I bought an AT. So my wife can take care of all the knob grabbing.......
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03-28-2011, 11:59 AM | #17 (permalink) |
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I'm guilty of leaving my hand on the shifter
Thats one of the thing I loved about the 370Z when I got it, the fact that the shifter is vibrating just while at idle...power
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Nice move -- very forward-thinking.
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I sure do not notice a difference from other cars, regarding shaking or vibrating.
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03-28-2011, 04:09 PM | #22 (permalink) |
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no, don't touch it, don't even look at it in a mean way. Holding on to the shift knob can turn your vdc off and cause your oil to overheat.
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Fine. Show us the proof seeing you're so adamant about this wearing of the synchros.
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You can definitely bend the shift fork. The Sentra's were famous for developing a popout in 5th gear from owners resting their hand on the shift knob while cruising.
I don't think it is in the Z's manual, but the owner's manual for my subaru warns that resting your hand on the knob can prematurely wear out synchro's. |
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Off topic reply, yes, you can shift w/o the clutch which is extremly dumb, but I've tried it and it works. You dont wanna know how it sounded the first time I tried ... But anyway, its called perfect shifting. Some people say its
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Does anybody happen to know the specs on the shift rail spacing on our cars, vs the gears? I know on the Subaru's it's pretty tight, which is why there is such a risk. BMW's also have a really tight clearance, and you can actually ruin the gears by resting your hand on the shifter. On my Civic, I think the only thing it would do was eff up the bushings, since the clearances weren't that tight.
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