My whiny little b**ch thread.

[Vbp6US]

Originally Posted by lemon-fresh

I drive my 09 MT in rush hour traffic wearing flip flops most days... I've driven easier MT's and trickier MT's than this one but they've all been tamed with just a bit of practice.

I think this is an accurate statement. It took some practice but I've finally tamed the beast and can get off the line with no shuddering, shaking, rocking, etc.

[ayrton88]

I'm not that familiar with a PDK. Does it have a torque converter? If not, I can see where it would be more fun that a traditional automatic like the Z.

[binary0x01]

A good musician can make any instrument sound good enough to enjoy, I think that also applies to cars, since a car is an instrument of sorts.

That logic (with which I agree whole-heartily btw) can lead one to a false positive of using the old 'practice makes perfect' premise and applying it to the driving of the 370Z with a 6SP-MT. However, a correct way of looking at it would be '-perfect- practice makes perfect' because if you're doing something wrong you will continue to do it wrong and get by that way.

So the best thing is, have someone that has a 370Z and drives it really smoothly, drive your car for you and see how much smoother their able to make things seem and how seamless their shifting is and try to match it, otherwise you're going to continue to just get by and never master your instrument.

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by ayrton88

I'm not that familiar with a PDK. Does it have a torque converter? If not, I can see where it would be more fun that a traditional automatic like the Z.

no torque converter. two wet plate clutches in the PDK.

Even though the 7AT is pretty solid for a slushbox, with it's trick multi disc tq converter lockup, it still lags getting into full lockup (when it even goes into full lockup, in D mode, it will only partially lock unless in 7th) compared to a DCT. It's definitely a great system, and the full lockup available in manual mode is helpful, but it is notably softer than a true dual clutch trans. Of course, at the end of the day, the fact that it is cheaper is really the most important part.