SRM: Who has it and uses/doesn't use it?

spearfish25 · 12-04-2009, 10:09 PM

So I've been using my SRM since the day I had the car. Having driven manual transmission cars since the day I learned to drive, giving up the heel-toe downshift was tough at first. Then I just loved the perfection of SRM. Now I'm starting to feel like I've been driving with training-wheels again and at times, want to turn off SRM and rev-match myself.

So, where do you stand with your SRM? Take the poll or post a comment.

(This is obviously for 'sport' package owners only)

darkROAM_1 · 12-04-2009, 10:25 PM

I use it most of the time. It's really nice when just driving spirited and down shifting coming up on a corner and not having to worry about heel-toe.

I did let my friend drive it, she freaked out a little b/c she's used to the G just jumping from downshifting to go around traffic. LOL

Coolest thing though, is if you shift nice and slow, you can see it work on up shifts.

Nick911sc · 12-04-2009, 10:25 PM

I try to drive with it off as much as I can because I know if I were to get into a car without SRM I'd look like a retard otherwise. I'll use it sometimes in special situations like god awful traffic or if my gf is in the car(manual cars kinda make her nervous lol)

WhiskeyHotel · 12-04-2009, 10:35 PM

I use mine most the time. It's a nice bit of technology.

DIGItonium · 12-04-2009, 10:36 PM

I love SRM, but when I turn it off the throttle isn't sensitive enough to blip so I end up not giving it enough revs when downshifting. :-/

Red370 · 12-04-2009, 10:44 PM

uh oh, sounds like a few are forgetting how to downshift properly, I like the technology, but I think it leads to learning bad habits.

spearfish25 · 12-04-2009, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIGItonium

I love SRM, but when I turn it off the throttle isn't sensitive enough to blip so I end up not giving it enough revs when downshifting. :-/

It does take a mental moment to give that extra 'stomp' to get the revs up. I wish our engines revved a bit more freely.

DIGItonium · 12-04-2009, 11:16 PM

[shrugs] I don't know if it's the engine or the throttle programming, but it feels slow to respond when I try to tap it (even half way). That's probably why our cars feel a bit sluggish. Going back to the 350Z (co-worker's car), you can feel a kick when he accelerates. Our throttle action is just too gradual.

Nonetheless, SRM is so much fun.

m4a1mustang · 12-04-2009, 11:20 PM

I use it all the time. I thought I wouldn't use it that much at first but I fell in love with it.

hazzazi · 12-04-2009, 11:38 PM

for some reason when i turn it off, i feel like i dunno how to drive manual anymore :S.. not sure if thats only me, so it's on most of the time, but i do turn off from time to time.

import111 · 12-04-2009, 11:54 PM

I voted purist. I have never used SRM and I don't plan on it ever.

Minicobra1 · 12-05-2009, 12:50 AM

I turned it off a few times thinking it would save me on gas, but then I missed it. LOL

the_student · 12-05-2009, 02:53 AM

For the first month and a half I would have SRM on almost all the time. So then one day while turning on an on-ramp I downshifted and thought it was SRM was on when it was actually off and the car got a little loose on me. I was proficient at heel and toe before the Z. With the Z and SRM off, it's not easy to downshift manually as other cars. I tended to over shoot the RPMs when I started with SRM off.

My point is that I don't want to lose the ability or the sharpness of my downshifting by using SRM all of the time and if I drive another car. I don't want to get used to having SRM and not being able to downshift correctly. I love SRM though especially when I'm going through mountain passes just for that extra security.

speedworks · 12-05-2009, 07:29 AM

I always keep it off. I don't think it is perfect, sometimes during a hard braking situation, and downshifting, to me, it revs higher then I would want it, causing the car to jerk a little forward, which I don't like. Because of that, I don't use it - prefer to do it myself.

Pharmacist · 12-05-2009, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkROAM_1

I use it most of the time. It's really nice when just driving spirited and down shifting coming up on a corner and not having to worry about heel-toe.

I did let my friend drive it, she freaked out a little b/c she's used to the G just jumping from downshifting to go around traffic. LOL

Coolest thing though, is if you shift nice and slow, you can see it work on up shifts.

loos like your friend doesn't know how to drive stick. that "jumping" thing is due to the engine braking that occurs when the clutch engages when engine rpm is too low. It can be very dangerous since it causes severe weight transfer to the front end of the car, and also may lock the rear wheels, and cause snap oversteer and even a spin out.

personally i voted 50/50. sometimes, especially when wearing thick heavy shoes with a thick sole, i use the srm since i cant feel the pedals that well. some other times, i like to have it off so i can practice my rev matching skills

