Hey All,
So I'm still only 300 miles in on a 1st Ed V6 Manual and I've noticed an interesting sound from the drivetrain that is most easily witnessed in 2nd gear around or below 1800 rpm. You know, those tighter slow turns when you're thinking "surely, not 1st gear..." and you just keep 'er in 2nd? There is a gravelly, mechanical rubbing/abrasive sound that is easy to hear one you put the engine under load to speed back up and seems to remain present until you're above 2k rpm.
Others have hinted at this in The great big "all the customer test drives" thread, and @Forlorn referred to this video which has some comments on Evora gearbox history.
I'm not convinced that what Tony was talking about at minute 6:10 is relevant to what I'm hearing. My wife's V8 Vantage is a Sporthshift II (clutch controlled by TCU) and the Emira low-rpm gravelly noise is all but identical to the sound her car makes when the clutch is modulating through the slip point. But I hear it in the Emira with the clutch pedal fully released.
I might try to get an audio recording, but I'm confident that everyone with a V6 manual probably hears this when loading the engine in 2nd below 2k. It might happen in other gears as well, but reaching low in 2nd is probably just more likely to happen than in other gears.
Mostly I just want us to know if this is indicative of stress or wear and whether it should be avoided by using 1st gear more on the slow turns. I appreciate anyone's thoughts or references.
So I'm still only 300 miles in on a 1st Ed V6 Manual and I've noticed an interesting sound from the drivetrain that is most easily witnessed in 2nd gear around or below 1800 rpm. You know, those tighter slow turns when you're thinking "surely, not 1st gear..." and you just keep 'er in 2nd? There is a gravelly, mechanical rubbing/abrasive sound that is easy to hear one you put the engine under load to speed back up and seems to remain present until you're above 2k rpm.
Others have hinted at this in The great big "all the customer test drives" thread, and @Forlorn referred to this video which has some comments on Evora gearbox history.
I'm not convinced that what Tony was talking about at minute 6:10 is relevant to what I'm hearing. My wife's V8 Vantage is a Sporthshift II (clutch controlled by TCU) and the Emira low-rpm gravelly noise is all but identical to the sound her car makes when the clutch is modulating through the slip point. But I hear it in the Emira with the clutch pedal fully released.
I might try to get an audio recording, but I'm confident that everyone with a V6 manual probably hears this when loading the engine in 2nd below 2k. It might happen in other gears as well, but reaching low in 2nd is probably just more likely to happen than in other gears.
Mostly I just want us to know if this is indicative of stress or wear and whether it should be avoided by using 1st gear more on the slow turns. I appreciate anyone's thoughts or references.
