So I've been using my SRM since the day I had the car. Having driven manual transmission cars since the day I learned to drive, giving up the heel-toe downshift
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I always use my SRM...it's too nice to turn off. | 118 | 57.84% | |
I never use my SRM...I'm a purist. | 20 | 9.80% | |
Sometimes SRM is on, sometimes I turn it off. 50%/50% | 11 | 5.39% | |
I have SRM ON more often than not, but it's off occasionally to remember the 'old' days. | 39 | 19.12% | |
I have SRM OFF mostly. I turn it on when I'm lazy or have a special situation. | 16 | 7.84% | |
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12-04-2009, 11:09 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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SRM: Who has it and uses/doesn't use it?
So I've been using my SRM since the day I had the car. Having driven manual transmission cars since the day I learned to drive, giving up the heel-toe downshift was tough at first. Then I just loved the perfection of SRM. Now I'm starting to feel like I've been driving with training-wheels again and at times, want to turn off SRM and rev-match myself.
So, where do you stand with your SRM? Take the poll or post a comment. (This is obviously for 'sport' package owners only)
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12-04-2009, 11:25 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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I use it most of the time. It's really nice when just driving spirited and down shifting coming up on a corner and not having to worry about heel-toe.
I did let my friend drive it, she freaked out a little b/c she's used to the G just jumping from downshifting to go around traffic. LOL Coolest thing though, is if you shift nice and slow, you can see it work on up shifts. |
12-04-2009, 11:25 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I try to drive with it off as much as I can because I know if I were to get into a car without SRM I'd look like a retard otherwise. I'll use it sometimes in special situations like god awful traffic or if my gf is in the car(manual cars kinda make her nervous lol)
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12-04-2009, 11:44 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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uh oh, sounds like a few are forgetting how to downshift properly, I like the technology, but I think it leads to learning bad habits.
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12-05-2009, 12:16 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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[shrugs] I don't know if it's the engine or the throttle programming, but it feels slow to respond when I try to tap it (even half way). That's probably why our cars feel a bit sluggish. Going back to the 350Z (co-worker's car), you can feel a kick when he accelerates. Our throttle action is just too gradual.
Nonetheless, SRM is so much fun.
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I use it all the time. I thought I wouldn't use it that much at first but I fell in love with it.
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12-05-2009, 01:50 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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I turned it off a few times thinking it would save me on gas, but then I missed it. LOL
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For the first month and a half I would have SRM on almost all the time. So then one day while turning on an on-ramp I downshifted and thought it was SRM was on when it was actually off and the car got a little loose on me. I was proficient at heel and toe before the Z. With the Z and SRM off, it's not easy to downshift manually as other cars. I tended to over shoot the RPMs when I started with SRM off.
My point is that I don't want to lose the ability or the sharpness of my downshifting by using SRM all of the time and if I drive another car. I don't want to get used to having SRM and not being able to downshift correctly. I love SRM though especially when I'm going through mountain passes just for that extra security. Last edited by the_student; 12-05-2009 at 03:57 AM. |
12-05-2009, 08:29 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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I always keep it off. I don't think it is perfect, sometimes during a hard braking situation, and downshifting, to me, it revs higher then I would want it, causing the car to jerk a little forward, which I don't like. Because of that, I don't use it - prefer to do it myself.
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personally i voted 50/50. sometimes, especially when wearing thick heavy shoes with a thick sole, i use the srm since i cant feel the pedals that well. some other times, i like to have it off so i can practice my rev matching skills |
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