shifting from 2nd in stand still - bad idea?

MagmaRed370z · 05-04-2015, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

A Fit has 6 gears? 0_o wait... you can get a Fit in a M/T?!?!?!

My Civic's clutch is so light that I hulk smash it through the wheel wells every time I am forced to take that pathetic excuse of a car out onto the roads. Then again, i've had to start it in 2nd gear when we have 8+ inches of snow just HOPING everything would explode so I could collect insurance and be happy in life.

Why do you hate your Civic so much? Might as well sell it!

kenchan · 05-04-2015, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by schellingr

Why do you hate your Civic so much? Might as well sell it!

yah really. the fit is pretty cool. it can carry my Z's wheels to the tire store with no fuss.

and the gearbox is very smooth.

but it does grind in 3rd on cooler days.. a honda thing.

Leingod · 05-04-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by schellingr

Why do you hate your Civic so much? Might as well sell it!

Leased....And I cry every day I think about it

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah really. the fit is pretty cool. it can carry my Z's wheels to the tire store with no fuss.

and the gearbox is very smooth.

but it does grind in 3rd on cooler days.. a honda thing.

I'll trade you my bathtub on wheels for your box on wheels

kenchan · 05-04-2015, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

I'll trade you my bathtub on wheels for your box on wheels

muhahaha! NO!

btw, you can return a lease early if you hate the car, if the value is high you could get another car on a trade and pay nothing to close the lease.

Davey · 05-04-2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah really. the fit is pretty cool. it can carry my Z's wheels to the tire store with no fuss.

and the gearbox is very smooth.

but it does grind in 3rd on cooler days.. a honda thing.

Yeah Honda tends to have really easy effort shifting and clutch and they use an anti-dump valve to where you can pretty much just let the clutch up and it won't grab too fast. Makes anyone look like a stick shift pro.

kenchan · 05-04-2015, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey

Yeah Honda tends to have really easy effort shifting and clutch and they use an anti-dump valve to where you can pretty much just let the clutch up and it won't grab too fast. Makes anyone look like a stick shift pro.

but no SRM so not sure about 'anyone' who cant drive MT. lol

kenchan · 05-04-2015, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

but no SRM so not sure about 'anyone' who cant drive MT. lol

elitist post

Leingod · 05-04-2015, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

but no SRM so not sure about 'anyone' who cant drive MT. lol

Heel/Toe feels way more fun though.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

btw, you can return a lease early if you hate the car, if the value is high you could get another car on a trade and pay nothing to close the lease.

Only a year left on it. And this season will be non-stop Z driving. I'll suffer through it hahahahaha.

Davey · 05-04-2015, 01:48 PM

I don't heel/toe on the street.

Much.

DOOMMONKEY777 · 05-04-2015, 05:46 PM

You will wear out ur clutch much quicker, and since ur holding clutch down longer than usual while getting up to speed u also will wear down ur csc and that thing will go quicker than clutch. The engine is fine.

birdman71 · 05-04-2015, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mikem2104

Sure is, take your time on releasing the clutch. Unless you're driving hard the clutch likes a little more time

Or unless you have a hard clutch. Push up to a stage 3, 4 or 5 clutch and you wont be able to do anything but start in first gear and you will have to learn how to be super sensitive about the so called "sweet spot" of the clutch. That's to where you can shift without any jerkiness like how this thread started. Just gotta find the sweet spot on the clutch although harder to locate when you go up in stages.
I went from a stock ford ranger clutch in my truck to a SPEC stage 3 clutch in my z and was a completely different ball game. It would be like going from peewee sports to Division 1 college sports .

Although once you have a durable clutch and know how to shift entirely, then you can learn to power shift, although that would go the complete opposite direction on jerkiness than this thread started originally.

darkphantom · 05-04-2015, 06:10 PM

Thanks for all the responses guys! Unfortunately I won't be doing any shifting till the car gets out of the shop...

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alcheng · 05-04-2015, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

Hey guys, looking for some consensus here if it is really a bad idea to shift from 2nd gear while at a standstill (red light or stop sign or whatever).

I ask this as it makes it smoother for the passenger when they are in the car. I just didn't know if there would be any damage down the road if I did this every so often?

I know other cars usually bog down a bit if you try to roll off in seond gear but the Z seems to be fine.

Thanks in advanced!

p.s. May the 4th be with you! (Star wars reference)

you have the Z 24/7/365, practice til you can engage 1st gear smoothly

kenchan · 05-04-2015, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

Thanks for all the responses guys! Unfortunately I won't be doing any shifting till the car gets out of the shop...

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darkphantom · 05-04-2015, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

Thanks for all the responses guys! Unfortunately I won't be doing any shifting till the car gets out of the shop...

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Oh, I engaged smoothly but I felt like I was "granny shifting" is all

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Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117172	I don't heel/toe on the street. Much. Leingod likes this.

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DOOMMONKEY777 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Crooklyn Posts: 1,014 Drives: 370Z 6psd-sport-pkg Rep Power: 21	You will wear out ur clutch much quicker, and since ur holding clutch down longer than usual while getting up to speed u also will wear down ur csc and that thing will go quicker than clutch. The engine is fine. __________________ Kids don't do Drugs, Drugs are bad, so let the professional druggies do Drugs for you. 537whp/496lb/tq@8-9PSI 93 octane

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darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 244	Thanks for all the responses guys! Unfortunately I won't be doing any shifting till the car gets out of the shop... ( Click to show/hide ) http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-general-discussions/103370-not-even-one-week-owning-car.html

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