2009 Nissan 370Z: First Drive - Jalopnik.com

Chan Chee Hoe · 04-17-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by marcussoori

Easy. Just put your foot on the brake pedal (in auto or manual mode), turn off vdc, rev to as much as possible (without the car moving), then simultaneously slam the throttle and let off the brake. In manual mode, you can get CRAZY long, multi-gear burnouts! So fun!

I wish people would give more credit to the auto transmission. I believe it's just as fast as the manual, plus, in auto mode, you've got a tranny that's almost as smooth as one in the recent 7-series!!

Doing this will cause premature tear & wear to the A/T.

2bits · 04-19-2009, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

Doing this will cause premature tear & wear to the A/T.

Not really. The only risk is in blowing out your torque converter, which being filled with fluid, is not friction-based as in a manual clutch. You can't wear out fluid, but being too agressive could overpressurize the tc, causing internal damage and/or blown gaskets. It would take an awful lot of abuse to do this.This is also why hydrualic autos tend to be more durable and handle more power.

Wear and tear is a concern for the 6MT clutch, not so much with the 7AT.

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