SMG Owners have you tried....
06-07-2006, 10:52 AM
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Brake with your left feet, gas with your right.
Rev your engine up to 4500 in neutral....
Release the brakes and pop it into D and gun it. (Have 2 seconds to freely go from N to D when you let up on the brake)
This way you don't have to do a hard launch with the launch assist and wait for your engine to rev up and then close the clutch while the car you are racing gets a 1/2 second head start....
I am driving a demo 550i from my dealer while getting the aero kit installed so i decided to screw around and found out that the 550i SMG can be just as real-life fun as manual...
If you try this on your own car... becareful not to gun it too late or you will bog down like like conventional manual trannys.
Have fun!
Rev your engine up to 4500 in neutral....
Release the brakes and pop it into D and gun it. (Have 2 seconds to freely go from N to D when you let up on the brake)
This way you don't have to do a hard launch with the launch assist and wait for your engine to rev up and then close the clutch while the car you are racing gets a 1/2 second head start....
I am driving a demo 550i from my dealer while getting the aero kit installed so i decided to screw around and found out that the 550i SMG can be just as real-life fun as manual...
If you try this on your own car... becareful not to gun it too late or you will bog down like like conventional manual trannys.
Have fun!
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Originally Posted by dawyeah' post='293946' date='Jun 7 2006, 08:52 PM
Brake with your left feet, gas with your right.
Rev your engine up to 4500 in neutral....
Release the brakes and pop it into D and gun it. (Have 2 seconds to freely go from N to D when you let up on the brake)
This way you don't have to do a hard launch with the launch assist and wait for your engine to rev up and then close the clutch while the car you are racing gets a 1/2 second head start....
I am driving a demo 550i from my dealer while getting the aero kit installed so i decided to screw around and found out that the 550i SMG can be just as real-life fun as manual...
If you try this on your own car... becareful not to gun it too late or you will bog down like like conventional manual trannys.
Have fun!
Rev your engine up to 4500 in neutral....
Release the brakes and pop it into D and gun it. (Have 2 seconds to freely go from N to D when you let up on the brake)
This way you don't have to do a hard launch with the launch assist and wait for your engine to rev up and then close the clutch while the car you are racing gets a 1/2 second head start....
I am driving a demo 550i from my dealer while getting the aero kit installed so i decided to screw around and found out that the 550i SMG can be just as real-life fun as manual...
If you try this on your own car... becareful not to gun it too late or you will bog down like like conventional manual trannys.
Have fun!
You must also think that maybe others will be this car and want a good car
.But nicely found although
06-07-2006, 11:56 AM
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Hey thanks for the tip! Will have to try that sometime. 
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CRAZY! Wheres my SMG loner! I'll love to try a lot of stuff out that I wont do to my car. 
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='294134' date='Jun 7 2006, 07:29 PM
CRAZY! Wheres my SMG loner! I'll love to try a lot of stuff out that I wont do to my car.
You just reminded me about how I used to abuse the mercedes loaners when I took my car in for service. I went to town on the poor car - antiskipcontrol off - donuts and drifting 
06-07-2006, 04:41 PM
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I'm itching for a loner... I've never done anything bad wiht a loner yet... I always thought about it but the tire squeel will attract too much attention I think. Plus they're always non-sport 325s... cant do too much...
06-07-2006, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='294134' date='Jun 7 2006, 07:29 PM
CRAZY! Wheres my SMG loner! I'll love to try a lot of stuff out that I wont do to my car.
My guess is that I've bought 4 cars in 4 years from him, he was more than happy to give me a 550 demo to drive. it had 4K miles on it.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='294141' date='Jun 8 2006, 08:41 AM
I'm itching for a loner... I've never done anything bad wiht a loner yet... I always thought about it but the tire squeel will attract too much attention I think. Plus they're always non-sport 325s... cant do too much...
I once got a C230 demo out for a spin and I raced it against a guy in Harley. Of course at lauch I lost but at speed guess who won
that guy even gave me a thumbs up for the crazy driving loaners so much great memories.
08-11-2006, 10:38 AM
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is this not the same as neutral dropping a slushbox? If not i will give her a try once, just to see what it's like, to me is this not pretty much the same as LC anyways?
08-11-2006, 07:22 PM
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WOW, that is a good way to blow the tranny. Why not just power brake it? Reving a car in neutral and throwing it into D is a good way to throw a tranny, or atleast take about 20k off its life.
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