the clutch ?!?!?!?! a friend of mine knows how to do this.. anyone here know how it works ? is it good / bad for the car ? pls share any info! :thumbup:
You have to know the car pretty well. YOu have to match the rpm when you move into gears. This is what people do when they are driving trucks. The good thing about it is you are easy on the clutch, so no need to change the clutch that often. But you have to use the clutch when you start the car from a stop.
You have to know the car pretty well. YOu have to match the rpm when you move into gears. This is what people do when they are driving trucks. The good thing about it is you are easy on the clutch, so no need to change the clutch that often. But you have to use the clutch when you start the car from a stop.
At a certain RPM you can pull your shifter out of gear without using your clutch. I did it by accident a couple of times. I've never tried to put it back into gear without the clutch.
I do this sometimes with my old Honda. Can only get it to work in 3rd to 5th gears. Yep, rpms matching and u have to know your car very well. Somehow I feel that I abuse my car doing this:thumbdwn:
I've NEVER executed one successfully, but here's the theory behind it...
1) Slipping car out of gear: When your engine load is equal to your tire load, i.e. coasting with your foot off the brake and gas, and when the engine isn't doing too much engine breaking, it's easy to slip your gear back into neutral
2) Rev match: This takes a lot of getting used to. If you're going up 1 gear, then your RPM has to drop accordingly, like if you're going from 3rd to 4th @4,000 rpm, then your engine has to be spinning at ~3,000 rpm or so in order for the gears to line up.
3) Once your rpm matches your wheel speed, it should be possible to slip your shifter into the next gear w/o any resistence or grinding.
In modern day BMWs upshifting w/o using the clutch is damn near impossible since the RPM HANGS regardless of what engine software you're running with for emission purposes, so it would take forever to match RPM before you can shift into the next gear. Down shifting is possible but which is cheaper, your clutch, or a new transmission?
I worked at Avis carrental. We "used" those cars really good. I shifted gears without using the cluch. From 2. to 3. and 3 to 4. is the easiest. Its just to let go of the gaspedal and slip it garefully into gear. When its done right, it should feel like you are using the cluch. BUT I DONT RECOMEND IT!!!!!!
.. when u downshift.. (with clutch) how much more rpm do u add?\
is there like a forgiveable range?... I was told it's 700rpm more..between each gears.. (and it works fine, still need more practice tho.. screw up all the time..)
and as above mentioned.. it's 1000rpm..
damn. I wish I have my car to find out..
can someone try for me??
is then you shift using the clutch....but you never let up on the gas. WOT the whole time. talk about hard on the clutch and tranny. keeps those rpms up though.
<~~~needs new synchros so i hope that tells you all something...and yeah this can only be done after first gear....but whats easier to have bmw replace a clutch or a synchros..heh
<~~~needs new synchros so i hope that tells you all something...and yeah this can only be done after first gear....but whats easier to have bmw replace a clutch or a synchros..heh
@ 3000 miles .....! i dunno i reallly am not a bad stick driver, i think it was a defective clutch but they saw an 18 year old go in and they attacked!
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