Gear Shift Will Kill me

j.arnaldo · 06-08-2010, 10:16 AM

If you take a good browse throughout these threads, you'll find out that MTs in Zs are just a bit clunky--just a little bit--, but most of the posters here are young ones, so they seem to adjust pretty well to it. Me? I'm a 61-year-old man, so I went the AT way, and am loving it each and every day. Greetings!

Gaiiden · 06-08-2010, 11:24 PM

Shifting 1st to 2nd

klubbheads · 06-09-2010, 01:08 PM

Haha, it seems like you havent driven a first generation G35. After that car every manual tranny including the Z drives like butter.

BTW i can shift from 1st - 2nd with one finger. I don't know what your issue is.

Jeffblue · 06-09-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klubbheads

Haha, it seems like you havent driven a first generation G35. After that car every manual tranny including the Z drives like butter.

BTW i can shift from 1st - 2nd with one finger. I don't know what your issue is.

Thats pretty impressive. what do you use for the clutch and gas?

klubbheads · 06-09-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffblue

Thats pretty impressive. what do you use for the clutch and gas?

my left and right nut.... and for emergency braking i pop a boner faster than 0.003 seconds.

kfscoll · 06-09-2010, 02:06 PM

Only thing I notice is that downshifting into first is tough unless I'm going pretty damned slow. I don't really mind though because it definitely keeps me from inadvertently over-revving the motor by accidentally dropping the car into first.

shabarivas · 06-09-2010, 02:41 PM

you need to push the clutch in ALL the way - not 1/2 not 3/4

06-08-2010, 11:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
Gaiiden Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 227 Drives: 09 370Z Touring 6sp Rep Power: 16	Shifting 1st to 2nd __________________ Drew Sikora Bullrun 2009 participant

06-09-2010, 01:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
klubbheads Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 221 Drives: Very slow Nismo 370 Rep Power: 16	Haha, it seems like you havent driven a first generation G35. After that car every manual tranny including the Z drives like butter. BTW i can shift from 1st - 2nd with one finger. I don't know what your issue is. __________________ g35driver OG.

06-09-2010, 02:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
kfscoll Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 86 Drives: 09 370Z BS T/S/N 6MT Rep Power: 15	Only thing I notice is that downshifting into first is tough unless I'm going pretty damned slow. I don't really mind though because it definitely keeps me from inadvertently over-revving the motor by accidentally dropping the car into first. __________________ 2009 Brilliant Silver 370Z 6MT coupe w/ Touring, Sport, and Navigation packages

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06-08-2010, 10:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	If you take a good browse throughout these threads, you'll find out that MTs in Zs are just a bit clunky--just a little bit--, but most of the posters here are young ones, so they seem to adjust pretty well to it. Me? I'm a 61-year-old man, so I went the AT way, and am loving it each and every day. Greetings!

06-09-2010, 02:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	you need to push the clutch in ALL the way - not 1/2 not 3/4