Need tips for driving manual 370z

JARblue

I'm at 100K and the clutch still going strong. I've had to replace every part of the clutch hydraulic system except the factory hard lines. But the clutch is fine.

The synchros are probably more prone to wear than the clutch plate unless you don't know how to launch and do it a lot. My 5th gear synchro has been grinding since 20K miles - I just baby it to avoid the grind since no need for hard shifting into 5th gear on the street.

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Jimbo370

Yes I find gear shifting from 2nd to 6th gear at 45mph grinding all the time? He might want to try taking the spring out first(cheaper and smaller step)

ChopsZ

I'm going to come off sounding like a d!ck, but if you have to think and ask about how to drive a stick, you probably shouldn't be driving a stick.

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mishuko

Litlte bit. I can say the clutch on the z is unique. High grab point like a race car but very numbed feeling for that bite.

Exedy clutch i find better personally.

The n-1-2 shifting are hardest for most in this car

ChopsZ

Yeah, but that wasn't the subject of this thread.

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JARblue

The subject of this thread is "tips for driving manual 370Z". The engagement point and clutch feedback opine is absolutely on topic for that subject matter. Try a little reading comprehension before you go all 'keyboard warrior' on relevant posts next time

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ChopsZ

Well before you go blasting me and being all rude and immature about it, let me apologize. When I answered on my lunch break, I didn't see post #10 when he asked about the clutch engagement and feedback. I simply overlooked it the first time around. So...

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mishuko

Its an observation of my experience as the 370z being this was the car i learned manual on.

These unique character's of the clutch i thought were normal until i tried different cars

dts3

Everyone has to learn at some point.

Cory Gillmore

Well if that’s the case then how does one go about learning to drive a stick? With that outlook I guess no one would ever drive a stick. I learned how to operate a manual transmission on a 600cc supersport motorcycle. Which I owned for 4 years before buying my manual 370z. I thought that was enough to prepare me for a manual car and in reality it was. The questions I posted here are really just a matter of personal preference. Like do you row down the gears when slowing to a stop or block shift when the RPMs drop below 1500 etc. Other than that it’s just tips on how to smoothly operate the objectively tricky clutch in the 370z.

But yeah as someone said the automatic Z is faster than the manual in a drag race or any other race. The paddles on the Z are nothing special but they STILL shift faster than a human can. So with the paddles you can shift faster than the manual can AND you still have the benefit of selecting the correct gear in order to keep the RPMs in the powerband. Literally the only advantage to driving a manual is the way it makes you feel while driving it. That is it. And that’s enough for me and many others. The manual is dying though because people don’t buy them anymore. And I don’t blame them really, it’s a huge pain in the *** for normal street driving. And slower than modern DCts or automatics.

ChopsZ

Again, everyone drives a manual differently. There's no "set-in-stone" way of doing it. You just do whatever works best for you. And whatever works will change depending on the situation at the time. Dry road, sand, rain, snow, hills, etc, etc.

And I'm tired of people saying this crap about autos being faster. Who cares?! How in the world does that possibly matter on the streets where 99% of Z's are driven every day?! None. None what so ever. And no, they are NOT faster in "any other race". But whatever.

Manuals aren't selling in America because the typical American is fat and lazy and doesn't want to be bothered shifting gears when they could be using that other hand for texting while driving or stuffing a burger in their face. Funny manuals are selling like hot cakes in every other country out there except us. Go figure.

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FPenvy

tips on driving a manual Z.......


sell manual Z
buy 7AT Z
beat every manual Z.


very simple steps

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ChopsZ

Only true in a straight line drag race. For daily fun on the streets, not so much.

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FPenvy

been driving mine for 7+ years and it's a blast. not too many cons vs the MT to be honest.

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JARblue

Other than the crushing disappointment... Do I need to post the diagram again?

Well, here it is just for good measure.

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