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Originally Posted by doberzus
I understand that it's a mechanical over rev due to driver error, I get that. I was implying that maybe there was a correlation?! Just speculating.
My point is why does it seem to have been occurring so often on these cars(M3/M4.) Coincidence?! Or just careless shifting/drivers? That is what I am trying to get at.
I loved my 6 speed 135, I couldn't image ever mis-shifting in that car(very smooth.) I can only imagine how nice the M3 6 speed manual is going to be.
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Couple of problems with the way you're thinking right now, let me try to alleviate your worries (if you are ordering a manual
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1) Correlation does not mean causation
2) Count how many people you've seen money shifted
3) Statistics / research 101 states sample size must be large enough for a hypothesis to be proven
Now forget the scientific mumbo jumbo trash I just spewed (I did 2 years in organic chemical research) I'm just trying to say, don't let the few bad apples ruin your fun.
And you have to understand that people are going to come onto this forum, claim something is wrong with their car, and then rant about how crappy the manual is and should've gotten DCT, yada yada
How many people are posting that they are not money shifting? Do you understand where I'm getting at with this?
IMO, Don't worry.. enjoy your car, shift properly (yes there is a way to shift to avoid going into wrong gear, as in rearranging your hand position for every gear shift you want to go into)
For example:
1st to 2nd, should be palms down, slightly opened towards driver, and pull naturally towards driver
2nd to 3rd, rotate palms towards third gear, push up and away from driver
3rd to 4th, palms down, rotate towards 4th gear, pull directly down and slightly away with fingers/palm
4th to 5th, same as 2nd to 3rd, just push up up and away
5th to 6th, rotate palm and point fingers towards passenger, pull down and away
This method works well for me. I highly recommend NOT to pistol grip the shifter as that gives the natural tendency to shift into gears that are closer to the driver (lower gears) and low and behold you know what occurs then.. You should be slightly adjusting hand positions based on what I explained above.. some might say this is all trash and BS, but once you get the concept and are fluid, you'll be flicking that manual with precision and ease..
My 2 cents..