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      12-26-2017, 04:56 PM   #5
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Drives: 2012 BMW 135i E82 DCT
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Originally Posted by Esteban View Post
It's not PPK. I had that before my Dinan tune and really didn't get any drone to speak of.

It comes from cruising around in auto mode and letting the RPMs dip too low.

I have the DCT and the PE (with y-pipe) and drive in manual mode and if I start to hear any drone I just downshift and it goes away.

Manual mode plus sport button is the only way to drive a DCT equipped car in my opinion. Makes the car come alive.
From what you wrote, I gather that you also experience drone when cruising around slowly in auto mode. Correct?

In the summer time, I drive in manual mode 90% of the time.

In winter when it is nasty and snowy out, I could careless about driving sometimes so I just leave it in auto.
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