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No, the unintended shift thing is that there are several people who've missed fourth coming from fifth and hit second (!) instead. Obviously that is catastrophic. The M3 gearbox doesn't have much protection from this, and it seems slightly worsened by the soft transmission mounts that allow the whole tranny to shift over slightly, making the gear selection somewhat ambiguous. The fix for this is a couple things:

1. Shift with good technique and don't 'bang' gears. You'll have a much better chance of hitting the intended gear.

2. Upgrade your transmission mounts to E21 320i mounts or one of the pricier options (BMW-M Gruppe N mounts, UUC Tranny Defenders, etc).

-Paul
Old 05-28-2004, 07:29 AM
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