370z hard to drive?

VCuomo

From how you MT guys describe things, there should be far more love for the AT around here...

kenchan

not really. they just dont know how to drive MT. there's nothing wrong with the car, just the driver.

shadoquad

PEBSWADS...


(Problem Exists Between Steering Wheel And Driver Seat)

lol

Jeffblue

SMUATF
(Someone Makes Up Acronyms Too Frequently)

shadoquad

lol

spearfish25

Import,

I think he was partly getting at the fact that you don't own the car yet still comment on the clutch. I once drove a Corvette Grand Sport for one lap around a little test track. Perhaps I should go on the 'Vette forum and tell the owners how their clutches work?

I don't say this abrasively, just pointing out some irony. I do like your enthusiasm for the Z and contributions to our little community.

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ImportConvert

Drove 2 different Z's, and know people who own them/have ridden in them. Most shift jerkily (maybe they fail?), and I found both of them I drove different in the ways previously mentioned. . You don't need to own the car to tell that it's different from everything you have driven before, regarding the clutch. I bet you felt that the LS3 has some torque, no? You don't need to own a 'vette to know that, yes? Same thing.

sheps58

I have had my car since Oct. My previous standards were a 280z and an 62 E-type. I had not drive a shift for 20 years. I have it down now.

jeffreyfranz

What did you think of the E-type?

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RiCharlie

This discussion reminds me of the days when the old timers were complaining about those new auto exposure cameras and how they just could not match the old held held meters and manually set cameras the purest (aka... old timers) used. You ought to think of an automatic transmission. Fast. Smooth and easy to master.

Nitrouz

once I've owned and driven enough carbon clutches, everything else becomes a piece of cake.

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JayYoon

just curious... what rpm do u guys normally shift? i personally shift around 2.5k-3k rpm... and when going around 45mph i will be in fifth gear... u guys?

shadoquad

Depends on the situation.

Daily driving, maybe around 3000-3500.

Fun driving, 6-7k

Downshifting on the highway to pass with style (I don't know, but it's f*cking fun).

To reach supersaiyan, I recommend shifting at OVER 9000!

TX_370

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houkouonchi

Most Gears (1st-5th) I shift at 3000-3500 unless the car is not fully warmed up then I might do 2500-3000. I usually shift into 6th at a bit under 3000 sometimes if I am not accelerating on the freeway.

If I am driving for 'fun' or aggressively (passing, or what not) then I will not shift until 6700-6900 RPM. I think the revlimiter kicks in at 7500 on the 370z? Ive only hit it once and not really intentional. This jerk wasnt going when the light turned green after a bunch of people already went. After checking it was clear in the other lane I hit the rev limiter in first as I barely made the light and passed him after I cleared the intersection.

I totally would have missed the light (or ran it if I didn't stop) if I had not gone to pass him.