Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 339585)

In certain cases a little throttle-on is needed to keep a car stable under braking. These are mostly in racing applications, though, where brake biases and differential settings are very aggressive.

There isn't really any need to do this with a stock Z. I could think of maybe some situations where you might need a dab of brake to help set the nose, keeping the throttle on to avoid unsettling the rear wheels, or just to keep engine momentum up. But on the street, it's doubtful you will run into any of those situations... especially any extreme enough to cause cut-off.

Maybe they were running into throttle cut-off issues with heel-toe driving... but it seems like most here aren't running into that issue. I'm thinking if there's a cutoff it is probably only enabled when the car is in gear. I suppose one of us should apply a little throttle under braking while in gear and see what happens... then try to brake while applying throttle...

Originally Posted by Endgame (Post 339935)

Are the oil changes really $85 a pop??

Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 339181)

i heel and toe all the time, never get throttle cut off. if anything, i sometimes overrev the engine.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 339279)

so you mixed M1 in your initial oil that the car came with from the factory?

i was thinking about doing that too because i have stock of the M1 silver cap which i use on my other cars, but i thought you were suppose to use dino oil until your first change. so that's why i went out of my way to get the 1qt of dino oil. hahaha. :icon17:

Originally Posted by Jones Boy (Post 340382)

Granted, I've only put about 300 miles on the Z so far. Well I've ran a tank of gas through it. I've had it a month almost, and I'm still struggling with smooth shifting. I feel like a noob ( to still a gamer word.)

Anyone have any tips? I'm guessing practice makes perfect is going to be the standard response.

Originally Posted by Jones Boy (Post 340382)

Granted, I've only put about 300 miles on the Z so far. Well I've ran a tank of gas through it. I've had it a month almost, and I'm still struggling with smooth shifting. I feel like a noob ( to still a gamer word.)

Anyone have any tips? I'm guessing practice makes perfect is going to be the standard response.

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 340345)

They can be more depending on where you go. The Nissan brand Ester oil is about $12/quart.

Originally Posted by AutoX Z (Post 339874)

I can confirm that the throttle cuts when you try and left-foot brake. The 350Z did the same thing.

Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 340551)

Does braking while on the throttle help you rotate the car when cornering? (I don't really understand the braking while on throttle indications).

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 340558)

Yes, it lets you make minor corrections to the corner balance of the car to change which tires have the most grip. Basically used to shift the balance forward slightly to get better turn in grip, i.e. you're already in a corner but the corner angle increases slightly. You can also just lift but the brake "dab" is sometimes quicker.

Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 340945)

Judging by the handful of times I've EVER tried braking with my left foot, I can only imagine the wreck I'd have if I tried a left foot braking maneuver while in a hot corner at the track. Hmmm, 360 degree spinout or 720 degree spinout? Or maybe a roll...

Maybe my left foot braking while playing Forza 3 with my wheel and pedals will actually improve my real life left foot braking :)