2013 Touring/Sport (7 SP) AT - Idiot Proof??

DarkJak · 01-15-2013, 04:45 AM

The shifting characteristics on our 7AT's is pretty great. Rev matching is more aggressive than the settings they put in the G37's, and it'll hold gears unlike a lot of other paddle shift autos.

I do wish there was idiot proofing for the slip-into-neutral goof though. I've done that a couple times on both cars and my instinct reaction is to put it back into drive. This sucks because the revs are usually still around 5 k when that happens and I get reminded of my mistake by the subsequent jerk. Can't be good for the trans.

DEpointfive0 · 01-15-2013, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkJak

The shifting characteristics on our 7AT's is pretty great. Rev matching is more aggressive than the settings they put in the G37's, and it'll hold gears unlike a lot of other paddle shift autos.

I do wish there was idiot proofing for the slip-into-neutral goof though. I've done that a couple times on both cars and my instinct reaction is to put it back into drive. This sucks because the revs are usually still around 5 k when that happens and I get reminded of my mistake by the subsequent jerk. Can't be good for the trans.

Yeah, I never understood that... Because you can't go into park or reverse at a certain speed...
And my 2009 Maxima would dumb down the RPMs THEN engage...
(Then again, the CVT is way more sensitive and worse for higher power motors)

kenwood · 01-15-2013, 04:33 PM

Another thing that I have found that works well on the 7 SP AT is shifting from full auto to manual if you are cruising around town at 40 to 50 MPH. In the full auto mode, the AT will lope the motor down to below 2k RPM at 50 MPH. (Probably for fuel econ) If you slap the shift into manual mode at 50 MPH the trans will select 5th gear and lift the rpm by about 500 rpm to 2.2k to 2.5k RPM and hold the gear. It moves to motor up on the torque curve and removes the "slush from the box"

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01-15-2013, 04:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,397 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16806	The shifting characteristics on our 7AT's is pretty great. Rev matching is more aggressive than the settings they put in the G37's, and it'll hold gears unlike a lot of other paddle shift autos. I do wish there was idiot proofing for the slip-into-neutral goof though. I've done that a couple times on both cars and my instinct reaction is to put it back into drive. This sucks because the revs are usually still around 5 k when that happens and I get reminded of my mistake by the subsequent jerk. Can't be good for the trans.

01-15-2013, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenwood Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ramona, CA Posts: 46 Drives: 2013 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 14	Another thing that I have found that works well on the 7 SP AT is shifting from full auto to manual if you are cruising around town at 40 to 50 MPH. In the full auto mode, the AT will lope the motor down to below 2k RPM at 50 MPH. (Probably for fuel econ) If you slap the shift into manual mode at 50 MPH the trans will select 5th gear and lift the rpm by about 500 rpm to 2.2k to 2.5k RPM and hold the gear. It moves to motor up on the torque curve and removes the "slush from the box"