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Darwins Child · 03-31-2016, 10:58 AM

I remember that the slave cylinders on the old manual cars that I drove back in the 60's and 70s were almost always on the outside housing of the transmission/clutch and were easy to bleed or replace. If I remember correctly, it was a very similar placement to the one shown on the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-U_QEn4uR8

To me, putting the thing on the inside of the bell housing is crazy, and has been proven to be so, but it must be great for stealership service departments, regardless of who's paying the tab.

I've driven both manual and auto 350Zs and AFAIK there are no paddle shifters available on their autos. You must momentarily blip the selector forward or backward while its in the "sport shifting" position. The one thing I noticed on the autos was how fast they shifted going either up or down. They transitioned and snapped into gear really fast -- far faster than our '10 Outlander XLS auto with its paddle shifters, where there is some noticeable, slippery lag while the transmission completes the shift.

I've just watched some interesting 370Z auto videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCWkQFJ2lwQ
and this one of a young newbie owner being filmed by his Commander in Chief wife or girlfriend (but my money is on the former):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGHIqYvaNi0
and here's a pure 0-60 with auto that impresses me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8egltrSJYM0

I doubt like heck that I could manually shift any faster than the auto ......... but I'm more than willing to give it a try and I will do so on our test drive of the base. If the slave cylinder should fail during that drive, so be it. Edmonntonians are enjoying some great summer-like weather, so the walk will be nice.

03-31-2016, 10:58 AM	#28 (permalink)
Darwins Child Base Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Canada Posts: 165 Drives: '14 Z Tour+Sport 7AT Rep Power: 9	I remember that the slave cylinders on the old manual cars that I drove back in the 60's and 70s were almost always on the outside housing of the transmission/clutch and were easy to bleed or replace. If I remember correctly, it was a very similar placement to the one shown on the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-U_QEn4uR8 To me, putting the thing on the inside of the bell housing is crazy, and has been proven to be so, but it must be great for stealership service departments, regardless of who's paying the tab. I've driven both manual and auto 350Zs and AFAIK there are no paddle shifters available on their autos. You must momentarily blip the selector forward or backward while its in the "sport shifting" position. The one thing I noticed on the autos was how fast they shifted going either up or down. They transitioned and snapped into gear really fast -- far faster than our '10 Outlander XLS auto with its paddle shifters, where there is some noticeable, slippery lag while the transmission completes the shift. I've just watched some interesting 370Z auto videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCWkQFJ2lwQ and this one of a young newbie owner being filmed by his Commander in Chief wife or girlfriend (but my money is on the former): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGHIqYvaNi0 and here's a pure 0-60 with auto that impresses me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8egltrSJYM0 I doubt like heck that I could manually shift any faster than the auto ......... but I'm more than willing to give it a try and I will do so on our test drive of the base. If the slave cylinder should fail during that drive, so be it. Edmonntonians are enjoying some great summer-like weather, so the walk will be nice.