FML! Money shifted my s50 swap! FIRST DAY!

[416stroker]

That really sucks :( Should have dipped your feet in the water with the power before diving in

Because 230hp is a lot lol.

[devon.818]

i was coming home from a party the night before, pretty hungover. got on the freeway, clutch in, 3rd to second, look down and think wait thats not right and put it in 4th then let clutch out.... i was at about 5500 on the tach when this happened, sooooo luck lol.


sucks for you bro. and you should have had the is350, unless it was a Fsport or ISF you should have had him, i work at lexus, i know those cars.

anyway good luck

[Fusion]

I can understand 5th to 2nd (downshifting) but 3rd to 2nd shifting up can only happen to someone caught up in the moment just jerking the hell out of the shifter.

All I really needed was about 20 minutes to get used to it.

Famous last words?

[MR 325]

I have found it quite helpful to NOT drive the ever loving shit out of my cars, they reward you in the long run with straight valves and good comp.

Yeah me too, I always drive like a pansy. After all that's what engine swaps and turbos are for.

Oh wait, NOT.

It's called knowing how to drive. ;)

[phreshkid]

Wait I'm not talking about Danny from the forums Danny. I'm talking about this little 16 year old douchebag kid with a zinno 4 door who thinks his car is the best. I like forum Danny. He's dreamy.

[devon.818]

Yeah me too, I always drive like a pansy. After all that's what engine swaps and turbos are for.

Oh wait, NOT.

It's called knowing how to drive. ;)

everyone says once i got my m50 vert i stopped, for the most part, driving like a complete retard lol. idk, maybe its cause i care about this one

[Roysneon]

I have found it quite helpful to NOT drive the ever loving shit out of my cars, they reward you in the long run with straight valves and good comp.

Well then may I suggest:



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Just don't let the throttle stick, that may be driving waaay too hard.

[TimKninja]

All the valves are bent, 3 spark plugs are smashed, 3 cylinders have 0 compression, 1 has 90, then the other 2 have 50..... I heard that only the zf310 transmission from the 95 m3's will allow you to go in any gear at any rpm, as for the zf320 will not. Has anybody else heard that the 320's have this upgrade?

Now me and the mad scientist have to rip apart the block,

and replace the valves you bent.

[mohamadr89]

Yea this really sucks. I have been looking for a s52 to drop in so if any of you guys help find one close to sacramento I will be very appreciative. I found a guy with a complete s52 for sale, he said it had 90k!! He wanted 1200 but I talked him down to 1000. I felt like this was too good to be true so I ran the vin and it had 190,000! Lol thank you carfax! Lmao

[mohamadr89]

i was coming home from a party the night before, pretty hungover. got on the freeway, clutch in, 3rd to second, look down and think wait thats not right and put it in 4th then let clutch out.... i was at about 5500 on the tach when this happened, sooooo luck lol.


sucks for you bro. and you should have had the is350, unless it was a Fsport or ISF you should have had him, i work at lexus, i know those cars.

anyway good luck

My friends is350 is quick. He has carbon fiber everything, it's chipped, has exhaust and a few other things is didn't tell me I'm sure. But we raced a while ago when I had my e500 Benz and he still got me. I won't stop until I just shit on him in one of my cars. Haha fuck it, I need either a 05 cobra, e55 or e39 m5! Haha

[mohamadr89]

The first time I got to drive the car..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0unzd53zYo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Mr.SWISS]

Yeah me too, I always drive like a pansy. After all that's what engine swaps and turbos are for.

Oh wait, NOT.

It's called knowing how to drive. ;)

So if you are not beating the shit out of your drivetrain you drive like a pansy? There is no in between? Dog the shit or be a bitch......:loco:

And I don't need a Prius, I have an auto 318is.

[accident]

Believe it or not, there is a "proper" way to handle a shifter in order to avoid the problem you've just had. I teach it to my students:

http://www.shortshifter.com/techniques2.htm

Takes a little getting used to, but it feels very natural after a few days practice.

I always shift like this, even in normal driving. It came naturally to me once I got used to driving stick. The first time I found this article I was like "hey, I'm doing it right!"