smg settings

73CSL · 04-04-2013, 09:46 AM

I've been driving with the SMG set to 5 , which I find perfect for my kind of driving on my local Yorkshire lanes

.... but I wanted to check, are there any downsides mechanically to driving in setting 5 all the time? Increased where to the drive train etc ?

On a similar note, what's the downside of driving distances in say setting 3 ? ( this appears to be the more wife friendly setting

) . Possiblity of clutch slur ?

2 weeks or so with my CSL & I'm loving it. Can't believe I didn't get one sooner

.....

73CSL · 04-04-2013, 12:37 PM

managed to find some answers on an old thread

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...ht=clutch+slur

73CSL · 21-04-2013, 09:56 PM

Full throttle shifts in s5 .... As you all know does feel like the rear diff s getting some abuse. Is the csl designed to be driven like this or can it lead in the long term to premature wear in the diff ? Just trying to work out the best driving style for the car

_Nathan_ · 21-04-2013, 10:09 PM

Diff will be fine, it is the rear floor that will rip

**alexk** · 21-04-2013, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

Diff will be fine, it is the rear floor that will rip

Rumors !

73CSL · 22-04-2013, 08:38 AM

My car has had the floor done , so hopefully I can rule that off the list of things to fret over

**AlexGTT** · 24-04-2013, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73CSL

My car has had the floor done , so hopefully I can rule that off the list of things to fret over

Free to drive it like you nicked it then. Always flat shift and clutch will be/get better as well.

Bealo · 25-04-2013, 06:55 AM

I used to drive mine I A2 and S5 with m-track mode

I used to to slightly lift off from full throttle on up shifts and I found it was a lot smoother.

73CSL · 25-04-2013, 09:15 AM

i've not been lifting as others reckon it leads to clutch slur ????

sailorbaz · 25-04-2013, 09:34 AM

Very rarely do I use anything less than S5 to be honest, S6 is fantastic though. Have you tried that? Feels VERY hard on the car but makes for some serious progress if brave enough to switch off the TC.

If you do start to get signs of clutch slur, do the wee reset thing in the owners manual and give it beans for a few miles, shouuld tidy the whole thing up a bit.

04-04-2013, 09:46 AM	#1
73CSL S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 464 Casino cash: $8747	smg settings I've been driving with the SMG set to 5 , which I find perfect for my kind of driving on my local Yorkshire lanes .... but I wanted to check, are there any downsides mechanically to driving in setting 5 all the time? Increased where to the drive train etc ? On a similar note, what's the downside of driving distances in say setting 3 ? ( this appears to be the more wife friendly setting ) . Possiblity of clutch slur ? 2 weeks or so with my CSL & I'm loving it. Can't believe I didn't get one sooner .....

21-04-2013, 10:09 PM	#4
_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	Diff will be fine, it is the rear floor that will rip __________________ Nathan

25-04-2013, 06:55 AM	#8
Bealo Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everywhere. Posts: 2,540 Casino cash: $12738	I used to drive mine I A2 and S5 with m-track mode I used to to slightly lift off from full throttle on up shifts and I found it was a lot smoother. __________________

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04-04-2013, 12:37 PM	#2
73CSL S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 464 Casino cash: $8747	managed to find some answers on an old thread http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...ht=clutch+slur

21-04-2013, 09:56 PM	#3
73CSL S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 464 Casino cash: $8747	Full throttle shifts in s5 .... As you all know does feel like the rear diff s getting some abuse. Is the csl designed to be driven like this or can it lead in the long term to premature wear in the diff ? Just trying to work out the best driving style for the car

22-04-2013, 08:38 AM	#6
73CSL S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 464 Casino cash: $8747	My car has had the floor done , so hopefully I can rule that off the list of things to fret over

25-04-2013, 09:15 AM	#9
73CSL S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 464 Casino cash: $8747	i've not been lifting as others reckon it leads to clutch slur ????