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Originally Posted by Minicobra1
Yes, I've done this too. At least 10 times (only 1st to 2nd, and only at close to redline)  It pisses me off every time it has happened. Now I've owned over 10 cars in the last 15 years, all manual transmission, and some with more power then the 370z, this was never a big issue. Occasionally I would miss a shift, but I never had to focus like I do with the 370z 6MT. It really takes the fun out of driving the 370z. Don't get me wrong, I still love the car for many other reasons, but there really needs to be some kind of solution for this. |
I think transmission oil temperature may be a large issue. Driving at the auto-X today my first 2 runs had clunky 1st to 2nd changes, despite having driven about 50 highway miles that morning. After that the shifts were a lot smoother.
Switching out to a better transmission oil might help.