7 at owners

burntz · 03-10-2016, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

I coast in 2nd, before I stop/stall I toss into neutral and then let my front in crash into the person infront of me so I come to an abrupt stop.

I try this in my wife's new subura with"eyesight" and it won't let me hit anything, very annoying, it also won't let me tailgate people who pull out in front of me and go slow, might as well get a self driving Google car and put a new ford movie screen windshield in...

DEpointfive0 · 03-10-2016, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

I do a combination of leaving the car in D and use my paddles when I'm flogging. My transmission is El Slippy after running 100hp of nitrous from 4th to 5th. I pretty much expected my transmission to break but it hasn't yet. I'm getting a Level 10 1000hp transmission, TQ converter, and valve body upgrade coming up next week (possible tomorrow). I'm looking forward to pairing the new L10 goodies with my AAG flexplate.

...

It's been a long winter of buying.

Your car is on a lift?
And your gears are slipping? Or not slipping? Lol

Fuzzzy · 03-10-2016, 05:13 PM

I don't always use the manual mode, but when I do I prefer the paddles.

Majority of time in "D", but when I want to increase my level of fun ...

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Malm · 03-10-2016, 05:44 PM

Uprev has a map for the 7at.. When I got tuned , the tuner said the file was called "torque conversion"..

What it did do is cut the lag from using paddles/shifter when in manual. There is literally no lag between shifting gears (where as stock tune there is a little bit).

This makes for a bumpier ride if shifting conservatively at low rpms.. but holy @#$@# if you shift at 5-7k rpm.. the car just jumps forward.

I recommend it to anyone with a 7at to have that done when getting tuned. My friend has a 7at without that shift lag modification..and there is a HUGE difference.

JWillis72 · 03-10-2016, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Malm

Uprev has a map for the 7at.. When I got tuned , the tuner said the file was called "torque conversion"..

What it did do is cut the lag from using paddles/shifter when in manual. There is literally no lag between shifting gears (where as stock tune there is a little bit).

This makes for a bumpier ride if shifting conservatively at low rpms.. but holy @#$@# if you shift at 5-7k rpm.. the car just jumps forward.

I recommend it to anyone with a 7at to have that done when getting tuned. My friend has a 7at without that shift lag modification..and there is a HUGE difference.

This helps a lot but if anyone does it only adjust the positive number. Don't touch the negatives, they only control drivability while coasting or calm driving. Level 10 has you set all the positive numbers to 75 for their bulletproof trans but that may be to much for a stock one.

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FPenvy · 03-10-2016, 06:10 PM

I had my tuner do the tranny as well when I got my car tuned. Mostly they eliminate the lag and up the line pressure for harder faster shifts

ZKraken22 · 03-10-2016, 06:24 PM

Manual mode always!!

Wonka2581 · 03-10-2016, 07:08 PM

I beat the living shi* out of mine everytime I drive it, and I'm always in manual mode..

Firebase99 · 03-10-2016, 09:00 PM

My Z Was manual, but my Genesis is paddle. The traffic is so bad here it takes 90 minutes to go 12 miles to work. Thinking of selling my house, everything and going off the grid Grizzly Adams style. What's "sport" mode. I don't see 20 mph.

Except on my road trips... Then my fun begins.

UNKNOWN_370 · 03-10-2016, 09:09 PM

Paddleshift all day long

vtec to vvel · 03-10-2016, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

i have 51k miles on mine and only about 100 miles have been in auto.

i only drive in manual mode. also i do every downshift besides 2>1 because thats bad for the AT.

as i put above i let it shift from 2 to 1 because thats the best for the tranny. also isometimes when coming to a stop i'll let it drop 3-2-1 on its own.

i agree about the 2>1 downshift statement. not sure if it does, in fact, damage anything going from 2 to 1, but this is my first auto. all my previous cars, including my 07 350Z, have been manual, and typically, the gearbox locks/prevents from going from 2nd to 1st, unless you're coming to a stop. i much rather be safe than sorry and never go from 2nd to 1st.

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

it is an awesome piece of the puzzle to making the Z great.

i am at 51k miles and my only "issues" to date are within a few months of buying it i guess coming up a hill in traffic the ECU/TCM didnt like something and tripped safe/limp mode. parked it, shut it off,waited 5-10 min, started back up 100% animal ready to go again.

bright side is that there are a lot of safety catches that will do their best to keep the car in one piece lol

only other "issue" is end of last driving season if i let the car drop itself from 3 to 2 there was a slight "Clunk". did the fluid change and whatnot still slightly there.

HOWEVER after it sat all winter i drove it finally monday-wed. and it's all gone which leads me to believe that was a TCM/ECU error not mechanical.

this happens once in a while. it's like an abrupt clunk and you're like

FPenvy · 03-11-2016, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

this happens once in a while. it's like an abrupt clunk and you're like

mine was doing it any and every time i let the car downshift itself from 3 to 2 when warm it clunked.

however when cold it didnt do it so i thought at first that my tranny fluid lost it's viscosity but even after the fluid swap it still happened.

but now after a few months in the garage i think the Z is behaving so it doesnt get put away again lol

03-10-2016, 05:13 PM	#33 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 876 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21861	I don't always use the manual mode, but when I do I prefer the paddles. Majority of time in "D", but when I want to increase my level of fun ... ( Click to show/hide ) well, doesn't "paddles" say it all?

03-10-2016, 05:44 PM	#34 (permalink)
Malm Track Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Posts: 706 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z bs a7 Rep Power: 13	Uprev has a map for the 7at.. When I got tuned , the tuner said the file was called "torque conversion".. What it did do is cut the lag from using paddles/shifter when in manual. There is literally no lag between shifting gears (where as stock tune there is a little bit). This makes for a bumpier ride if shifting conservatively at low rpms.. but holy @#$@# if you shift at 5-7k rpm.. the car just jumps forward. I recommend it to anyone with a 7at to have that done when getting tuned. My friend has a 7at without that shift lag modification..and there is a HUGE difference. gbrettin and Eagle like this. __________________ 2011 370 Z Ark - Seibon - Aerojacket - Pioneer - Evo-R - Stance

03-10-2016, 06:24 PM	#37 (permalink)
ZKraken22 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,115 Drives: 10 Nissan 370Z 7AT Rep Power: 17	Manual mode always!! __________________ Litespeed Racing Titanium Cold Air intake// GT Haus Axle// GarageLine combo// Nismo sway bars// Nismo Spoiler // Berk TP's

03-10-2016, 07:08 PM	#38 (permalink)
Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2612	I beat the living shi* out of mine everytime I drive it, and I'm always in manual mode.. MagmaRed370z likes this. __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

03-10-2016, 09:00 PM	#39 (permalink)
Firebase99 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: fl Posts: 1,372 Drives: 14 3.8 Gen Coupe GT Rep Power: 14034	My Z Was manual, but my Genesis is paddle. The traffic is so bad here it takes 90 minutes to go 12 miles to work. Thinking of selling my house, everything and going off the grid Grizzly Adams style. What's "sport" mode. I don't see 20 mph. Except on my road trips... Then my fun begins. __________________ '14 3.8 Genesis Coupe, '13 Volvo S60, '04 Honda Accord, '13 370Z-sold, '05 350Z Touring-sold, '92 300Z Twin Turbo-sold, '82 280ZX-gone, '79 260Z-gone

03-10-2016, 09:09 PM	#40 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	Paddleshift all day long Wonka2581 likes this. __________________ Favorite Quote. "I'm not gonna kill you... I'm just gonna Bash Your Face In" Jack Nicholson-"The Shining". 1980

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