When you Shift

Vaughanabe13

This has been covered before and everyone always jumps straight toward "replace the helper spring", but that is not the problem here (although I recommend you definitely do that anyway). That only helps feeling the engagement point. In the lower gears you need to raise the RPM into the 4K range at least if you want smooth, fast shifts. This car likes higher rpm. Otherwise if you try to shift too fast <3K it will jerk. When you clutch in, SRM holds the revs for a split second while the computer is determining how you're going to shift, then the revs finally start to fall. This means if your revs are held low and you try to clutch out too fast on the next gear, the revs would not have fallen fast enough and it won't be smooth.

Just remember - High rpm -> shift fast. Low rpm -> shift slow. That is the only way to prevent jerking and feeling like you're doing something wrong in this car. This is with the SRM on.

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2009 Nissan 370Z Touring, w/sport, 6MT, chicane yellow/black.