How do u guys drive ur z?

MacLean · 04-19-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

Mine sits on a rotating platform in my living room and roped off.

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Originally Posted by Dsevast

Hahaha this made me lol

+1........ Pretty funny.

B&W_Evader · 04-20-2012, 10:24 AM

I have 4 modes...

Cold (oil temp under 160) Babied - keeping the engine between 2200 and 3300
Warm and in traffic, Highest gear without getting the rpm below 2000
Warm and open road, 3000-6000.
Pushing it will get the shift light to come on occasionally. Can't do much of this yet since my oil cooler isn't in yet.

Drive hard but be gentle. Thashing on a car by snapping the clutch, 2nd gear chirps, etc will distroy her. Trust me, I did this on my first 4 cars. It's a ton of fun and they'll take it for a long time. You will have higher maintenance costs, and you will distroy her in the long run. Redlining will reduce life and cause loss of power over time but rings and cams are not that difficult to replace. Cornering just wears out tires ball joints and bearings. Easy to replace. But rattles never go away. Loose drivelines, noisy rear ends and broken transmissions get expensive really quick.

keb370z · 04-20-2012, 11:16 AM

I drive like a total a$$ because it's what people expect when they see my car's hotness. I can't let the public down.

(100th post! Man they add up fast.)

bdavis89 · 04-20-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by B&W_Evader

I have 4 modes...

Cold (oil temp under 160) Babied - keeping the engine between 2200 and 3300
Warm and in traffic, Highest gear without getting the rpm below 2000
Warm and open road, 3000-6000.
Pushing it will get the shift light to come on occasionally. Can't do much of this yet since my oil cooler isn't in yet.

This.

Cold - Shift before 3k
Warm Water, cold oil - Shift before 4k
Warm overall - have fun

JARblue · 04-19-2012, 11:16 AM

+1

My wife drives the Z very respectfully. I drive the Z like it wants to be driven

I think Project Weekend Mistress about sums it up.

kenchan · 04-19-2012, 11:34 AM

while i baby the Z's paint and overall cosmetics, i dont baby her at all when motoring... i dont drive abusively or anything, no power shifts, etc. just spirited fun with flashing shift-up indicator a couple times each time.

LMBmikeZ · 04-19-2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

while i baby the Z's paint and overall cosmetics, i dont baby her at all when motoring... i dont drive abusively or anything, no power shifts, etc. just spirited fun with flashing shift-up indicator a couple times each time.

Couldn't agree with you more kenchan! That sums up everything I would say about mine!

kenchan · 04-19-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ

Couldn't agree with you more kenchan! That sums up everything I would say about mine!

marks370z · 04-19-2012, 04:42 PM

I drive my Z as hard as she'll let me but i apologize and caress her each time. Shift at 5-6k.

RandyD · 04-19-2012, 05:02 PM

i punch it up every chance i get.

04-19-2012, 04:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
marks370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SoCal Age: 32 Posts: 472 Drives: '12 PW NISMO Z34 Rep Power: 14	I drive my Z as hard as she'll let me but i apologize and caress her each time. Shift at 5-6k. __________________ NISMO

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04-20-2012, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 387	I have 4 modes... Cold (oil temp under 160) Babied - keeping the engine between 2200 and 3300 Warm and in traffic, Highest gear without getting the rpm below 2000 Warm and open road, 3000-6000. Pushing it will get the shift light to come on occasionally. Can't do much of this yet since my oil cooler isn't in yet. Drive hard but be gentle. Thashing on a car by snapping the clutch, 2nd gear chirps, etc will distroy her. Trust me, I did this on my first 4 cars. It's a ton of fun and they'll take it for a long time. You will have higher maintenance costs, and you will distroy her in the long run. Redlining will reduce life and cause loss of power over time but rings and cams are not that difficult to replace. Cornering just wears out tires ball joints and bearings. Easy to replace. But rattles never go away. Loose drivelines, noisy rear ends and broken transmissions get expensive really quick.

04-20-2012, 11:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
keb370z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 214 Drives: '11 M6 Sport in Blue Rep Power: 14	I drive like a total a$$ because it's what people expect when they see my car's hotness. I can't let the public down. (100th post! Man they add up fast.)

04-19-2012, 11:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	+1 My wife drives the Z very respectfully. I drive the Z like it wants to be driven I think Project Weekend Mistress about sums it up.

04-19-2012, 11:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	while i baby the Z's paint and overall cosmetics, i dont baby her at all when motoring... i dont drive abusively or anything, no power shifts, etc. just spirited fun with flashing shift-up indicator a couple times each time.

04-19-2012, 05:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 21	i punch it up every chance i get.