smooth 7sp DCT.

I wouldn't. +50kg Heavier, Boring and not faster compared to SMG II at full chat.
Only downside to SMG is its clunkyness at slow speeds, which i don't care about.

[GregorFuk]

This was my one take away from my recent M2 test drive. Wish I could get this box in the CSL.

[toenheel]

Interesting, I wonder what sort of cost??

[hoshy]

I'll just leave this here...

http://www.eliseracing.com/#!syvecs-h-pro-dct-gearbox/c23ig

I think there's nothing I'd like more in an otherwise standard CSL than a silky smooth 7sp DCT.