Touchy Clutch

akchemdoc · 10-02-2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red370

Agreed, the clutch seems to almost "break in" after a few thousand miles. To me, this is the hardest car i've owned to shift smoothly, but it seems to get better every day.

I have the same experience with my Red touring+sport 6MT Nav (no mods yet). I also have a '79 280ZX (original owner), so I can compare the two directly. The 370Z clutch is really tricky in comparison. While it does seem to be getting smoother as I drive it (~3000 miles), I don't know whether it is due to the clutch or the driver "breaking in."

Blown32 · 10-03-2009, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akchemdoc

I have the same experience with my Red touring+sport 6MT Nav (no mods yet). I also have a '79 280ZX (original owner), so I can compare the two directly. The 370Z clutch is really tricky in comparison. While it does seem to be getting smoother as I drive it (~3000 miles), I don't know whether it is due to the clutch or the driver "breaking in."

Driver breaking in for sure.

370er · 10-03-2009, 10:31 PM

Thanks for the tips guys. If the clutch doesn't engage until about 50-75% out then why do they make it so it has so much travel in it? I think I might be better at it now if I don't press right to the floor. It's just that everything I read said press clutch fully to the floor before changing gears, so that's why I started learning that way. So I will practice a lot going from idle into 1st gear and hopefully get used to the engagement point without thinking about it. Hope I don't grind any gears

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10-03-2009, 10:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
370er Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia, VIC Posts: 231 Drives: Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 18	Thanks for the tips guys. If the clutch doesn't engage until about 50-75% out then why do they make it so it has so much travel in it? I think I might be better at it now if I don't press right to the floor. It's just that everything I read said press clutch fully to the floor before changing gears, so that's why I started learning that way. So I will practice a lot going from idle into 1st gear and hopefully get used to the engagement point without thinking about it. Hope I don't grind any gears