370z hard to drive?

VaGntlmn · 12-18-2010, 12:16 PM

My cars been in the shop for a week.
All that means is that I haven't driven a clutch for a week so I was a little out of practice.
Got the car back, and I was doing terrible. I was giving myself a headache.
Then I realized the SRT wasn't on.
Turned it on, and I was happy.

When I got the car 6 months ago I didn't like the idea of the SRT.
I'm too old school and like the "do it yourself" downshifting.
But after I tried it for a while, I can't do without it.
That's pathetic, but true.

butdamnbrian · 12-18-2010, 06:45 PM

i do think the clutch/transmission is difficult in this car.

i've never had issues matching revs or stalling, but the damn transmission rattles and shakes on clutch-in in first and second below 3000 rpms. all the time. regardless of smoothness or clutch depression speed.

it conditions a driver to always shift out of first and second at well above 3k rpms, but that's not always possible in traffic, and honestly.. should a driver have to do that? if you're in traffic and have to let off the gas in first or second and clutch in quickly, there are rattles and shakes under the car that have nothing to do with the quality of your clutch-work. sometimes those situations just happen in traffic. it's the one huge pet peeve i have about the z.

i understand this is endemic to 370z transmissions and it's a trade-off i'm happy to make in exchange for the serious performance of the car. but.. does it make the z harder to drive? i think so, definitely.

12-18-2010, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
VaGntlmn Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centreville, Va Age: 65 Posts: 378 Drives: '10 Tour/Sport, 6MT Rep Power: 17	My cars been in the shop for a week. All that means is that I haven't driven a clutch for a week so I was a little out of practice. Got the car back, and I was doing terrible. I was giving myself a headache. Then I realized the SRT wasn't on. Turned it on, and I was happy. When I got the car 6 months ago I didn't like the idea of the SRT. I'm too old school and like the "do it yourself" downshifting. But after I tried it for a while, I can't do without it. That's pathetic, but true. __________________ Bill 2010 370z; Tour/Sport; 6mt; BlackCherry/Grey; 318 rwhp; 265 lbs rwtq. To view a list of my mods, click here; To view a photo journal of the mods, click here.

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12-18-2010, 06:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
butdamnbrian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 254 Drives: the ladies wild Rep Power: 16	i do think the clutch/transmission is difficult in this car. i've never had issues matching revs or stalling, but the damn transmission rattles and shakes on clutch-in in first and second below 3000 rpms. all the time. regardless of smoothness or clutch depression speed. it conditions a driver to always shift out of first and second at well above 3k rpms, but that's not always possible in traffic, and honestly.. should a driver have to do that? if you're in traffic and have to let off the gas in first or second and clutch in quickly, there are rattles and shakes under the car that have nothing to do with the quality of your clutch-work. sometimes those situations just happen in traffic. it's the one huge pet peeve i have about the z. i understand this is endemic to 370z transmissions and it's a trade-off i'm happy to make in exchange for the serious performance of the car. but.. does it make the z harder to drive? i think so, definitely.