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Old 06-25-2012, 10:20 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N View Post
That's just the thing. The sales person told me not to apply ANY throttle when I released the clutch when shifting into 2nd gear. This actually smoothed out the transition from 1st to 2nd. Now this is just my experience from a short test drive so it's a very preliminary opinion but when I was applying throttle like a "normal" manual car (the way I was driving the muscle cars all day) I couldn't get the car to shift smoothly.

Once again, not trying to sound like a know-it-all just telling you how it was for me and that's it.
Was the demo car equipped with the Sport Package? According to Nissan specs, SRM works on upshifts as well as downshifts. So it would make sense to not apply gas upon initial engagement of the clutch but shortly thereafter. Any 6mt sport package owners try this?

Your demo day sounded like fun, enjoy your future Z
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