6th gear

7speed · 04-11-2013, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

page 5-19 (starting and driving) of the 370z manual says:
"for normal acceleration in low altitude areas (less than 4,000 ft):
gear change: 5th to 6th @ 33 mph.

i would change it to 6th gear @ 40 mph but i don't normally use 5th gear.
I would go 1-2-3-6.

6th gear @ 40 mph produces 1500 rpm, which is same rpm that my automatic mercedes runs at when traveling at same speed.

I do the 1,2,4,6....for light traffic situations

binary0x01 · 04-11-2013, 02:15 PM

I don't get the whole thing about driving any car, let alone a sports car at low revs.

I keep mine at or above 3K all the time, and the car feels great. Gas milage is not something you should worry about if you have a sports car. I get 18.5/19.0 MPG in LA traffic.

The1michael · 04-11-2013, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by binary0x01

I don't get the whole thing about driving any car, let alone a sports car at low revs.

I keep mine at or above 3K all the time, and the car feels great. Gas milage is not something you should worry about if you have a sports car. I get 18.5/19.0 MPG in LA traffic.

Long trips and things like this. Its my daily driver. Sometimes you wanna push, other times you want economy. I like the fact I can choose. Also I cant drive the car very hard on base (rules, regulations, work reputation) so its perfect for that.

Id say I drive the car like you 70% of the time. 30% now, I cruise around.

SS_Firehawk · 04-11-2013, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7speed

I do the 1,2,4,6....for light traffic situations

I learned skipping gears like that makes my gear box grind. I used to do 1,2,3,5 in my BMW, so I had to break the skip shift habit. I've also noted that trying to accelerate in the wrong gear kills mpg worse than just choosing the lower one in the first place.

chrischhorn · 04-11-2013, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

I learned skipping gears like that makes my gear box grind. I used to do 1,2,3,5 in my BMW, so I had to break the skip shift habit. I've also noted that trying to accelerate in the wrong gear kills mpg worse than just choosing the lower one in the first place.

I cruise around in 5th a lot. Especially city driving. Sometimes 35 or under I never leave 4th. 6th gear if its gonna be a long trip with no lights. Even when I stay in 5th on the highway, my mpg doesnt drop much. When I drive like a grandpa, I get about 450 miles to the tank.

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