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Originally Posted by 11Thumper Congrats on the car. If you're going to be a puss about noise trade it in for a G37. LOL! hey, I said it was kinda

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Congrats on the car.

If you're going to be a puss about noise trade it in for a G37.
LOL! hey, I said it was kinda cool. I don't mind the noise - but I am not sure if this is something I should be taking to the dealer (the clunkiness, not the road noise).

I will take the road noise along with the awesome 19" wheels... no problem there. But it's definitely clunky. I only have 200 miles or so on the car, and I am getting used to the Synchro match (or whatever its called - I am either going to love or hate that... haven't decided yet). I will get used to it a bit more before I start assuming something is wrong - but DAMN is it clunky.
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LOL! hey, I said it was kinda cool. I don't mind the noise - but I am not sure if this is something I should be taking to the dealer (the clunkiness, not the road noise).

I will take the road noise along with the awesome 19" wheels... no problem there. But it's definitely clunky. I only have 200 miles or so on the car, and I am getting used to the Synchro match (or whatever its called - I am either going to love or hate that... haven't decided yet). I will get used to it a bit more before I start assuming something is wrong - but DAMN is it clunky.
My drivetrain is silky smooth but I chose auto for this car. Seems like you chose 6MT since you're having to get used to the rev match (auto has it too though).

Ok, you seem like less of a puss...but still have some minor puss traits.

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yeah gets pretty annoying when people try to compare this car to some luxury car expecting to it to have the same weight gaining insulation that they have

you might as well go and trade it in if the "NOT EVEN THAT LOUD NOISE" is already bothering you
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yeah gets pretty annoying when people try to compare this car to some luxury car expecting to it to have the same weight gaining insulation that they have

you might as well go and trade it in if the "NOT EVEN THAT LOUD NOISE" is already bothering you
Well, the road noise is louder than my Corvettes and Vipers, both of which are most definitely sports cars. So it's not just loud compared to luxury cars - but also compared to hard core sports cars (which I don't think the Z is intended to be). There is a lot of talk about it on this forum and in reviews, so it's not just me that notices it.

Like I said, it's not a deal killer, and I think the transmission/rear-end whine is kind of cool. But, well, it's a lotta road noise
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My drivetrain is silky smooth but I chose auto for this car. Seems like you chose 6MT since you're having to get used to the rev match (auto has it too though).

Ok, you seem like less of a puss...but still have some minor puss traits.
LOL, thanks.

I was going to get the auto but I just got a killer deal on this car, so I had to jump on it. I only have 210 miles on the car so far, so I have a lot of getting-used to do still. I am amazed at how notchy the shifter is (and that is a good thing). I've had Vipers and Corvettes and other cars and people spent buku $$ to get the shifter as notchy and short-throwed as it is in the Z stock.

The driveline clunkiness seems to be more in 1st and 2nd gear and it seems to be worse when the car is hot than when it's cold. I am still just very surprised how much like my Viper this car is... it rides and drives like a monster - except it has a gotta-wind-it-out powerband. Definitely not what I am used to, but very cool. I love the dash.


The synchro rev... the more I use it, the more I wish it was a little trigger on the back of the shifter that I could use on the fly. I love SR in low gears, like when you shift from 4th to neutral and coast down to a stop at idle, then the light turns green and you want to drop it into 2nd. SR will put you right in the perfect RPM range. But it sucks when you are on the highway and getting ready to take your exit and you shift out of 6th as you start to slow down, and the RPM's go through the roof.

I design and manufacture automotive electronics for a living and I have a full machine shop at work, so I may pull apart the SR switch and see if it's something I could fabricate (a button to engage SR on the fly, built into the back of the shift knob).

I am going to make some custom LED lights for the turn signals too, I think.

Overall, love the car.... just gotta drop a few pounds :P I am 6'3" and 240 so it's not as if I am a giant fatass, but that muffin top sure doesn't like the side bolsters on the sport package!
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