New Nismo - Clutch tips

kensnismo

Seach clutch return spring helps a lot

ronaldr911

Found that half-clutch works well on hills and starts - but does this hurt the car? like letting the clutch out till it starts to crawl then gas it or on a hill when the RMPs dip you can let off the brake and the car will stay still (no e-brake).

lingling1211

That's what I do. It burns your clutch if you gas it really hard and only let your clutch out half way. I actually smelled the burning sometimes when I started driving my Z. My friend tells me it's cuz it's also a new car, but I tend to be more careful now and don't keep it at half clutch unless I really need to on a hill.

Jsolo

The clutch design in these cars (assuming it's similar/same as in the G), is not the best to learn on. In stock form, it's extremely vague with a high uptake and short friction zone.

Most manual car clutches start to grab slightly off the floor and the friction zone is lengthy. This gives very good feel and you're able to modulate the throttle accordingly. My camaro (stock clutch) was similar with regard to the uptake/friction zone, but had much better feel. The pedal was also required at least 2-3x more effort to depress. More so than even the nissan setup with no assist spring.

These engines also have very lightweight flywheels, resulting in quick rpm revup AND revdown when you're off the throttle. Get used to blipping it. Finally when shifting up, just as you almost let off the clutch pedal (pedal nearly all the way off the floor), apply some throttle - this will smooth out the shift.

m4a1mustang

You will definitely smell some clutch when the car is new.

If you have trouble with hill starts you can blip the throttle just a bit before you start to release the clutch. It will help you get going... just don't ride it.

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ronaldr911

I tried the handbrake way - and I suck at it... I'm all about the half clutch. I'm in Houston where its flat - so the not a problem, I only really need it on a driveway / overpass in traffic.