While skipping gears 3rd>6th, you have to wait for the rpms to lower before releasing the clutch due to there being a very large difference in the gear size with 3rd gear and 6th gear. Think of it kind of like having to rev up on a downshift, but it is opposite when youre upshifting into a higher gear. Don't expect your car to enjoy you going from 6500rpm in 3rd, to 6th gear and dumping the clutch. That will for sure destroy your clutch and maybe a bit of your gears.
Clutch slipping shifting from 3rd to 6th
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Do you by any chance have a "clutch stop?" this allows the clutch to not push as far past disengagement. I have one so that I don't have to push my clutch in a mile and a half to disengage it, allowing me to shift a little bit faster. If you have one, your clutch could be not disengaging completely. That could easily be causing the issue.Yes that’s true, I understand that. I had a much slower car before which had no problem doing a 3rd to 6th change but I’m guessing because the mini has so much more torque than my last car it’s able to fight against the clutch causing it to slip and hold the same rpm. It drives fine otherwise with no slipping if I’m simply accelerating in higher gears so it’s probably just me shifting like a twat
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