SMG poll thread: What mode do you drive in?

Syndicate · Wed, May-06-2009, 04:55:04 PM

S5 no sport button, or A2 when I'm putting around and don't want the revs to climb when people are around.

m3stunter · Wed, May-06-2009, 05:01:44 PM

yea anytime im lower then s5 it feels sluggish .. s5 is fine no clunking for me . Same thing would happen if u had the pedal mashed down through shifting the 6mt ... it would clunk !!! use your accelerator smart with s5 and there should be no clunk hahahah

tinman143 · Wed, May-06-2009, 07:14:12 PM

DD @ S5 ONLY!!!

if there was S8 i'd be on it

stylee_coqui · Wed, May-06-2009, 07:22:06 PM

S4. Driving around in S5 scares me. I feel like it's unnecessary wear on the SMG. Peace of mind. S5 all the time (when I remember) on the highway.

tinman143 · Wed, May-06-2009, 07:34:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stylee_coqui

S4. Driving around in S5 scares me. I feel like it's unnecessary wear on the SMG. Peace of mind. S5 all the time (when I remember) on the highway.

is there any real data around premature wear from driving S5 vs lower settings? some folks have said that there's actually less wear at higher setting...like when you dont ride the clutch as much.

stylee_coqui · Wed, May-06-2009, 07:58:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinman143

is there any real data around premature wear from driving S5 vs lower settings? some folks have said that there's actually less wear at higher setting...like when you dont ride the clutch as much.

I don't have any. Just a gut feeling, like a butt dyno I guess. This is my second SMG and they both make a considerably louder noise in S5 than S4. That'd be funny in a sad way, causing more wear by trying to do the opposite.

yaja23 · Wed, May-06-2009, 09:13:17 PM

S3 for normal driving. S4 / S5 when feeling spirited.

king-rb · Wed, May-06-2009, 09:26:43 PM

S5 100% of the time, street & track.

FCars4Ever · Wed, May-06-2009, 09:32:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mash3

S5 or S6.

Anything else is frustratingly slow, IMHO.

Greg

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Agreed!

mengineer · Wed, May-06-2009, 10:40:53 PM

I am in S4 most of the time. S6 when I am going to slide around.

What is the clunk sound anyway? I get the clunk sound in S5-S6.

View Poll Results: What mode do you drive in with SMG?
S1	0	0%
S2	3	1.51%
S3	29	14.57%
S4	59	29.65%
S5	79	39.70%
S6	7	3.52%
A1	0	0%
A2	3	1.51%
A3	11	5.53%
A4	3	1.51%
A5	2	1.01%
A6	3	1.51%
Voters: 199. You may not vote on this poll

Wed, May-06-2009, 04:55:04 PM	#21
Syndicate Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287 Reputation: 0 Location: Switzerland	S5 no sport button, or A2 when I'm putting around and don't want the revs to climb when people are around. __________________ Euro M3 :: CSL Trunk :: CSL Diffusor :: Bastuck Exhaust Mid-pipe & Muffler Chipped :: BMC Filter :: H&R Springs 19" BBS CH on Michelin PS2 {245/275}

Wed, May-06-2009, 05:01:44 PM	#22
m3stunter its ritmo baby Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,511 Reputation: 0 Location: south jerz	yea anytime im lower then s5 it feels sluggish .. s5 is fine no clunking for me . Same thing would happen if u had the pedal mashed down through shifting the 6mt ... it would clunk !!! use your accelerator smart with s5 and there should be no clunk hahahah __________________ VROOM VROOMMMM AA stage 2 meth inject.

Wed, May-06-2009, 09:13:17 PM	#27
yaja23 M Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,376 In the garage: '03 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Bay Area	S3 for normal driving. S4 / S5 when feeling spirited. __________________ Orion V2 Angel Eyes, OEM LED TailLights, Valentine1 Hardwired, OEM ZCP Rims, Turner Subframe Reinforcement Kit, Vorsteiner Double Sided CF Bootlid

Wed, May-06-2009, 09:26:43 PM	#28
king-rb dammmmmmmmit! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,355 Reputation: 0 Location: San Diego	S5 100% of the time, street & track. __________________

Wed, May-06-2009, 07:14:12 PM	#23
tinman143 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 39 Posts: 1,764 Reputation: 0 Location: union city, ca	DD @ S5 ONLY!!! if there was S8 i'd be on it

Wed, May-06-2009, 07:22:06 PM	#24
stylee_coqui /// Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 63 Reputation: 0 Location: Union County, NJ	S4. Driving around in S5 scares me. I feel like it's unnecessary wear on the SMG. Peace of mind. S5 all the time (when I remember) on the highway.

Wed, May-06-2009, 10:40:53 PM	#30
mengineer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 143 Reputation: 0 Location: Bloomington	I am in S4 most of the time. S6 when I am going to slide around. What is the clunk sound anyway? I get the clunk sound in S5-S6. __________________ 2003.5 Silver Grey, OEM Square 18's, VMR CSL reps. That's about it.

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