One thing I hate about my Z

KarlKFI

I'm no expert, but on my 2018 nismo it feels like you need to be above like 5k rpm and accelerating to smoothly transition from 1st to 2nd, at which point the engine is screaming. It's a pretty terrible ratio for stop and go traffic, but probably better on the track for quick launches.

The manual is deliberately close-ratio: ~3.8:1 1st and ~2.3:1 2nd.

The automatic ratios, otoh, are significantly different: ~4.9:1 1st and ~3.1:1 2nd.

Hot Rod 370 Z

Wow, all of your posts mirror what I feel. I guess I have to work on my shifts and live with the 1st gear screaming starts. As I mentioned it just seems like the car wants a slow shift 1st to 2nd but with a bit of gas / clutch modulation you can get smooth shifts. Thank you all, I am learning a lot on this forum !!!

Zyonara91

Here's my take.

1 - 2 gear on start up: Shift at 2 -2,200 rpm, clutch, shift, hold the clutch in for a second or two extra and release.

Once my girl warms up to me pushing her buttons (engine temp goes up) 1 - 2 gear is carried out at 2,500 - 3,000 rpm and the clutch is not held down as for long. The car transmission is different from say a Civics or Audi, why? "CUZ RACE CAR"

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