Those with AT, what do you use for MT mode?

OldGuy · 03-09-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TamZ

I don't think I have mastered the art of the manual downshifting with this car yet..which is strange, because I've driven manuals off and on since the 80s'..but it seems like whenever I try to do the manual downshifting thing ..It ends up giving me this big ole engine roar and then the other people in the cars around me just turn around and look over at me and I feel like they probably think I accidentally mis-shifted into neutral. I assume I'm downshifting too soon (RPMS too high) but I try to watch that and it still does it. So now I just shift up and tend to forget about downshifting manually and just let the car do it for me. I'm getting old.

I should be so old!

VCuomo · 03-09-2010, 03:45 PM

I use both, but these days I primarily use the paddles.

KaienZ34 · 03-09-2010, 04:01 PM

I have used both from time to time, at the track at least the 1/4 mile part i use the paddles it just feels like it's faster. But just cruising i also do the one hand on the wheel and the other on the stick shifter. I like the fact that there is no need to put it in to MT mode to use to paddles just hit it and go shifting up or down.

TamZ · 03-09-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

I like the fact that there is no need to put it in to MT mode to use to paddles just hit it and go shifting up or down.

This is something I just learned about 2 weeks ago, reading on this forum. I like that too!

marcussoori · 03-09-2010, 04:21 PM

Hate the stick, paddles only! With intakes, HFCs, and exhaust, downshifting with the AT in this car is the best consolation prize ever for not speeding!

Trips · 03-09-2010, 04:22 PM

Paddles Baby!!

fullmonty · 03-09-2010, 04:43 PM

When I do it, I use the paddles, Its also the only time both hands are on the wheel.

Trips · 03-09-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fullmonty

When I do it, I use the paddles, Its also the only time both hands are on the wheel.

Thanks! i'd hate to know what your doing with the right hand while it's in D..

kenchan · 03-09-2010, 04:46 PM

if i had the AT, i would use the paddles for downshifting while going straight, but use the shifter if i have to turn.

kannibul · 03-09-2010, 04:49 PM

Stick. Paddles I hardly ever use.

nuTinmuch · 03-09-2010, 04:56 PM

I like the paddles. Took a while to get used to them, but they are pretty damn fun.

SophiaZ · 03-09-2010, 05:26 PM

Unlike everyone else, I like the paddles. It's a different feeling, and it seems quicker than the shifter. But I alternate them both. I mainly drive in D tho

Vegitto-kun · 03-09-2010, 05:32 PM

you know it would be nice if we could see the gear numbers while in D like the GT-R does

KaienZ34 · 03-10-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

you know it would be nice if we could see the gear numbers while in D like the GT-R does

I also would like to see what the car is doing (gear wise) when it's in the D mode, and why not. It can't be so hard to have programed it in the car from the factory now can it, over site i guess or just to damm lazzzzzzzzzzy !

dszombiex · 03-11-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

I also would like to see what the car is doing (gear wise) when it's in the D mode, and why not. It can't be so hard to have programed it in the car from the factory now can it, over site i guess or just to damm lazzzzzzzzzzy !

It wasn't oversight, it was a deliberate design decision so you can tell if you're in auto or manual mode without looking down at the stick.

03-09-2010, 04:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
marcussoori Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 468 Drives: 09 370Z Red AT Sport Rep Power: 17	Hate the stick, paddles only! With intakes, HFCs, and exhaust, downshifting with the AT in this car is the best consolation prize ever for not speeding! __________________ Stillen CBE & G3 LTIs, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, H&R 15/20mm spacers, CiNcity headlights, yellow OEM strut brace, Password: JDM CF engine bay parts, EVO-R CF front bumper parts, CF "Z" badge, VIS CF hood, Fujimura CF "diffuser", Show-N-Go plate frame, Katzkin red interior, interior CF, Pioneer BT-90 full system, Viper SmartStart

03-09-2010, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Paddles Baby!! __________________

03-09-2010, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 34	When I do it, I use the paddles, Its also the only time both hands are on the wheel. __________________

03-09-2010, 04:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
nuTinmuch A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,092 Drives: PG 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 18	I like the paddles. Took a while to get used to them, but they are pretty damn fun. __________________ nuTinmuch! -- Platinum Graphite 370Z -- Check out my Gallery thread here!

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03-09-2010, 03:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
VCuomo Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 887 Drives: BMW 335i Sport Rep Power: 18	I use both, but these days I primarily use the paddles.

03-09-2010, 04:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	I have used both from time to time, at the track at least the 1/4 mile part i use the paddles it just feels like it's faster. But just cruising i also do the one hand on the wheel and the other on the stick shifter. I like the fact that there is no need to put it in to MT mode to use to paddles just hit it and go shifting up or down.

03-09-2010, 04:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	if i had the AT, i would use the paddles for downshifting while going straight, but use the shifter if i have to turn.

03-09-2010, 04:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 268	Stick. Paddles I hardly ever use.

03-09-2010, 05:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,466 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6733	Unlike everyone else, I like the paddles. It's a different feeling, and it seems quicker than the shifter. But I alternate them both. I mainly drive in D tho

03-09-2010, 05:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 263	you know it would be nice if we could see the gear numbers while in D like the GT-R does