View Poll Results: How are you using your SRM?
I always use my SRM...it's too nice to turn off.	118	57.84%
I never use my SRM...I'm a purist.	20	9.80%
Sometimes SRM is on, sometimes I turn it off. 50%/50%	11	5.39%
I have SRM ON more often than not, but it's off occasionally to remember the 'old' days.	39	19.12%
I have SRM OFF mostly. I turn it on when I'm lazy or have a special situation.	16	7.84%
Voters: 204. You may not vote on this poll

12-04-2009, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	SRM: Who has it and uses/doesn't use it? So I've been using my SRM since the day I had the car. Having driven manual transmission cars since the day I learned to drive, giving up the heel-toe downshift was tough at first. Then I just loved the perfection of SRM. Now I'm starting to feel like I've been driving with training-wheels again and at times, want to turn off SRM and rev-match myself. So, where do you stand with your SRM? Take the poll or post a comment. (This is obviously for 'sport' package owners only) __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

12-04-2009, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	I love SRM, but when I turn it off the throttle isn't sensitive enough to blip so I end up not giving it enough revs when downshifting. :-/ __________________

12-04-2009, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 295	uh oh, sounds like a few are forgetting how to downshift properly, I like the technology, but I think it leads to learning bad habits. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

12-04-2009, 11:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	[shrugs] I don't know if it's the engine or the throttle programming, but it feels slow to respond when I try to tap it (even half way). That's probably why our cars feel a bit sluggish. Going back to the 350Z (co-worker's car), you can feel a kick when he accelerates. Our throttle action is just too gradual. Nonetheless, SRM is so much fun. __________________

12-04-2009, 10:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
darkROAM_1 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oak Cliff Posts: 78 Drives: 09 MB 370 base/sport Rep Power: 15	I use it most of the time. It's really nice when just driving spirited and down shifting coming up on a corner and not having to worry about heel-toe. I did let my friend drive it, she freaked out a little b/c she's used to the G just jumping from downshifting to go around traffic. LOL Coolest thing though, is if you shift nice and slow, you can see it work on up shifts.

12-04-2009, 10:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 20	I try to drive with it off as much as I can because I know if I were to get into a car without SRM I'd look like a retard otherwise. I'll use it sometimes in special situations like god awful traffic or if my gf is in the car(manual cars kinda make her nervous lol)

12-04-2009, 10:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhiskeyHotel Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 530 Drives: 2015 GT-R PW Premium Rep Power: 16	I use mine most the time. It's a nice bit of technology.

12-04-2009, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I use it all the time. I thought I wouldn't use it that much at first but I fell in love with it. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-04-2009, 11:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
hazzazi Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA, Virginia / KSA Posts: 648 Drives: 09 nismo Silver Rep Power: 17	for some reason when i turn it off, i feel like i dunno how to drive manual anymore :S.. not sure if thats only me, so it's on most of the time, but i do turn off from time to time. __________________ i Don't Drive Fast, i just Fly Slow.

12-04-2009, 11:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
import111 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 622 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 191	I voted purist. I have never used SRM and I don't plan on it ever.

12-05-2009, 12:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Minicobra1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County, CA. Posts: 1,205 Drives: 370Z Tour, Spt, 6mt Rep Power: 644	I turned it off a few times thinking it would save me on gas, but then I missed it. LOL __________________ 370z Tour\| Spt Pack\|Navi\|BERK CBE\|Berk HFC's\| Eibach Springs\| Hotchkis Sway Bars\|SPC Camber Arms\|15mm Ichiba Wheel Spacers\| 19"Factory Nismo Wheels-Matt Black\|Stop Tech Rotors\|TWM Shifter\|3M Tint\|Black Fangs\|Black Rear Valance\|JDM Fog Light\| MY BAND-www.myspace.com/petroleum

12-05-2009, 02:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
the_student Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: bay area Posts: 522 Drives: '13 LE 4runner Rep Power: 16	For the first month and a half I would have SRM on almost all the time. So then one day while turning on an on-ramp I downshifted and thought it was SRM was on when it was actually off and the car got a little loose on me. I was proficient at heel and toe before the Z. With the Z and SRM off, it's not easy to downshift manually as other cars. I tended to over shoot the RPMs when I started with SRM off. My point is that I don't want to lose the ability or the sharpness of my downshifting by using SRM all of the time and if I drive another car. I don't want to get used to having SRM and not being able to downshift correctly. I love SRM though especially when I'm going through mountain passes just for that extra security. Last edited by the_student; 12-05-2009 at 02:57 AM.

12-05-2009, 07:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
speedworks Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 550 Drives: PW purchased 01/09 Rep Power: 17	I always keep it off. I don't think it is perfect, sometimes during a hard braking situation, and downshifting, to me, it revs higher then I would want it, causing the car to jerk a little forward, which I don't like. Because of that, I don't use it - prefer to do it myself.

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