Former Z Owner's Rant about the 370z

NYBladeZ

It drove me nuts, I mean how could Nissan not noticed how clunky the m6 was? I would have gladly taken the HR motor in the 370z if it meant more R&D into a smoother gearbox. The redline fluid helped A LOT but why should that be necessary?

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speedfreek

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Now back to the regular scheduled programming.

NYBladeZ you make very valid points and have a great perspective when it comes to your feedback on the car with all you have done to it. Some just need to step back with the love for the Z and notice that it has its flaws. I agree with your points on the oil issue and transmission. But I think with any sports car there are always room for improvements. Does the perfect car really exist? Or are you always going to be trying to make it go that little bit faster, stop a little bit quicker or corner a little bit harder. This is the passion that drives an enthusiast no matter what they drive.

Good luck with the house and hope you find that next best thing when the time is right and enjoy the

Red__Zed

I guess Nissan has never really been know for great feeling manual tranmissions

NYBladeZ

Thanks bud, honestly man, I miss my red head Fairlady.

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NYBladeZ

Go find a salvage m5 v10 and drop that sucka in there. Still got the stupid Lotus driving experience in my head.

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2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

red6spd

LOL! I drove my Z to school and work today and everytime I made a smooth as melting butter shift I thought of all the complaints on this forum about the hard notchy shifting and started laughing. People in the other cars must think I'm nuts. I dont disagree that there are cars out there like the S2K that have a better feeling gearbox but I said it once and I will keep saying, 99.9% of the complaints I hear about this gearbox is due to bad stick drivers.

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Red__Zed

Smooth as butter relative to...a sentra?

Have you ever owned a car with a decent transmission?

red6spd

Smooth as in not notchy. I can shift with one finger. There is no clunky sounds. I can shift fast with no issue. What more do you want?

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Red__Zed

So, no?

Red__Zed

can you clarify this statement?

red6spd

Just strange that me and a few other 370 drivers I know have never had any of the complaints everyone cries about on this forum. Maybe the dual mass FlyWheel is the reason people think its rough? I'm use to the dual mass from my Altima IDK?

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Red__Zed

A dual mass flywheel is not going to make shifting feel rougher.


If anything, it shifts smoother as a result.


I think you'll notice most of the comments come from people that have spent time behind the wheel of quite a few high performance rwd cars...

mantella87

I've never had a complaint about the shifting in my Z. The clutch sensation is... different, but shifting through the gates is fine, nothing special, but fine.

UNKNOWN_370

Its not that the Z shifter is bad at all, but there's a standard out there of people who got used to BMW style shfters and the companies that copied them. Some companies even wound up surpassing BMW in shifter feel. Honda and Mazda are two that get the most glory. Maybe some of it its placebo that they think there shifters are so great due to the relative low cost of the car for such a luxurious feel???
But even still,, by comparison most will feel the Z feels rather average. Me personally, from what I can feel about the Z in its overall performance. It has ultra-modern handling and performance, with a very retro feel and sound coming from both the engine and transmission. I'm not saying that the transmission is purposely not as good to give a retro feel. But coincidently that's what happened. And to my tastes, the Z feels great, even though I know there is a higher standard. I chose the auto for better accel times. so fk it. Lol.

But that's part of what forums are for. For people to praise and complain. Especially after they moved on to something else or nothing else.

NYBladeZ

Red6spd, you have a factory freak, never give that thing away!

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2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling