R56 r56 Engaging point.
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With the R53's clutch, from the factory it would start engaging very low to the floor, then as it wore out [over the next 50-150k miles] the initial engagement point would rise closer to the middle/top.
With the R56 clutch, it seems the pedal engagement area starts in the middle. Only time will tell if it shifts over time like the R53's stock clutch.
All that said, the clutch is very "German" in feel, meaning it has lots of modulation, and definitely not a "switch" like most race clutches, and to some extent most American cars' clutch feel.
Since you're new to manual transmissions, everything is going to feel weird for a while. You'll get used to it.
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Are they really that fragile these days? The original clutch in my Integra has 120K miles on it. I kept asking the dealer to check it and its fine. How do you ruin a clutch these days? In a '57 Alfa Romeo, a cousin managed to trash the throw-out bearings. Is that still a vulnerable part?
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Are they really that fragile these days? The original clutch in my Integra has 120K miles on it. I kept asking the dealer to check it and its fine. How do you ruin a clutch these days? In a '57 Alfa Romeo, a cousin managed to trash the throw-out bearings. Is that still a vulnerable part?
BTW -- has anyone else noticed that it's easier to smooth shift with sport mode on? That one's puzzling me.
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I did notice that when I was playing around in an R56 at the dealer a couple of weeks back. There seems to be more resistance in the clutch on my R53. The travel of the pedal seems different as well.
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kidding.
to stay on topic, although this is my first ever manual car (i stalled so many times... over rev'd it from 0 too many times... tried to switch gears without clutching too many times... etc) i blame the location of the catch point. I swear, it's pretty much right at the top... so i think, "yes, it's on now... i could just let go of the.... <<stall>> "
i do agree with some of you about the "sport-mode" smooth shifting suaveness. I like it, but I'm just worried sport-mode is bad on gas mileage... is it?
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Hehe swissarmybottle. Imagine my shock when I went to shift and the clutch pedal stayed on the floor when I relaxed my leg to shift (thought I was going to blow the engine on that missed shift). I actually had to pull my foot up to engage the clutch. The pedal would not come up while my foot/leg was resting on it. I am tall (6'4"), but I am also slender (205 pounds).
Makes it tough to shift quickly. The engagement point was about halfway up. About 3/4 was full. Pretty linear. I thought it was a bit too long though. I am used to linear engagements, but with slightly less pedal travel.
Makes it tough to shift quickly. The engagement point was about halfway up. About 3/4 was full. Pretty linear. I thought it was a bit too long though. I am used to linear engagements, but with slightly less pedal travel.
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The new transmission is a Getrag, what BMW uses in their 1 and 3 series cars. It should have a very long life and definitely results in (for me) very smooth shifts.
Curiously, the sport button does affect the startup for me. In non-sport, there is a little lag in first gear when you first let out the clutch and hit the gas. In sport mode the MINI takes off instantly. However, I found that if you blip the throttle as you go into first and let out the clutch smoothly, it takes off nicely.
It's all good, loving the new MINI.
Curiously, the sport button does affect the startup for me. In non-sport, there is a little lag in first gear when you first let out the clutch and hit the gas. In sport mode the MINI takes off instantly. However, I found that if you blip the throttle as you go into first and let out the clutch smoothly, it takes off nicely.
It's all good, loving the new MINI.
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