Reving Engine with shift knob

[Mr.Ajer]

Hello everyone, this is my first post. I looked all over Google and couldn't find what I was looking for. I have been driving my z for a long time now and am getting experienced with it and starting to learn it's habits and tricks. I just want some help from anyone here to give me an answer to my question.

The thing is that I've been starting to get the habit of while driving when I see that I'm gonna come to a stop for a light or turn, I slow down like normal by braking and press the clutch in to put it in neutral, then let go of the clutch. Then right after I'm in neutral I move the shift knob to the left and the engine revs high quickly for a second or two.

Now my question is would this be ok to do? Is it safe for the engine or clutch or transmission? Have any of you done this before or heard anyone do it?

Any answers or questions are appreciated.

~ Mr.Ajer

[xxZxx]

Same here..it's the uprev.. you could disable this feature

[xxZxx]

If not just move the stick to the right instead of the left..it thinks your trying to down shift into first that's all..get used to it

[BGTV8]

Originally Posted by xxZxx

Same here..it's the uprev.. you could disable this feature

It is actually Synchro-Rev where the ECU thinks you are about to go into a gear and it raises engine rpm to "match" your engine rpm with road speed.

If you leave the gear-stick in neutral and don;t swizzle it about, the ECU won;t be fooled into thinking your about to change down.

There is a "S" button (in my car, in front of and to the right of the stick) - hit that and Syncro-Rev is switched off but then you won;t get the rev-match benefit in normal driving which I find useful.

Just restrain yourself from swizzling the stick about .........

[Merv]

Long story short,it will not hurt your car.

[jcasti07]

Originally Posted by BGTV8

It is actually Synchro-Rev where the ECU thinks you are about to go into a gear and it raises engine rpm to "match" your engine rpm with road speed.

If you leave the gear-stick in neutral and don;t swizzle it about, the ECU won;t be fooled into thinking your about to change down.

There is a "S" button (in my car, in front of and to the right of the stick) - hit that and Syncro-Rev is switched off but then you won;t get the rev-match benefit in normal driving which I find useful.

Just restrain yourself from swizzling the stick about .........

He's right. On your tachometer you'll notice that the small S In the lower corner will dissapear when you hold the S-mode button.

[3.7 ZPA]

....and all this time, I thought I was the perfect down-shifter....

[Mr.Ajer]

Thanks everyone for the replies, now I know what I've been doing all this time, lol. Well as long as it doesn't hurt the car itself then it's ok. I actually enjoy doing it as its music to my ears hearing the engine and exhaust sing.

[srbrubak]

Everyone's "Z" comes with a very special item that everyone should be aware of. It is called an owner's manual. When I buy a car, new or old, as soon as I get the chance, I read the owner's manual. I may not read it word for word, but check out all the new feature the car may have. If I buy a used car and don't get an owner's manual, I look online to see if I can fine one. I may be able to read it without having to buy it. I have a knack for manuals because I worked as an illustrator for a company that wrote owner's manuals.

[jpkirk]

Yea I like the owners manual as well. Still, in this instance, the manual makes no reference to this kind of behavior. So it is a valid question. I had the question as well. I did find an answer here on the board using the "google" search function under advanced search. I give the OP props for even doing a simple search.