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Posted by ///3oris on November 12, 2001 at 08:22:28:

In Reply to: I have to disagree posted by no longer posting here on November 12, 2001 at 08:15:56:

did you have tranny mounts, or stock mounts? I think those should make some type of difference. I don't really know what to say, I just know from my own shifting *knock on wood* that it's tough to miss. The only time it ever happened was 5->3 and I cought 1. But I knew I got it in 1.. so no overrev. I usually figure that if I have to FORCE the gear in, that it's the wrong gear to be in. My tranny is very smooth... and when I had to FORCE it into 1, I knew I wasn't in 3. When I go 5->4->3 now, it shifts very smoothly. Sorry once again about your mishap... congrats on the 3.2L (euro??)..

Boris

P.S. I think everyone should just get tranny mounts or the reinforcement kit or something...considering the outcome, it could be a great insurance. :-/


After a recent mis-shift myself. I have a hard time understanding the 5-2 more than the 3-2...

I am not removing any blame from myself BUT I was actually talking about the misshift issue with my passenger as it happened at the track - backhand shifting, conscious of the problem etc. etc.

Look at it this way |-| your normal shift pattern, 3rd lined up over 4th. Now enter a turn at 100mph, the body rolls, the transmission is under pressure and you have this: \-\ 3rd now over 2nd. My issue was that i could NOT engage 4th for the prior two laps, on lap three I was going a little faster, pushing a little harder (becuase I had missed the last two passes b/c of not getting 4th smoothly) and got a very smooth shift from 3rd to 2nd.

My personal opinion on this issue is that as the 1995's are aging things are getting a little softer (transmission mounts, suspension), drivers are getting younger and less experienced, and the cars are seeing more track time. I would not stay away from a 1995 M3 because of this, but i might consider replacing the transmission mounts.

The good news for me is that I get a 3.2l engine in few weeks!!!




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