its not full carbon fiber, its carbon composite whatever that means.

^maybe we're both right?

check under "drivetrain"

2011 Nissan 370Z Coupe | Vehicle Specs | Nissan USA

in any event, is that what causes the drivetrain whine at high rpm?

not a prob man. thanx for the rep :happydance:

i definitely get this slight lurch when engaging first. leads me to slip the clutch a second longer to avoid it :\

however i've never had any problems getting into gear

Just as an update for you guys in regards to the more than usual effort required to shift gears. There were a couple of things. Over the weekend the shift effort seem to have improved.

A quick check underneath the car revealed the rubber boot that covers the bottom end of the shifter that connects to the linkage was ripped off. Somehow the boot snagged, which may have been the reason for the difficulty getting in and out of gear.

Next up was to bleed the clutch fluid, and there were some air bubbles present.

After a whole day of driving, shifting effort is much better with silky smooth engagement. There is a tiny bit of effort getting out of gear from park, but it's nowhere near as bad as before. Therefore, no more clunking... hopefully all goes well from here on out.

Lastly, if nothing works out, check the shift plate and have it realigned.

Never had this issue...... But http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...new-issue.html this is my issue, reinforcing the idea that this clutch/tranny setup is not up to par for tye car its in, they skimped where it counts..... Such a shame.

Welps... the slight notchiness came back, so I might have them bleed and realign the shift plate when the car returns to service.

I tend to park the car in gear. I notice it's intermittently difficult to get out of gear when the car is parked on a sloped driveway. What give?

my stock clutch is back in for now with the upgraded CSC and flywheel, car drives normal again and has had no issues getting into 1st and no lurching. Only thing i can assume is the clutch disc was dragging/not releasing all the way. We'll see what southbend has to say.

have the lurch. 16k nismo. bolt on car....

scratched 2nd the first time the other night..... car and everyyhing was at op temp.

this drivetrain is ruining this car for me

I'm glad I started this thread, I knew I couldnt be the only one feeling this way.

I drove my friends 11' GT yesterday damn ours suck. good thing it can holds power!!

Interesting. It's pretty unfortunate that other than this slight nagging issue that comes and goes, it's pretty nice 85% of the time.

Sadly this is also what ultimately pushed me over the edge to get rid of her and get a 5.0. I thought our z trannies were SUPPOSED to be this way. Then I go test drive a 5.0, per everyone's recommendations. And voila. I thought to myself so THAT'S how transmissions SHOULD be. It was tight, quiet, and refined. And the clutch was fantastic. I didn't realize how bad our trannies were till I drove other cars.

Yeah Nissan really screwed up on this car with the tranny :shakes head:. It's my first MT so but not the first to drive. I think I didn't notice anything because I was so happy with my first sport car lol :roflpuke2:. I really don't regret buying the car(maybe sometime when I'm in a bad mood), but if I went back I might not buy the Z :wtf2: and stick with my other three options, STI, EVO, supra, and the GT.

Nothing new... I had an '03 that needed a replacement transmission because of grinding. It was great for a few months, but then it became real notchy to the point it hurts my wrists. It also lurches in 1st.

When I got the 370Z, I did some reading about failed slave cylinders for the '07+ 350Z. There were other models that had the same issue as well. Master cylinder failures is no surprise either. I don't get what's so hard about having a decent clutch hydraulic system especially from a car that's starting to touch $40k.