Hard driving?

Minsu · 11-06-2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

I don't understand what kind of advice you're looking for.... The best advice I have for you is to stop using double negatives.

The public school system seems to have failed this poor fellow.

back on topic: if you're having fun why are you complaining about the transmission? Your post is full of inconsistencies. "I never go over 6500 rpm" followed by "hit that mark 2x" lol. Stop worrying about driving hard and fast. Just have fun and stay in school.

Why the need to always insinuate that people are dumb? Im sure the school system has done its job, we all know how shitty the school system is anyways?
Im sure if you werent a car enthusiast and you lacked knowledge on what the norm is and whats not im sure you would want to ask as well. Is hitting 6500 rpm high well if the maximum is X then maybe you should go near the X due to it meaning your redlining which means your pushing the engine that much harder? And OP locally i shift no higher than 3500rpm, when yielding out onto a highway/freeway/w.e elseway i usually shift around 6k.

Minsu · 11-06-2013, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeEater27

This might get good....i could use some good reading at work tomorrow lol

Sorry for bringing some sense back into this, hopefully the thread goes on?

Haboob · 11-06-2013, 09:09 PM

I like to set the shift light to 3,000 RPM. That way I get that look that I'm racing, when I'm just putt-putting along.

Chuck33079 · 11-06-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Minsu

Why the need to always insinuate that people are dumb? Im sure the school system has done its job, we all know how shitty the school system is anyways?
Im sure if you werent a car enthusiast and you lacked knowledge on what the norm is and whats not im sure you would want to ask as well. Is hitting 6500 rpm high well if the maximum is X then maybe you should go near the X due to it meaning your redlining which means your pushing the engine that much harder? And OP locally i shift no higher than 3500rpm, when yielding out onto a highway/freeway/w.e elseway i usually shift around 6k.

It's not the questions he's asking, it's how he's asking them. Internet forums are places where we communicate by writing. You dont have to post a masters thesis, but you do have to write in such a manner as to be understood. It's not a text message to your buddies. The better we understand the question, the more effort well put into answering it.

And if the redline is set at 7500 rpm from the factory, there is no issue whatsoever running up to it on a regular basis.

1adam12 · 11-06-2013, 09:31 PM

So what are we saying? If I'm going to the bar make sure I hit the rev limiter so I can get there faster.

DavidZ370 · 11-06-2013, 10:00 PM

LMFAOO, i wrote this at work and my boss isnt too cool with us using computers for non work related things. What i meant to say was is going 6500 rpm bad Before break in

DavidZ370 · 11-06-2013, 10:01 PM

The inner mentally challenged came out while writing this thread.. I apologize

DavidZ370 · 11-06-2013, 10:01 PM

Ohh as for the si i really didnt like it at all but its my opinion i guess

Chuck33079 · 11-06-2013, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidZ370

LMFAOO, i wrote this at work and my boss isnt too cool with us using computers for non work related things. What i meant to say was is going 6500 rpm bad Before break in

A couple of times won't hurt anything. Just try to keep it under 4k rpm for the first thousand miles, change the oil and romp on it to your heart's content.

DavidZ370 · 11-06-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

A couple of times won't hurt anything. Just try to keep it under 4k rpm for the first thousand miles, change the oil and romp on it to your heart's content.

Out of curiosity, what are the effects if you shift over 4 k

NissanGuy23 · 11-06-2013, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidZ370

Out of curiosity, what are the effects if you shift over 4 k

VTEC VVEL kicks in yo

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onzedge · 11-06-2013, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidZ370

I SWEAR i looked up for 25 minutes and couldnt find anything

what do you consider driving hard? i have a 7at

and never go over 6500 rpms only have hit that mark 2x im on my 550th mile lmfaoo... i cant not have fun with this car especially after that crappy *** civic si i had for a good year. give me some advice as i am new to the whole Z driving thing. ALSO SORRY IF THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP i couldnt find it and after i ended up in the honda forum searching via google i gave up ]=
(Shouldve gotten the 6MT fml )

Here's my advice:

Sell the Z
Get a Prius
Leave your wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever
Quit your job
Sell all your stuff
Read the book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
Buy some audio books on grammar/English
Hit the road for 12 to 18 months
Do not speak with anyone the entire time
Come home
Join a 12 step program
Enroll in a continuing education class or two
Come back to the forum after your head has cleared and you have achieved a level of enlightenment beyond your current pathetic state

Good luck!!!! Let us know how it works out.

Have a great day.

fzgood · 11-07-2013, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Haboob

I like to set the shift light to 3,000 RPM. That way I get that look that I'm racing, when I'm just putt-putting along.

I might have to do this. I just got a speeding ticket... my second of 2013. Before getting the Z, my most recent citation happened in early 2006.

To answer OP's question, I think driving hard in this car is kind of impossible on the street without entering felony territory. Full throttle at 6.5 revs can be terrifying, especially with the vibration in the manual gear lever.

jaedub · 11-07-2013, 12:23 AM

I think the break in period for the Z was either 2.5k or 3k miles. Till then, I wouldn't really stress the engine too hard. I'd personally play under 4k RPM. Maybe 5k sometimes

jaedub · 11-07-2013, 12:24 AM

And you should've gotten the 6MT. So much more fun IMO.

11-06-2013, 09:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
Haboob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Surface of the sun. Posts: 13,159 Drives: '18 GTI Autobahn DSG Rep Power: 1386	I like to set the shift light to 3,000 RPM. That way I get that look that I'm racing, when I'm just putt-putting along. ElVee and EALopez like this.

11-06-2013, 09:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
1adam12 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 21 Drives: 14 Nissan 370z PW AT Rep Power: 11	So what are we saying? If I'm going to the bar make sure I hit the rev limiter so I can get there faster. Haboob likes this. Last edited by 1adam12; 11-06-2013 at 09:49 PM.

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jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 304	I think the break in period for the Z was either 2.5k or 3k miles. Till then, I wouldn't really stress the engine too hard. I'd personally play under 4k RPM. Maybe 5k sometimes

11-07-2013, 12:24 AM	#30 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 304	And you should've gotten the 6MT. So much more fun IMO.