6th Gear Syncros going after 5K.

imag · 05-20-2009, 03:44 PM

I talked to a service manager about this issue today, and he said with a straight face that they haven't had a 350 need a transmission replaced like this yet. I know they're liars (I even told him I figured he wouldn't tell me if they did have problems), but it's a data point.

I'm still worried about it, mostly because I want to put in a short shift kit, which might create warranty issues (see my post here Installed B&M 45163 short shift kit in 370Z yesterday...).

The service manager did do the usual snotty thing and say that a car that needed five transmission replacements probably had driver error, and went on to talk about people who needed a new clutch at 10-12K. Personally, I don't see how anyone could drive a car poorly enough to go through transmissions at that rate, unless they were trying.

Anyway, this sucks. Does anyone have any numbers on the percentage of 350s or G35/37s that were/are having this problem?

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05-20-2009, 03:44 PM	#35 (permalink)
imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 18	I talked to a service manager about this issue today, and he said with a straight face that they haven't had a 350 need a transmission replaced like this yet. I know they're liars (I even told him I figured he wouldn't tell me if they did have problems), but it's a data point. I'm still worried about it, mostly because I want to put in a short shift kit, which might create warranty issues (see my post here Installed B&M 45163 short shift kit in 370Z yesterday...). The service manager did do the usual snotty thing and say that a car that needed five transmission replacements probably had driver error, and went on to talk about people who needed a new clutch at 10-12K. Personally, I don't see how anyone could drive a car poorly enough to go through transmissions at that rate, unless they were trying. Anyway, this sucks. Does anyone have any numbers on the percentage of 350s or G35/37s that were/are having this problem?