Finally test drove the 370z 6MT...

m4a1mustang · 10-15-2010, 01:40 PM

Red = fastest color period.

shadoquad · 10-15-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Red = fastest color period.

Is that why you went grey with your Mustang? Couldn't handle the 5.0 with red paint upgrade? God help you if you'd had the GTR start button mod.

m4a1mustang · 10-15-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Is that why you went grey with your Mustang? Couldn't handle the 5.0 with red paint upgrade? God help you if you'd had the GTR start button mod.

Dude I learned my lesson. 3000whp just isn't streetable.

kenchan · 10-15-2010, 02:13 PM

i must have installed the GTR button incorrectly because mine only gave like 5watts at best...

Jeffblue · 10-15-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

the AT's might be faster on paper, i dont know and dont care, but why not learn to drive MT and not halfarse yourselves? it's one thing to be able to drive MT and yet choose AT vs not being able to drive MT and settling on a AT.

GZ3 · 10-15-2010, 03:26 PM

you guys are nuts!!! the 350z is a turtle in comparison to the 370Z...the throttle response on the 350z is more touchy so it adds to the feel, but its a false impression. You dont feel the speed of the 370Z as much because its much more refined and smooth, the power band is excellent. But trust me the 370Z is way faster, the times speak for themselves... Especially then the 06 revup...the 03-05z had excellent torque...the HR was everything the 350Z SHOULD have been from the get go....As i remember it, the the revup engine was the slowest. I had an 06 and 03.

zman1910 · 10-15-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Hard to believe, but it is what it is.

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Originally Posted by Ty Weezy

This...not sure how the auto is faster? I have driven both autos and manuals and never felt like the auto was faster.

Forget about feel and take them to the strip. I know 5 guys that come down to the track here and the 2 autos consistently run 13.1 - 13.3 and the highest trap I've seen is 108mph from an auto but usually its a tad over 106mph. Highest trap for the manual was 104mph and yes we all know how to drive and have been dragging for quite some time.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

a lot of normal folks in general are saying auto's are faster because they dont know how to drive MT and want some sort of justification.

the AT's might be faster on paper, i dont know and dont care, but why not learn to drive MT and not halfarse yourselves? it's one thing to be able to drive MT and yet choose AT vs not being able to drive MT and settling on a AT.

if you're going to settle on a car just get a toyataha

This I agree with.

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Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

Maybe 1 or 2 milliseconds...

Denial maybe? More like 0.2 - 0.4 sec. To any motorhead, like myself, that's a significant gap.

zman1910 · 10-15-2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ3

you guys are nuts!!! the 350z is a turtle in comparison to the 370Z...the throttle response on the 350z is more touchy so it adds to the feel, but its a false impression. You dont feel the speed of the 370Z as much because its much more refined and smooth, the power band is excellent. But trust me the 370Z is way faster, the times speak for themselves... Especially then the 06 revup...the 03-05z had excellent torque...the HR was everything the 350Z SHOULD have been from the get go....As i remember it, the the revup engine was the slowest. I had an 06 and 03.

I agree with this mostly as I've owned a couple. The revup felt significantly slower than the previous models but it was faster after 100mph compared to the DE engine. The DE's torque was just fabulous though but lost steam upwards of 100mph. The HR was, indeed, perfect.....and not much different from the 370Z.

cossie1600 · 10-15-2010, 07:33 PM

+1 on GZ3. I also miss the sound of the 3.5HR, the 370 sounds like poop.

xfrgtr · 10-16-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zman1910

the auto is significantly faster......kinda sucks. I've had 2 6mt 350z's and the 370z 6mt didn't feel any faster than my most recent 350z. I feel as if nissan overrates their engines. Either that or the 6mt just isn't very efficient at putting the power down. I think it's time for a transmission redesign.

That high 4 second run is about the only one i've seen in a mag. Most of them are in the 5.0-5.5 range, which is nothing spectacular these days. I've seen autos run low 13's pretty consistently at the track here and trap >106mph

lol

stacy001 · 10-16-2010, 03:21 PM

I doubt most would push a new car with a salesman sitting right next to them. I have NO problems with my 2010 40th 6mt. Response is great no lag at all. No clutch problems..

VCuomo · 10-16-2010, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

a lot of normal folks in general are saying auto's are faster because they dont know how to drive MT and want some sort of justification.

the AT's might be faster on paper, i dont know and dont care, but why not learn to drive MT and not halfarse yourselves? it's one thing to be able to drive MT and yet choose AT vs not being able to drive MT and settling on a AT.

if you're going to settle on a car just get a toyataha

Two things:

1) One of the major auto magazines (Motor Trend, IIRC) timed the AT and the MT and the AT did in fact turn out to be slightly faster (00-60 time, again IIRC).

2) The idea that anyone is "settling on" an AT is pure

. Just because you prefer an MT doesn't mean that anyone else is "settling" for a 7AT or that they are "halfarsing" themselves. I bought the 7AT because I prefer it for what I'm using the car for. And I definitely know how to drive an MT (damn near 40 years experience, I currently drive my modded '72 Corvette with a 383 when I feel like driving an MT). Your generalizations are pretty moronic.

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GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 22	you guys are nuts!!! the 350z is a turtle in comparison to the 370Z...the throttle response on the 350z is more touchy so it adds to the feel, but its a false impression. You dont feel the speed of the 370Z as much because its much more refined and smooth, the power band is excellent. But trust me the 370Z is way faster, the times speak for themselves... Especially then the 06 revup...the 03-05z had excellent torque...the HR was everything the 350Z SHOULD have been from the get go....As i remember it, the the revup engine was the slowest. I had an 06 and 03. __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD Last edited by GZ3; 10-15-2010 at 04:44 PM.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i must have installed the GTR button incorrectly because mine only gave like 5watts at best...

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stacy001 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 73 Drives: 2010 370z 40th 6MT Rep Power: 15	I doubt most would push a new car with a salesman sitting right next to them. I have NO problems with my 2010 40th 6mt. Response is great no lag at all. No clutch problems..