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yah, but you're still a silly little kid. :tup:



jay- as for rpm's i like to use on the Z... note that it's my fun car so i dont putt around.

0-1 rev 2k+ or so, rpm drops 1700 maybe. i dont really look.
1-2 3700rpm or higher
2-3 3500rpm or higher
3-4 3000rpm or higher
4-5 2500rpm or higher
5-6 2500rpm or higher

something like that.

i rev my honda's engine quite higher between 1-2-3. :p

I am the best driver. I never stall. Haha.

I'd actually stall my G35 on a weekly basis...but I think it had something to do with my ACT 6puck clutch and 12lb Fidanza flywheel.

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.

I know what you mean, I hated it when I drove my S13 on a daily basis... that clutch... uggh!

The weirdest thing was when I first test drove my 40th. I was used to my 6puck after havin it for 3 years. Then I get in and drive the Z. When I got back in my G35, I seriously thought my clutch was broke. Then I realized how different a 6puck really is compared to OEM. Ironically, I sometimes miss the heavy clutch feel.

Geez its not like I am like 17 im already liek 22 bro

if I feel sporty I don't shift untill 7400 RPM

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i traded my mercedes for a z without having test driven the z.
so, the day i took delivery of the car was the first time i drove it.

my first impression was: i couldn't see well in front because the hood was longer. I couldn't see much in back because the rear wing covered up half of the view. and the side windows were much smaller.

but after a few weeks, i adapted well to the new car :)

I still deal with thinking my clutch feels "light" after driving with the 6 puck for 2 years.

You don't realize what you have until it's gone. Hahaha.

The 370Z is the first 6MT I've owned, but not the first I've driven. Yes, compared to most other cars it has a much higher learning curve - the clutch lacks feel and catches high. But it is slightly more refined than the 350Z, which actually did have decent feel and it did catch high, but it was much more firm, pushed back on your leg, and felt more like an on/off switch.

I test drove an Audi A5 and S5 both 6MT before buying my 370Z and after getting used to how easy those cars were, I had to get totally readjusted with the 370Z. There was some frustration for about a day or so, but I built enough confidence to overcome it.

i think the only reason someone would have much trouble shifting after driving/owning any car with a manual transmission for a while is just a failure to adapt. If the car bogs, or you engage to high, or the car jerks when you shift, someone who actually cares would say 'hmm that wasn't right, let me try it differently next time. Someone who doesn't care or is inept just thinks 'ok well, this is how I shift, i dont care if the car jerks when i shift like this, but thats how i do it, so i'll keep doing it that way'

Very true!

I don't think that it is hard to drive. i went for a test drive in a 2010 Nismo and I haven't driven a stick shift car or truck for over 20 years and I didn't have any problems. You just have to think about it and feel the clutch. Anyway it always gets better the more you do something.