Does anybody else think the 370 manual tranny sucks!

Cmike2780 · 01-17-2013, 11:25 AM

It's notchy as hell, but I don't get how 1st gear is a joke. You can hit 40mph in 1st gear...65 mph in second. What rpm's are you shifting at?

DIGItonium · 01-17-2013, 01:39 PM

They are not built the same. I had the original, had it replaced, and then replaced again a month later. All 3 felt different. The last one felt so much tighter, has quite a bit more gear whine, but feels like it was built right.

djrelic · 01-17-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

It's notchy as hell, but I don't get how 1st gear is a joke. You can hit 40mph in 1st gear...65 mph in second. What rpm's are you shifting at?

The hell? is the one in my 2009 different than yours? I can only go like 20 feet before NEEDing to shift into 2nd. Most of the time if Im on level ground im faced down on a hill I just leave it in second, so Im using 1st for a split second just to get moving.

Tazicon · 01-17-2013, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Batwing

Hello fellow Z peeps, I have owned my Nismo 370Z for about 5 months now and overall I like the car but in my opinion the manual tranny falls short.
I been a mechanic my whole life and have owned motorcycles and manual shift vehicles and without a doubt this transmission is the worst I have ever encountered. The car has such great potential but the transmission feels sub par. 1st gear is a joke. On take off the car feels like you can only go twenty feet before shifting. It is really easy to miss shifts and the gear box sounds like a box of rocks and the tranny feels as though the design is inadequate to provide proper power transfer.
I wish the car would of come with a automatic because shifting manualy hardly seems to be worth the effort. Kinda bumed really because I do like the car but this manual is a disapointment.
Does anybody honestly like this transmission?

I am right there with you.............I kept test driving the 6mts hoping I would change my mind as I really wanted a Nismo, the last time I spent well over 2 hours driving it. I kept thinking what great shifting trannies my B210, 280ZX and Nissan truck had and wondered why they made such a crappy MT for the Z? I went with the auto and I am actually very glad I did.

Cmike2780 · 01-17-2013, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by djrelic

The hell? is the one in my 2009 different than yours? I can only go like 20 feet before NEEDing to shift into 2nd. Most of the time if Im on level ground im faced down on a hill I just leave it in second, so Im using 1st for a split second just to get moving.

Heck I can travel 2,000 feet at 5 mph. The purpose of 1st gear, has and always will be just to get the car moving. My car as well as all 370's, NEED to shift at a max 7,500 rpm's...which means 40 mph, irrelevant of distance travelled.

DEpointfive0 · 01-17-2013, 07:22 PM

If I comment more than this vague comment I'll get flamed for being a AT enthusiast (on this car at least)

SS_Firehawk · 01-17-2013, 07:48 PM

The beauty of MT is you shift when you damn well please, your fault for shifting at 20MPH and complaining about it.

Batwing · 01-17-2013, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Heck I can travel 2,000 feet at 5 mph. The purpose of 1st gear, has and always will be just to get the car moving. My car as well as all 370's, NEED to shift at a max 7,500 rpm's...which means 40 mph, irrelevant of distance travelled.

So you shift your car at 7500 rpm redline every time you shift?

MJB · 01-17-2013, 10:15 PM

No problems here. I use MT-85 and other than clunky 2nd, every other gear shifts nice and smooth. Maybe some of you guys just need to learn how to drive manual?

FL 4Motion · 01-17-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

No problems here. I use MT-85 and other than clunky 2nd, every other gear shifts nice and smooth. Maybe some of you guys just need to learn how to drive manual?

I def agree with yoru last sentence but honestly, the MT-85 only "smoothed" out the trans for a couple weeks and then I felt like it was back to ol clunky for me. Still would rather have that in there than the oem factory fill though.

lemon-fresh · 01-17-2013, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

If I comment more than this vague comment I'll get flamed for being a AT enthusiast (on this car at least)

Thanks for the contribution.

FairladyZ · 01-17-2013, 11:02 PM

Regardless of how bad some may think it is, I'll still take it over the AT.

I just feel driving a MT makes the experience more involving

Blizzard · 01-18-2013, 06:08 AM

Shifts fine for me.

Z-Girl 12 · 01-18-2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by djrelic

The hell? is the one in my 2009 different than yours? I can only go like 20 feet before NEEDing to shift into 2nd. Most of the time if Im on level ground im faced down on a hill I just leave it in second, so Im using 1st for a split second just to get moving.

Me too! My 1st gear is soooooo short it seems just wrong. I have learned to live with it tho. I just get down from 2nd to 3rd.

Chuck33079 · 01-18-2013, 09:37 AM

Mine shifts just fine. It makes noise (a whole lot less than my old STi's transmission did though), and it's a little tricky to drive with the clutch/flywheel combo, but it feels pretty stout. I guess I got a good one. First isn't really that short unless you're comparing it to some of the much faster cars out there that can hit 60 in first. You don't need to bang it off the rev limiter, but running first out to 5-6k all the time is not an issue.

01-17-2013, 11:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 28	It's notchy as hell, but I don't get how 1st gear is a joke. You can hit 40mph in 1st gear...65 mph in second. What rpm's are you shifting at? Chuck33079 likes this. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

01-17-2013, 01:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	They are not built the same. I had the original, had it replaced, and then replaced again a month later. All 3 felt different. The last one felt so much tighter, has quite a bit more gear whine, but feels like it was built right. __________________

01-17-2013, 07:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	If I comment more than this vague comment I'll get flamed for being a AT enthusiast (on this car at least) Z-Girl 12 likes this.

01-17-2013, 07:48 PM	#22 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7334	The beauty of MT is you shift when you damn well please, your fault for shifting at 20MPH and complaining about it. speedfreek likes this. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

01-17-2013, 10:15 PM	#24 (permalink)
MJB A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Age: 40 Posts: 1,498 Drives: a POS truck Rep Power: 495	No problems here. I use MT-85 and other than clunky 2nd, every other gear shifts nice and smooth. Maybe some of you guys just need to learn how to drive manual? __________________ 09 Nismo #0483 sold. Viper or C7 next time around.

01-17-2013, 11:02 PM	#27 (permalink)
FairladyZ Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 850 Drives: 2012 370Z TRNG SPRT Rep Power: 17	Regardless of how bad some may think it is, I'll still take it over the AT. I just feel driving a MT makes the experience more involving

01-18-2013, 06:08 AM	#28 (permalink)
Blizzard Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 32 Drives: 2009 370Z Touring Rep Power: 12	Shifts fine for me.

01-18-2013, 09:37 AM	#30 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	Mine shifts just fine. It makes noise (a whole lot less than my old STi's transmission did though), and it's a little tricky to drive with the clutch/flywheel combo, but it feels pretty stout. I guess I got a good one. First isn't really that short unless you're comparing it to some of the much faster cars out there that can hit 60 in first. You don't need to bang it off the rev limiter, but running first out to 5-6k all the time is not an issue. irondoc likes this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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