Poll: Do you prefer the Synchro Rev or with it Off?

edub370 · 01-25-2012, 11:43 AM

"i said turn left car!"

car: (in 2001: a space odyssey voice)
"I'm sorry, i can't let you do that Dave."

TheGreatOne · 01-25-2012, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edub370

"i said turn left car!"

car: (in 2001: a space odyssey voice)
"I'm sorry, i can't let you do that Dave."

This had me laughing

As for me, I know I can drive stick, but I am by no means an expert at heel/toe and SRM makes me feel (and sound) godly

I should take it off every now and then to practice, thats for sure...

crazyyankfan · 01-25-2012, 07:05 PM

I think a lot of people who drive a standard can to heel-toe if they actually spend time practicing. I can do it but I am not able to master the skill. My personal opinion, no matter how good you are with the skill, you can never be as precise as the computer when it comes to rev-matching.

Sure you can gain the feel about how much throttle you're supposed to give when downshifting from 3-2, for example, but you can still be 100-200 rpm off per say. Flexing of human muscles is just never meant to be "precise". Just my thoughts.

urvokbm · 01-25-2012, 08:19 PM

im 21 years old and can drive manual VERY well. I could heel-toe like a champion in my single turbo 350z when I had it. Since i've had the 370z I think I took SRM off once just to figure out how the button works. Not gonna lie, after reading this thread I turned SRM off just to see if I could still heel-toe and wow was I surprised. I'm EXTREMELY rusty, and thats an understatement. Not only did my heel-toe technique suffer, but my upshifts and my downshifts were sloppy as well. It took me a few minutes of driving before I was able to properly rev match a downshift. Needless to say, we are totally spoiled with synchro rev match. Good thing my next car will be a GTR and I wont have to worry about brushing up on my skills

6MT · 01-26-2012, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urvokbm

Good thing my next car will be a GTR and I wont have to worry about brushing up on my skills

Yeah, but a flappy-paddle gearbox is not a real/traditional manual gearbox.

crazyyankfan · 01-26-2012, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6MT

Yeah, but a flappy-paddle gearbox is not a real/traditional manual gearbox.

I agree. But with the current technology, pure manual car can no longer provide the best acceleration any more. For a lot of sports cars nowadays, the "auto" is actually faster than the "standard"

6MT · 01-26-2012, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyyankfan

I agree. But with the current technology, pure manual car can no longer provide the best acceleration any more. For a lot of sports cars nowadays, the "auto" is actually faster than the "standard"

Maybe so, but a purest/traditionalist who enjoys a manual gearbox was what I was referring to. (BTW, I voted SRM off.)

View Poll Results: Do you prefer the Synchro Rev or with it Off?
SynchroRev ON	178	75.74%
SynchroRev OFF	57	24.26%
Voters: 235. You may not vote on this poll

01-25-2012, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 22	"i said turn left car!" car: (in 2001: a space odyssey voice) "I'm sorry, i can't let you do that Dave." __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

01-25-2012, 08:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
urvokbm Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 67 Drives: 09 MB 6mt Rep Power: 0	Srm on! im 21 years old and can drive manual VERY well. I could heel-toe like a champion in my single turbo 350z when I had it. Since i've had the 370z I think I took SRM off once just to figure out how the button works. Not gonna lie, after reading this thread I turned SRM off just to see if I could still heel-toe and wow was I surprised. I'm EXTREMELY rusty, and thats an understatement. Not only did my heel-toe technique suffer, but my upshifts and my downshifts were sloppy as well. It took me a few minutes of driving before I was able to properly rev match a downshift. Needless to say, we are totally spoiled with synchro rev match. Good thing my next car will be a GTR and I wont have to worry about brushing up on my skills

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01-25-2012, 07:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
crazyyankfan Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New Jersey Age: 43 Posts: 199 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 16	I think a lot of people who drive a standard can to heel-toe if they actually spend time practicing. I can do it but I am not able to master the skill. My personal opinion, no matter how good you are with the skill, you can never be as precise as the computer when it comes to rev-matching. Sure you can gain the feel about how much throttle you're supposed to give when downshifting from 3-2, for example, but you can still be 100-200 rpm off per say. Flexing of human muscles is just never meant to be "precise". Just my thoughts.