All of the autos you mentioned are actually clutchless manual transmissions whereas the 370Z is a traditional automatic with a torque converter. That being said, with all the raves of how good it is, I wish I would have at least test driven an auto 370...lol. Oh well, I love my 6MT except when I'm in stop and go traffic!!

You are right about the Torque Converter, which is more of a reason to give props to the 7AT. Nothing wrong with the 6MT (notice how now other manufacturers are offering their version of SRM now) , i'm just happy Nissan created such good transmissions for the 370z, and it still was sold at an amazing price!:tiphat:

Yeah, I'm not sure why people keep thinking it's functionally any different from any other auto. Maybe because it's good? :rofl2:

i wonder if the Z35 gets a torque converter or an actual electronic clutch? :confused:

:iagree:
Yes and why?

Perhaps a new short block.

:iagree: again

Why is this terrifying? How does the vibration of the gear lever play in? I hope you are not looking at the stick while driving at terrifying speeds.

A poll may be in order. "Who is terrified at 6500 rpm's"

prius driver?

santa claus?

There are no less than 5 world class road courses within 3 hours of you. If you want to drive hard don't do it on the freeway. A week from sunday if you want to go to AAA speedway and learn what your car isreally capable of, send me an PM.

There is a beginners group and there will be lots of first timers. The track is really the only place that can put a car to the test. There is nothing you can do on any public highway in socal that can even compare to one track day. Besides, other people don't want you driving like a dipsh1t around them.

Take it to the track. There's lots of Z forum members from the LA OC area. Come hang out in the AutoX section.

I was there on the 3rd with Chin. Black, 2013 stock 370(except pads), and goofy looking guy in tan shorts and black Bell sa10 helmet. You might have zoomed past me too fast to notice. LOL.

I like turtles

6500rpms is childs play, take that b!tch to 7500

take it up to rev limiter and bounce off it.

I drive slower than they run.


Wait, do turtles even run? :confused:

This^^^^^^ even my wife has done it a few times.

i hit 7500 everyday.

does the AT allow you to bounce off the limiter?

Yes pre-2013 it does. In manual it will NOT shift up unless you shift it.

I sometimes still do this on accident when I don't use the paddles. Unlike many other cars, you can move the shift lever in a small enough movement to not trigger the switch of gears. This frustrates me...

I should add this to the, "You know you're in a z..." thread...

My limiter light flashes at 7000 rpm and I see it flash every day.

My 2013 does not upshift. At least with one bounce. Maybe it will if I keep it up there, but I haven't ever tried. Maybe I should over lunch...

It's not the 70's. Break-in procedures are simply antiquated. Most high-performance engines are run to redline before they are even installed in the cars at the factory. (A mass-produced engine like the VQ is probably not however)

yah, as long as it doesn't upshift on its own that's cool. :tup:

Well the 370Zs they had at the Nismo Performance Academy were all VERY VERY low mileage... and I don't think anyone was keeping them under 4k or under 100% throttle. I still wonder what happens to those cars when they're done.... "Only one owner, only 1300 miles on the odometer, practically brand new"

As for other break ins. I've had a few performance motors built, and all the engine builders had me do the break in listed in that link that someone posted. I.e. half throttle to half rpm, cool down, three quarters to three quarters rpm, cool down, then full throttle to max rpm and cool down, three times for each part. Haven't had any problem with any of those motors yet, and those guys all built tons of motors.

As for the OP, don't worry about the 7AT. There are many times when I wish I had the auto..namely in traffic. The 7AT also does very well around the track.

I really do love the 7at and the 6mt as well, the big thing i left out was that i feel the 6mt would get me into less trouble /: ... I've gotten 2 tickets already in 3 weeks thats more then i have in my whole entire lifetime of driving.

I'll follow the instructions in the manual, thanks. My guess would be that there's a reason they put them in there. "How to break in an engine" is a debate that will never die. :rofl2:

:rolleyes: Maybe stop driving like an asshat then? The transmission type isn't the issue, it's how you're driving it. Slow down before you hurt someone else/yourself/your car.

This thread is causing a big stir lol. I realized to just not pay attention to the recommendations and just drive it with full enjoyment. Once again i do apologize for my grammar im just very sick of writing formally.....

that's what happened:

1) start the Z and turn off VDC: "I am Schumacher..!! :tup:"

2) Z starts to slide without the VDC: "I am still Schumacher...!! :icon14:"

3) Z starts to lose control: "Maybe I am Schumacher.... :eekdance:"

4) Z intercourse with the candy van: "I am no Schumacher.... :icon14::wtf2:"

Dats aight but u shud pay att to the recomendtions tho.. cuz its a bad a$$ whip u no and u gotta take care of it feel me?

thank you for teaching us Marsian(people from MARS) language.. :tiphat:

Speaking of VDC on/off, I'm glad that you can toggle it! In my 350, if I turned off TCS it was off until I turned the car off and started it back up.

In my experience, 90 degree right-hand turns onto busy streets tend to set off VDC all the time. In these situations I tend to turn VDC off so I can quickly, and safely, get up to speed on a busy street. Then again, perhaps the stock tires just aren't grippy enough...lol.

What? 350z Enthusiast and up have VDC, any car built in 12' and higher years, by law must have sort of VDC. Which in the 370 is also able to be disabled, by default its on when the car starts.

That's why I turn it off too. Too many times it's come on for no reason making a turn.

i beat the ever loving **** out of my car. redlining, speed restricter, i even turn the volume up past the recommended level. i dont get how some of the guys here, just idle around, or keep there z locked up in a garage. bought mine brand new in feb, already hit 30k, at least 1k of those miles were earned in a "spirited fashion"

and I only got 1 ticket, which im still pretty sure was BS.

now im off to find some popcorn and a flame suit

Mybe it's not that they idle around, it's that they don't put up stories of reckless driving on the streets up on the internet. ;)

whoa, whos getting reckless on the streets?

keep the reckless stuff on the track. streets put to many innocents at risk.

I'm sorry, I interpreted this

to mean on the street. If you're doing it on the track, that's great.

Hey, I like idling around. Watching my handsome self in the reflection of the buildings I roll by.

**** the traffic behind me.

My 2007 Enthusiast 350Z only had TCS.

Oh, yea, TCS then is bare minimum requirements for 2012 for some sort of TCS, whatever the car makers call theirs. Nissan is VDC, Volvo is is ESP, etc, etc.

For Nissan, TCS = Traction Control System whereas VDC = Vehicle Dynamics Control. VDC includes TCS but TCS does not include VDC. TCS only stops wheel spin whereas VDC is supposed to bring the breaks in to keep you from spinning. At least I think that's a pretty good basic way of describing the differences.