6MT

kcballinsd · 05-03-2012, 10:09 AM

Guys,

What is your favorite gear to use on the 6MT? I like 3rd for its versatility around town. Any particular favorites for getting a nice kick in the pants too?

williewonkerz · 05-03-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kcballinsd

Guys,

What is your favorite gear to use on the 6MT? I like 3rd for its versatility around town. Any particular favorites for getting a nice kick in the pants too?

So funny, I was just thinking about this. 3rd is awesome, but so is second. you may as well start in second all the way up to cruzing speed.

I was wondering, wtf is 5th for. Really you can be doing great speed up till top rpm in 4th, you may as well shift to 6th at that point.

SS e93 · 05-03-2012, 10:17 AM

I use 5th on the highway when its moderate traffic going between 45-60ish.
But 2nd or 3rd is probably my favorite. Gives enough punch with a useable range of speed driving around.

project6 · 05-03-2012, 10:17 AM

Now don't let the other gears hear you say that you have a favorite. They might get mad and start making you do a money shift.

But really, is it your favorite or is it because it is the gear that the conditions demand?

DMafia46 · 05-03-2012, 10:59 AM

how old are you guys favourite gear really

Sidney · 05-03-2012, 11:06 AM

4. Really.

gtaccord · 05-03-2012, 11:14 AM

My friends and I used to call the best/most fun gear in my STI the "get money gear". In that car is was 3rd or 4th depending on the speed you were traveling.

In my 335 I would say it is 2nd or 3rd.

NSFW 335i · 05-03-2012, 11:23 AM

R for Racing!

BMVeh · 05-03-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DMafia46

how old are you guys favourite gear really

edit: i like 4th gear

PeteW84 · 05-03-2012, 12:46 PM

3rd & 4th!!!

ctuna · 05-03-2012, 12:47 PM

You will like all you gears a lot better
If you put Redline D6 in the Transmission as it will smooth
out the shifts a lot.

e1001usa · 05-03-2012, 01:33 PM

I like 3rd

secretsquirrel · 05-03-2012, 01:44 PM

3 for me

turb0mik3 · 05-03-2012, 01:48 PM

3rd for sure. All the torque in the world and you can get the back end out on most corners in a track.

Cali_Creez · 05-03-2012, 01:50 PM

3rd by far... fav gear to drop to when cruising and my fav to shift out of when racing =)

Kernel Kurtz · 05-03-2012, 03:57 PM

3rd in town. 4th on the highway.

Dozhdbog · 05-03-2012, 04:12 PM

Reverse ftw

kcballinsd · 05-03-2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dozhdbog

Reverse ftw

djjasper · 05-03-2012, 05:26 PM

Anything but 1st...

M340i Pride · 05-03-2012, 05:36 PM

I love to cruise in 4th above 25mph on the steptronic. to me it revs high enough to get the kick and low enough for steady low mpg crusing.

Wild Squid · 05-03-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by williewonkerz

So funny, I was just thinking about this. 3rd is awesome, but so is second. you may as well start in second all the way up to cruzing speed.

I was wondering, wtf is 5th for. Really you can be doing great speed up till top rpm in 4th, you may as well shift to 6th at that point.

I use 5th all the time. Cruising between 60-80mph, downshifting from 6th when I need to get past some slower cars, 4th can be a bit too aggressive and not necessary.

But yea 3rd is the most versatile gear, my favorite also.

Least favorite is 1st. So hard to drive it smoothly on these cars, and also has no grunt like the N54 has. I lose to automatic Civics off the line because 1st is so weak. I don't really want to have to launch a car in 2nd just to get off the line quickest at a red light. Just want 1st to have some power and it does not. Turbo spools slowly, jerky feeling, lack of get up and go, etc. i need a tune to help address this but frigging Cobb is taking forever.

SomeRandomer123 · 05-03-2012, 05:53 PM

2nd and 6th

05-03-2012, 10:09 AM	#1
kcballinsd Enlisted Member 1 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 07 335i, 6MT Coral Red Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	6MT - Favorite Gear? Guys, What is your favorite gear to use on the 6MT? I like 3rd for its versatility around town. Any particular favorites for getting a nice kick in the pants too?
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SS e93 Captain 27 Rep 850 Posts Drives: e93 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: new york iTrader: (2)	I use 5th on the highway when its moderate traffic going between 45-60ish. But 2nd or 3rd is probably my favorite. Gives enough punch with a useable range of speed driving around.
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project6 TOML Rescue 6 Rep 664 Posts Drives: Prancing Horse Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Now don't let the other gears hear you say that you have a favorite. They might get mad and start making you do a money shift. But really, is it your favorite or is it because it is the gear that the conditions demand?
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gtaccord Major 56 Rep 1,465 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i xdrive [0.00]	My friends and I used to call the best/most fun gear in my STI the "get money gear". In that car is was 3rd or 4th depending on the speed you were traveling. In my 335 I would say it is 2nd or 3rd.
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PeteW84 COBB'ed 65 Rep 2,228 Posts Drives: 13 Mini Cooper S Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tinley Park, IL iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 335i [7.56]	3rd & 4th!!! __________________ 13 Mini Cooper S 08 E92 335i (SOLD)
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1921 Rep 13,128 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	You will like all you gears a lot better You will like all you gears a lot better If you put Redline D6 in the Transmission as it will smooth out the shifts a lot.
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e1001usa Private First Class 1 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I like 3rd
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secretsquirrel Colonel 130 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: f80 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Far North Dallas iTrader: (2)	3 for me
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turb0mik3 243 Rep 2,781 Posts Drives: E90 335i Racecar Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [8.90]	3rd for sure. All the torque in the world and you can get the back end out on most corners in a track. __________________ HG Motorsports \| Motiv Motorsport \| Sparta Evolution \| BBS Motorsports \| Sabelt \| JRZ \| NASA ST1 SoCal --- 554whp/487wtrq --- 3200lbs <<YouTube Channel w/ Race Videos>>
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Cali_Creez Private First Class 26 Rep 169 Posts Drives: E92 M3 DCT; BNR34; S1000RR Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tokyo iTrader: (2)	3rd by far... fav gear to drop to when cruising and my fav to shift out of when racing =) __________________ From California, but currently living in Japan. 2001 Bnr34 vspec2 2011 e92 m3 2013 s1000rr
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Kernel Kurtz Major 347 Rep 1,021 Posts Drives: 2020 M240i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Canada iTrader: (0)	3rd in town. 4th on the highway.
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Dozhdbog Lieutenant Colonel 86 Rep 1,849 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Sedan Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hollywood iTrader: (0)	Reverse ftw __________________ 2011 E90 / Premium Package / Stage 2 PPK / Performance Suspension
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djjasper Lieutenant 42 Rep 557 Posts Drives: 2015 435i 6MT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CO iTrader: (0)	Anything but 1st...
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M340i Pride Lieutenant Colonel 213 Rep 1,713 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW M340i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	I love to cruise in 4th above 25mph on the steptronic. to me it revs high enough to get the kick and low enough for steady low mpg crusing.
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05-03-2012, 05:53 PM	#22
SomeRandomer123 Colonel 310 Rep 2,612 Posts Drives: F30 328i Luxury - Sport Auto Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lancashire, North West England, UK iTrader: (0)	2nd and 6th __________________ Gone: 2006 BMW E60 520d SE 6MT Gone: 2009 BMW E90-LCI 330d SE 6MT Current: 2012 F30 328i Luxury 8AT On Order: 2015 Audi A6 Avant Ultra, Black Edition (sorry!)
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