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

hazzazi

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.

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import111

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

Minicobra1

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

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the_student

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

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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spearfish25

I found that my track days were much more focused on lines, braking points, etc instead of worrying about rev matching.

Gone are the days of wincing during downshifts, wondering if you got it spot on or missed it badly and have a big lurch coming as you release the clutch.

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Mike

I turn it off on the street but use it on the track. Occassionally, I will do a session without it, but it really is awesome on the track.

On the street though, especially in traffic, as you roll to a stop and slide it in first, the engine revs and people think you are showing off or revving at them, and its kind of annoying.

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PapoZalsa

I will have to get use to it.

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theDreamer

I use it always.

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370Zsteve

Anyone who says they don't like the SRM is a Luddite. (look it up)

Prolly the same folks who laughed at power steering, air conditioning and fuel injection.

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JB1

I switched it of 2 or 3 times, only to realize the car does a better job at it then I will ever do... (even after more then 15 years of practicing)

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KillerBee370

I've never turned it off and I never will.

vipor

my brother took my car to his dealership one day to tint my car. he had the SRM off when i got back in the car. i go to downshift in some rush hour traffic and nose dive hard lol. since then i leave it on, souly for downshifting. i usually double up on the upshifting blip as i have a habit of holding the gas for just an extra second.

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tru_Asiatik

drive the car with it on since day one
im lucky to have another MT car so i dont forget how to rev match myself

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