RobDoc

Is it possible that you drove a f'ed up SMG? I have always felt that Ferrari didn't get the clutch, box and software right until the 360CS. I prefer my SMG's to any Modena/Spider F1 that I've driven.

Blacksport350

Maybe, but I gave several different E46 M3 SMG cars a try as I really wanted to buy one. I like the M5 box though but that has come a long way.

The 355F1 that I had was an early F1 so the shifts were very crisp and at times, they were almost violent. Dropping 2 gears under full throttle was pure sex. They softened it up after the first batch of F1 trannys to reduce wear and tear (and accommodate whining non-enthusiast owners) and you are correct that it wasn't right again until the 360.

Hammer Down

Nice HiJack

Blacksport350

intellilogic

Our manual mode blows, I don't touch it and I am a young guy that has driven lots of manuals, its pointless almost. Check out Juices thread on shift training, so you can get your car to shift at higher RPMs, I want to make a chip of my own and sell it, where in c it does what it does and in S, its true ***** to the wall, non-adaptive. The new cars have S+ which fixes this. I want SL63, but I'm broke =[ oh beans.

Edit, using S and then holding down shift, will make it a bit more agressive too, its kinda a "safer" manual. Also, even trying to hit the shift points w/ 7 gears and the delay, DONE.