Re: Shifting Gears (archive)

I find the gearing rather short for so much HP. I think this makes it rather nervous in low gears. I wonder if the M Coupe uses the same ratios as the Z3?

Makes you think about those 5 sec to 60 runs though. Must be a flurry of gear changes. Can't try it myself yet. Roads are still crap.

But I kinda wish they had made 5th an overdrive. A normally aspirated motor like the M, could probably cruise effortlessly at 120Km/hr at 2500rpm, and if would be lighter on gas.

Ok, first I�m new to the M Coupe family. I just love this car! I have been driving it for a few months now, but I still am having problems with the shift points. I drive the car in everyday traffic daily. I find that when I shift less agressivly I have no trouble with �Lurching�, but when I want to step on it I find that my techn. Is less than adequate. I am getting lots of lurching. Does anyone have so shift point advise for a newbee? Is it needed to "blip" the gas between shifts? I accelerate in first till about red line the depress the clutch and release the gas. I "blip" the gas (tring to match RPM) and release the clutch rather quickly. This produces lurch. I have tried to let the clutch out slower, but I am concerned with wear and tear on the clutch. Help.

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60mph in 2nd gear... only 1 shift needed Mini-///M 19:02 12/24/2000 (0)

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