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Originally Posted by 11Thumper
My drivetrain is silky smooth but I chose auto for this car. Seems like you chose 6MT since you're having to get used to the rev match (auto has it too though).
Ok, you seem like less of a puss...but still have some minor puss traits.  |
LOL, thanks.
I was going to get the auto but I just got a killer deal on this car, so I had to jump on it. I only have 210 miles on the car so far, so I have a lot of getting-used to do still. I am amazed at how notchy the shifter is (and that is a good thing). I've had Vipers and Corvettes and other cars and people spent buku $$ to get the shifter as notchy and short-throwed as it is in the Z stock.
The driveline clunkiness seems to be more in 1st and 2nd gear and it seems to be worse when the car is hot than when it's cold. I am still just very surprised how much like my Viper this car is... it rides and drives like a monster - except it has a gotta-wind-it-out powerband. Definitely not what I am used to, but very cool. I love the dash.
The synchro rev... the more I use it, the more I wish it was a little trigger on the back of the shifter that I could use on the fly. I love SR in low gears, like when you shift from 4th to neutral and coast down to a stop at idle, then the light turns green and you want to drop it into 2nd. SR will put you right in the perfect RPM range. But it sucks when you are on the highway and getting ready to take your exit and you shift out of 6th as you start to slow down, and the RPM's go through the roof.
I design and manufacture automotive electronics for a living and I have a full machine shop at work, so I may pull apart the SR switch and see if it's something I could fabricate (a button to engage SR on the fly, built into the back of the shift knob).
I am going to make some custom LED lights for the turn signals too, I think.
Overall, love the car.... just gotta drop a few pounds :P I am 6'3" and 240 so it's not as if I am a giant fatass, but that muffin top sure doesn't like the side bolsters on the sport package!