2004 S4 Gear shifting
02-06-2006, 10:04 AM
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2004 S4 Gear shifting
Can anyone tell me how to go smooth from 1st to 2nd gear?
I don't know why it's jerky. Maybe excessive power??
Should I burn a clutch a little?
Please tell me how I can go smooth with my car.
I don't know why it's jerky. Maybe excessive power??
Should I burn a clutch a little?
Please tell me how I can go smooth with my car.
02-06-2006, 10:11 AM
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i always think that the S4 had the same Clutch Delay Valve the my 5 Series had. i solved it with a
bigger openning. thanks to David from Zeckhausen Racing (http://www.zeckhausen.com/CDV.htm).
02-06-2006, 01:15 PM
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How long have you driven it? I had trouble shifting smoothly from 1st to 2nd for awhile but now
with 8K miles on the car it is very smooth. For me I got smoother when I actually stopped thinking so hard about trying to make the shift smoothly (use the force)
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02-06-2006, 02:14 PM
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Shifts in this car CAN be very smooth...
This topic has been floating here for over 2 years now, but it's been a while since someone has brought it up.
Due to DBW, it takes time and experimentation to get it right. But some pointers to help are:
Watch your rpms between shifts. This car gets upset when you let the rpms drop more than about 800 rpm between upshifting.
Also, use less clutch. Find the engagement point on your clutch pedal and only use as much clutch as necessary to get the shifter in the next gear. Keep experimenting and use less and less till you feel like any less and it's going to grind. Remember that spot.
With both suggestions, without being hyper with the shifter, get it into the next gear as quickly as you reasonably can. Using light clutch and quick shifts, your car will feel like an auto to passengers. A lady friend of mine drove around in the backseat of my car for about an hour before she realized I had a manual trans.
So, it can be done. This little beast just requires a little bit more of your attention than the average car.
Due to DBW, it takes time and experimentation to get it right. But some pointers to help are:
Watch your rpms between shifts. This car gets upset when you let the rpms drop more than about 800 rpm between upshifting.
Also, use less clutch. Find the engagement point on your clutch pedal and only use as much clutch as necessary to get the shifter in the next gear. Keep experimenting and use less and less till you feel like any less and it's going to grind. Remember that spot.
With both suggestions, without being hyper with the shifter, get it into the next gear as quickly as you reasonably can. Using light clutch and quick shifts, your car will feel like an auto to passengers. A lady friend of mine drove around in the backseat of my car for about an hour before she realized I had a manual trans.
So, it can be done. This little beast just requires a little bit more of your attention than the average car.
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