best gear

striderx88 · 11-03-2010, 12:57 AM

hello do you guys know the best gear in automatic 370z, when i had my auto 335i my best gear is 3rd because it can go all the way up to 100ish

thanks

ImportConvert · 11-03-2010, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by striderx88

hello do you guys know the best gear in automatic 370z, when i had my auto 335i my best gear is 3rd because it can go all the way up to 100ish

thanks

Man, I wonder about all this. In my WS6, I loved 3rd gear and everyone talked about "the 3rd gear pull". I don't think there is any truth to it, though. I pulled just the same in 2nd as 3rd and 4th when I ran people.

To answer your question, the best gear is the one that puts you in the meat of your horsepower curve and floor it. Shift at redline, wash-rinse-repeat.

spearfish25 · 11-03-2010, 09:28 AM

Sometimes I wonder about you guys. Best gear? Really?

Best gear for starting from a stop is 1st.
Best gear for starting in snow is 2nd.
Best gear for cruising on the highway to enhance MGP is 6th.

There is no single best gear for any application. Come on now.

ClemsonWill · 11-03-2010, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Sometimes I wonder about you guys. Best gear? Really?

Best gear for starting from a stop is 1st.
Best gear for starting in snow is 2nd.
Best gear for cruising on the highway to enhance MGP is 6th.

There is no single best gear for any application. Come on now.

steveg78 · 11-03-2010, 09:39 AM

I like to launch hard in 1st and then jump to 6. Then once I start to pull away I shift to 3rd for cruising and showboating.

Diocletian · 11-03-2010, 10:00 AM

I start out in 27th gear

Yeah.

Punk86 · 11-03-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Diocletian

I start out in 27th gear

Yeah.

Really? I thought my Z only went up to 19th.... Learn something new everyday...

Diocletian · 11-03-2010, 10:13 AM

Did you forget about the double clutch too?

ClemsonWill · 11-03-2010, 10:31 AM

Who needs gears. Get a CVT!

Mt Tam I am · 11-03-2010, 07:46 PM

Second gear gives me the most. I so rarely drive on the freeway, that sixth gear is a novelty for me. Five gears would be better for me but what the heck, six.

striderx88 · 11-04-2010, 02:30 AM

i raced my friends 335i he pulled 3 cars on me both of our cars are stock

ImportConvert · 11-04-2010, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by striderx88

i raced my friends 335i he pulled 3 cars on me both of our cars are stock

Ouch!
I would have thought you would pull it? I was killing Z4 ///M's (330bhp M3 motor version) with my WS6 and someone said that the WS6/LS1 F-body was = to the 370Z depending on the speed.

Never got a 335i to line-up with me. Did race a late-model M5 and after 3rd gear it just walked me.

*Did you race it in your 335i? I am confused...

Trips · 11-04-2010, 03:07 AM

Keep the Street Racing Posts out!
Forums Rules: don't allow such posts unless
1. Its on a private road
2. Its at the drag strip

Thank You.

ImportConvert · 11-04-2010, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

Keep the Street Racing Posts out!
Forums Rules: don't allow such posts unless
1. Its on a private road
2. Its at the drag strip

Thank You.

What I do on MY XBOX is MY business

Trips · 11-04-2010, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

Sometimes I wonder about you guys. Best gear? Really?

Best gear for starting from a stop is 1st.
Best gear for starting in snow is 2nd.
Best gear for cruising on the highway to enhance MGP is 6th.

There is no single best gear for any application. Come on now.

11-03-2010, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
striderx88 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: las vegas Posts: 54 Drives: 335i Rep Power: 15	best gear hello do you guys know the best gear in automatic 370z, when i had my auto 335i my best gear is 3rd because it can go all the way up to 100ish thanks

11-03-2010, 09:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Sometimes I wonder about you guys. Best gear? Really? Best gear for starting from a stop is 1st. Best gear for starting in snow is 2nd. Best gear for cruising on the highway to enhance MGP is 6th. There is no single best gear for any application. Come on now. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

11-03-2010, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Diocletian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 350 Drives: 09 370z CY A7 Rep Power: 15	I start out in 27th gear Yeah. __________________ Injen Dual CAI \| Illuminated Kick plates \| Stillen Sway bar kit \| F.I TDX w/ 12" Resonators \| F.I HFC's \| UpRev Tune \| 300HP/225tq Mustang Dyno

11-03-2010, 10:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Diocletian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 350 Drives: 09 370z CY A7 Rep Power: 15	Did you forget about the double clutch too? __________________ Injen Dual CAI \| Illuminated Kick plates \| Stillen Sway bar kit \| F.I TDX w/ 12" Resonators \| F.I HFC's \| UpRev Tune \| 300HP/225tq Mustang Dyno

11-03-2010, 10:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
ClemsonWill A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 12,045 Drives: a Civic VP! Rep Power: 445	Who needs gears. Get a CVT! __________________ Slightly modded

11-03-2010, 09:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
steveg78 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MD Posts: 569 Drives: 09 370Z PG M6 +Sport Rep Power: 17	I like to launch hard in 1st and then jump to 6. Then once I start to pull away I shift to 3rd for cruising and showboating.

11-03-2010, 07:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	Second gear gives me the most. I so rarely drive on the freeway, that sixth gear is a novelty for me. Five gears would be better for me but what the heck, six. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

11-04-2010, 02:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
striderx88 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: las vegas Posts: 54 Drives: 335i Rep Power: 15	i raced my friends 335i he pulled 3 cars on me both of our cars are stock

11-04-2010, 03:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Keep the Street Racing Posts out! Forums Rules: don't allow such posts unless 1. Its on a private road 2. Its at the drag strip Thank You. __________________

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