How to drive a manual Z smoothly?

Forrest

first to second you cant let go of the clutch quickly. second to third, up to 6th you can quickly let off the clutch.

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Slynky

Just read your post and I'd say that's one of the same things I've noticed. Most cars I've driven, you can pretty much let the clutch out fast on the shift to 2nd (and giving gas). But not the Z. You still have to feather / tease it out. Mind you, I have a Nissan truck and it's not like this so it's not necessarily a Nissan problem.

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dbrs0821

This is gonna sound weird...but, I had the same exact problem when I got mine back in December. In fact, I think I posted something about it. Anyway, while it's certainly gotten better, I think the other thing that really helped me out was adjusting my seat to a different position, which changed where my feet were at. Silly as it sounds, it actually helped my shifting to be more fluid.

I moved the seat forward just a bit and raised the back of the seat so it's not quite as reclined. I now have no issues...I knew the whole time it was probably my "fault", but this just confirmed it for me.

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Forrest

your exactly right i end up feather/tease it until it feels right.

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