I would like to know more about the 370z's Paddle shifters.

Jerggy13 · 07-16-2013, 08:15 PM

Magnesium!!!!!!!!

nmjaxx9 · 07-16-2013, 08:30 PM

The paddles are the best part of the Z, especially when you row through em.

7AT Mufucka!

I had the guy at the dealership try to use the paddles for a test drive with me in the Z, and he couldnt shift at all. He got the award for the biggest loser in my book, he earned that.

SS_Firehawk · 07-17-2013, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9

The paddles are the best part of the Z, especially when you row through em.

7AT Mufucka!

I had the guy at the dealership try to use the paddles for a test drive with me in the Z, and he couldnt shift at all. He got the award for the biggest loser in my book, he earned that.

Umm, you can't "row" a slushbox. Rowing is describing the shifting action of a manual.

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b15 · 07-17-2013, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

Umm, you can't "row" a slushbox. Rowing is describing the shifting action of a manual.

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Plus we all know that shifting with paddles is VERY difficult....oh wait, just flick the damn paddle.

DEpointfive0 · 07-17-2013, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by b15

Plus we all know that shifting with paddles is VERY difficult....oh wait, just flick the damn paddle.

Yeah, and so much faster... Lol

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b15 · 07-17-2013, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Yeah, and so much faster... Lol

Why does every thread turn into manual vs auto?

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Wasn't trying to make it one. The poster above made an incorrect statement.

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JungleZ · 07-17-2013, 02:56 PM

I wish i got an automatic, would never complain about sloppy shifter and rough coarse engine

JARblue · 07-17-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by b15

Plus we all know that shifting with paddles is VERY difficult....oh wait, just flick the damn paddle.

to some people it might not be as simple as all that...

I was recently driving a 370Z 7AT at COTA, and those paddle shifters threw me off completely. Since I drive a 6MT and have zero prior paddle experience, a lot of my focus was on the paddles themselves and not my lines. I was only in the 7AT for a few laps and was never truly comfortable. When I got in a MT (I got to drive my own Z as well as a stock Nismo Z), I felt completely at home immediately. My focus was on the appropriate racing elements and not the driving fundamentals of using paddle shifters. This was just my recent experience

With more practice, I'm sure they would be a natural to me as the clutch pedal and stick shift are now.

I tried to practice using my wife's ILX, but even in manual sport mode it won't let you sit up in the power band for an extended period of time, upshifting within a few seconds if you're not goosing the throttle

2xtreme1 · 07-18-2013, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

they are plastic.

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

They're metal

It's THE BEST auto I have ever driven, but it's still an auto, no dual clutch, no clutch, no nothing like Chuck said

And the Auto, if left to its own devices offers better MPG than the manual

it ain't a slush box though, I love it

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Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

Aluminium.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

ok, so they are metal aluminum with plastic look.

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

I thought they were magnesium.

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Originally Posted by Trips

They are. Like on the GTR

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Originally Posted by Jerggy13

Magnesium!!!!!!!!

I thought they were CF.

DEpointfive0 · 07-18-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 2xtreme1

I thought they were CF.

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Chan Chee Hoe · 07-18-2013, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 2xtreme1

I thought they were CF.

Will costs a few hundred dollars to make it in Carbon Fibre.

kenchan · 07-18-2013, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 2xtreme1

I thought they were CF.

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nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 28	The paddles are the best part of the Z, especially when you row through em. 7AT Mufucka! I had the guy at the dealership try to use the paddles for a test drive with me in the Z, and he couldnt shift at all. He got the award for the biggest loser in my book, he earned that. Nismo89 and 2xtreme1 like this.

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