370Z Tips and Tricks

Originally Posted by Raeshlavik

Every car has it's unique quirks and foibles, and the number of these tend to increase with the rarity of the car; odd rituals for certain nuts, mysterious fluid measurements, and techniques honed over decades to soothe the machine spirit...

So, for the betterment of future generations - what are some of the interesting tips and tricks you can offer up for owners (or admirers) of the 370Z?

I'll start:

Automatic transmissions make lousy kickstands, and doubly so with the 7AT in the 370Z as the pawl in the transmission releases brutally if there's any real weight on it.

So, proper 370Z parking technique with a 7AT is to stop the car, with your foot still on the brake pull the e-brake, put the car into neutral, take your foot off the brake and let the weight of the car settle into the e-brake, and then put it into park.

If you do this, when you get back in later and put the car into gear it will be a super smooth transition from park to another gear - versus a catastrophic sounding *BANG* as you pry the pawl out of the locking gear.