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Originally Posted by KoolKarmaJoe It's becoming apparent to me that the Nissan 370Z Manual transmission has a "Achilles Heel", the CSC ! So no matter how Nissan boasts of HP,

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Old 07-13-2015, 08:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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It's becoming apparent to me that the Nissan 370Z Manual transmission has a "Achilles Heel", the CSC ! So no matter how Nissan boasts of HP, 0 to 60mph times, or any bogus claim of fame of the 370Z, IT IS A WEAK CAR,, their product is SH*T ! The fact is A Mazda Miata, or a Suburu BRZ has a more reliable Drive Train! It's a classic tail of the "Tortoise & the Hare". Nissan being the Hare, and all others being the steady/reliable Tortoise. ! Dam the Suburu WRX STI is looking really good. You build cars upon a foundation, and if you build a car upon a WEAK DRIVE TRAIN, then you got a WEAK car no matter the horsepower/suspension/interior features etc. Very Disappointed in Nissan!

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That's like throwing the baby out with the bath water. Miata and BRZ aren't even in the same ballpark for performance and the WRX has a shitty factory tune that could very well pop your motor. Think that's more of an 'Achilles Hill' than a weak CSC.

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That's like throwing the baby out with the bath water. Miata and BRZ aren't even in the same ballpark for performance and the WRX has a shitty factory tune that could very well pop your motor. Think that's more of an 'Achilles Hill' than a weak CSC.

If you don't like your Z, trade it in on something else.


weak CSC ≠ weak drivetrain



but then again ... Miata doors
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That's like throwing the baby out with the bath water. Miata and BRZ aren't even in the same ballpark for performance and the WRX has a shitty factory tune that could very well pop your motor. Think that's more of an 'Achilles Hill' than a weak CSC.

If you don't like your Z, trade it in on something else.
Luv the Z, hate the CSC & Nissan's answer to the CSC issues many of us have had, which is "the sound of cricket's". You are correct that Miata & BRZ aren't in the same class. But each passed the Flatbed Truck towing my Z to repair shop for CSC issue!
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Luv the Z, hate the CSC & Nissan's answer to the CSC issues many of us have had, which is "the sound of cricket's". You are correct that Miata & BRZ aren't in the same class. But each passed the Flatbed Truck towing my Z to repair shop for CSC issue!

So did a bunch of econoboxes but you fail to mention those
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So did a bunch of econoboxes but you fail to mention those
Those passed the Tow truck too. Even on a tow truck the Z "looks good....". It looked good both times the CSC had to be replaced. Wised up this time though, went with a HD CSC from ZSpeed instead of replacing it again with piece of sh*t Nissan OEM CSC
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Those passed the Tow truck too. Even on a tow truck the Z "looks good....". It looked good both times the CSC had to be replaced. Wised up this time though, went with a HD CSC from ZSpeed instead of replacing it again with piece of sh*t Nissan OEM CSC
Dude, your CSC failed twice? So you had it fail, you replaced it, then failed again, you replaced it, then the 3rd time you got the one from Zspeed? Am I understanding this correctly?
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Dude, your CSC failed twice? So you had it fail, you replaced it, then failed again, you replaced it, then the 3rd time you got the one from Zspeed? Am I understanding this correctly?
The previous owner replaced it. When I bought car it came with receipts from Nissan dealership. It busted on them at about 40,000 miles ( I'll have to check receipt for actual mileage)

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The previous owner replaced it. When I bought car it came with receipts from Nissan dealership. It busted on them at about 40,000 miles ( I'll have to check receipt for actual mileage)

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Then it broke on me just a little past 60,000 miles. Crazy too how it happened; I just started car, let it warmup & high idle drop, put in gear went about 40-50 feet at 5-10mph in complex garage. Then pedal just dropped.

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The previous owner replaced it. When I bought car it came with receipts from Nissan dealership. It busted on them at about 40,000 miles ( I'll have to check receipt for actual mileage)

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