Former Z Owner's Rant about the 370z

Skeeterbop

After driving a friends V6 mustang at the drag strip last night, I have absolutely no complaints about our clutch or transmission. His tranny felt rather notchy especially when putting it in first gear, and i don't even want to talk about the clutch.

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christian370z

You're right, there are some manual transmissions that grenade pretty easily though or at a minimum can't handle massive power, like the 6sp MT in Evos.
I wouldn't mind if we had both. I just feel like the Z's shift feel is not as terrible as many people on here make it seem, granted I'm probably not as experienced as some.

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NYBladeZ

By no means is it horrible, if I had to rate the gearbox overall on a scale f 1-10, a 10 being an s2k gearbox that in theory handles the power and tq. I'd give the Z transmission an 8. There are things one can do to improve it like swap out the transmission fluid for Redline MT85, it made a noticeable difference for me. The only reason I mentioned the transmission lump is because Nissan built a good car in the Z. It looks fab, the VQ37 motor when allowed to breath and teamed with an oil cooler is potent and it handles as well as many other cars that cost more. I liked the heavy steering feel and frankly I'll long for the synchro rev when going about my usual daily drive. Thing is, with all that going for the Z how could Nissan cut corners on the transmission?

Prospective owners should not turn away from the Z because of the lump, its proven to be durable. Its just that the lump reminds me that while it looks and can sound like an elite sports car, the Z is still a mid level import granted a very good one.

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buddyZ

Hey NyBlade, what are must do mods on base 6mt Z? I dont even have sport package. I want to keep it clean and simple but just a little better performance.