m3..smoother shifitng?
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m3..smoother shifitng?
I got a e92 m3 6-speed ~15,000 miles, have been driving stick for a maybe 3 1/2 years...my previous car was an e46 m3 which was also 6-speed.
So lately i have been feeling like im destroying my clutch...reversing out of my garage i obviously have to ride the clutch alittle and i try to keep it under 1000rpm but when i push the clutch back in after reversing i hear a chatter type of sound i even smelt clutch once after backing out....1st to 2nd is up in the air i can get it smooth sometimes other times i get a bad jerk usually because the car isnt warmed up yet so i try to keep the revs under 3000rpm...2nd to 3rd is also similar sometimes smooth sometimes a jerk with sounds coming from the rear....i have recently heard about rev matching so i have been practicing and today going from 5th to 4th i smelt some bad clutch for atleast 8mins driving on the freeway
i also tried 3rd to 2nd and spun the rear tired alittle got it perfect once...before rev matching i would try to downshift to slow the car down so 5th clutch in 4th clutch out no rev matching...
i might be getting even more paranoid but driving the car isnt fun anymore because it seems like im destroying it...on the freeway i tend to keep it in 5th and just slowly accelerate without downshifting also...now i dont no if thats wrong or right but im hoping some of you more experience drivers can help me out!
So lately i have been feeling like im destroying my clutch...reversing out of my garage i obviously have to ride the clutch alittle and i try to keep it under 1000rpm but when i push the clutch back in after reversing i hear a chatter type of sound i even smelt clutch once after backing out....1st to 2nd is up in the air i can get it smooth sometimes other times i get a bad jerk usually because the car isnt warmed up yet so i try to keep the revs under 3000rpm...2nd to 3rd is also similar sometimes smooth sometimes a jerk with sounds coming from the rear....i have recently heard about rev matching so i have been practicing and today going from 5th to 4th i smelt some bad clutch for atleast 8mins driving on the freeway
i also tried 3rd to 2nd and spun the rear tired alittle got it perfect once...before rev matching i would try to downshift to slow the car down so 5th clutch in 4th clutch out no rev matching...i might be getting even more paranoid but driving the car isnt fun anymore because it seems like im destroying it...on the freeway i tend to keep it in 5th and just slowly accelerate without downshifting also...now i dont no if thats wrong or right but im hoping some of you more experience drivers can help me out!