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Originally Posted by Jhill
No offense but is this your first manual? You never ever want to shift to first while still moving. Never had a manual or driven a manual of any customers car of any brand that will allow you to shift to first while moving. Put it in first after you have stopped.
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Shifting into first while moving is not that big of a deal ... if done properly.
I recommended that OP not shift until stopped because he/she doesn't seem to have a lot of experience with a manual. I've downshifted many manuals into first at "high" speed - you just have to time it right (and maybe do a little fancy foot work). With some practice, OP should be able to do so too.
But I haven't driven a manual 370Z and maybe there's something special about the 6MT, so YMMV.