may as well just get a prious...

;)

Real drivers only need two gears in the Z. 1st gear redlines at 35 mph. 6th gear for anything over 35 mph. Downshifting is :eek: but you just get a new transmission under warranty every 5K miles or so :icon17:

I would, except mine doesn't work. :mad:

Could it be the OP's technique that's causing the revs to shoot up?

We don't have rev matching in the G so it's up to the driver to do it if they want a smooth shift. For the life of me I can't heel/toe, but can manually rev match relatively well most of the time.

I've found the smoothest way to downshift is clutch in (pedal depressed) is to do so right at the point where the trans is neither loaded or unloaded. I get no unexpected rpm spikes this way. Perhaps the OP is depressing the clutch too soon before easing off the throttle?

That said, I don't know how the logic in the 370z rev match works exactly. Is it actually expecting a shift to the next lower gear, or any lower gear? I figure if the latter, it'd be blipping the throttle based on the appropriate rpm for that specific gear. Neutral is not a gear.

SRM anticipates which gear you are going into when you pass near the gate. Since the neutral position for the shifter is between 3-4 gear, downshifting from 5th or 6th gear into neutral will always trigger the rev match because it thinks you want to go to 3rd or 4th gear. If you move the shifter back and forth in the neutral position, SRM will react as you pass each gear gate according to your speed.

JAR describes the OP's scenario exactly.

From high speed, if OP wants to coast in neutral with SRM on - When shifting out of 5th or 6th, keep it in the space between 5th and 6th just for a moment instead of letting the shifter bounce to its natural position in the middle right away. Once SRM knows you are not going into another gear, rev will free fall instead of up or hold. At that point OP is safe to let the stick to its natural position.

Why throw it into neutral ................... leave it in gear and shift to an appropriate lower gear as the car slows ...........

Sorry, do not understand the rationale behind your "technique"

Ah, nice idea. I'll have to see if that works.

:iagree: Don't move the stick to the left when shifting to neutral at higher speed.

the engine would rev quite high if it thinks you're down shifting into 1st or 2nd gear.

Don't think it would hurt anything with the rev limiter, just a bit annoying.

Why u throw it into neutral and use the brakes? Use engine braking or just get a AT car..

What he said. ^

An old time racer from Germany told me no reason to ever put in N, save breaks by using engine breaking and if you ever need to move out of the way quickly when coming off an off ramp car is in gear and you can maybe get out of the way in neutral you would be done.

^THIS^ I do this on a somewhat regular basis (mostly off-ramps) and it works.

I know opinions will differ, but for me if I can coast down from a relatively high speed versus hitting all the downshifts to come to a stop, why wouldn't I? I would rather put the wear on the brake pads than the clutch, transmission, and engine. I would rather pay to replace brake pads than any of the other components ($$).

It's completely up to you, but it's worth noting that if you're in neutral in relatively high speeds, you have a lot less control of the vehicle should you need to make any sudden course changes for emergencies. In this case, it's not about brake or clutch wear, but vehicle safety.

The way I do it, if I know I'm going to decelerate to a stop, is leave in 6th or 5th and use the brakes till near the moment of stopping before setting in N, if I don't feel like downshifting is necessary. I would still have some acceleration control if needed, but still less wear on clutch.

Again, how you drive is up to you. But at least know that your control is much more limited while in Neutral. You don't have to take my word for it. Pro drivers and trainers can give you the same info.

Finally had the chance to try this out this morning on my drive to work. Works perfect! Thank you all for the advice :driving: