Really dumb 7AT question, is there a sport mode?

Originally Posted by FPenvy

there is no sport mode on the fly like the infinti but that's also due to infinti's being factory tuned to be soft and luxurious not sporty. so they give the option to press a button and stiffen up the shifts and make it feel sportier. also everything I've read on the g37 DS mode it doesn't do much. the best way to use the AT is to just shift it yourself.

the Z is built and tuned with spirited driving in mind hence there not being a sports mode button. it's tuned from factory to go go go.

you can however as I stated before have the line pressure tuned to make the AT shift even harder. I recommend it to anyone who gets their Z tuned since most don't know its an option with uprev or ecutek.

Originally Posted by 370bluez

All that said... does the GT-R have a sport mode ? Arguably that car is also tuned with spirited driving in mind.

I have no issues with the D programming in the Z however going through canyons etc I'd prefer a sport mode that keeps the revs high 4000+ without throwing the car back into 7th after 2 seconds of not hitting the gas.

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc.

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

no the GTR does not have a sport mode. it had A and M. that's it. well unless you count the suspension, tranny, and ecu settings but that's basically hard harder and oh shiiiiiiiiit.

D mode in the Z is useless if you want it to react the way you have described. also the ECU learns from your driving so if you typically drive is slow and soft it's not gonna instantly go hard when you ask it to.

drive in D normally and when you hit a canyon road throw that bitch into manual and go to work.

worst case the car probably just needs a driver mod. canyon roads in D mode. I've heard it all now.

Originally Posted by 370bluez

I stated that D doesn't work in canyons hence the whole point of this thread, and me asking about an S mode.

And now we're arguing semantics, since the GTR has an R mode and not an S mode

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc.

Yes, they are Tony approved! Frank, when I get around to it, I may put your pipes into production. We will call them, "The FP" option.
-Tony

Originally Posted by FPenvy

yes that was harder mode as I stated and off is oh shiiiiiiit.

moral of the story and answer to you is throw the Z in manual mode and beat the piss out of it. it works just fine.

Originally Posted by 370bluez

Since I am a noob and all. I do have another question (as all of us noobs do)... Infiniti/Nissan don't have a service interval for the 7AT, and it is one of those "lifetime Fills" which usually means replace the transmission by 100k miles.

Is this transmission difficult to service? And what is the recommended "forum bro" service interval.

I tried a search several times and it wasn't very successful.

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc.

Yes, they are Tony approved! Frank, when I get around to it, I may put your pipes into production. We will call them, "The FP" option.
-Tony

Originally Posted by FPenvy

100k is bullshit. go every 30k that's even what a friend of mine who is the service manager at a Nissan garage said. even at 30k miles the fluid is just toast if you drive that car hard at all.

I just has mine done 2 weeks ago at 46k miles. took it to the Nissan garage which is rare for me but tranny fluid flush and change isn't really something to do at home unless you have a lift and the specialized tools to pup the fluid out then back in. almost like a full brake fluid flush/change. the money it costs to have Nissan do it is much less than the cost of tools to do it at home.