Nissan 370Z Forum - Probably a dumb/noob question..

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GreenJalapeno

07-06-2009 02:19 AM

hahaha i can do it in my old car :) it was taught back in the day, in case your clutch lines failed.

370Z Purist

07-06-2009 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenJalapeno (Post 107766)

hahaha i can do it in my old car :) it was taught back in the day, in case your clutch lines failed.

That would definitely come in handy. Although, clutch line failing is just negligence in road use. Maybe if you were racing...

GreenJalapeno

07-06-2009 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist (Post 107767)

That would definitely come in handy. Although, clutch line failing is just negligence in road use. Maybe if you were racing...

yes this is a forgotten skill within modern day manual drivers. Although failing clutch lines are highly unlikely, it is always good to know .. just in case :P

370Z Purist

07-06-2009 02:26 AM

You can always hoof it and push the car.... hahahhaha
A good workout for da thighs, hahaha

GreenJalapeno

07-06-2009 02:29 AM

yea, up until you hit a 1% grade or more. hahaa

370Z Purist

07-06-2009 02:35 AM

Oh man... I just tried to push the Z up a small grade, my driveway. Just for fun. Took 3 guys to get it rolling, and to keep it rolling, two guys. I'd never want to die of a bad clutch line. Maybe I'll learn this perfect shifting so I can show off if I want. ::D:

GreenJalapeno

07-06-2009 02:38 AM

hahahahah practice it in another car first please :D

370Z Purist

07-06-2009 02:39 AM

Definitely a good idea. ... yeah, definitely. LOL

Crash

07-06-2009 04:10 AM

Perfect shifting is pointless, IMO.

There's a clutch for a reason. And the clutch gives you more control.

I power shift when I'm racing. I haven't broken anything yet. But who knows? I may break something at some point. I'm pretty hard on the trans and diff. Power shifting or not, I'm pretty brutal on the shifter. I pretty much shift like the car is disposable. :D

AK370Z

07-06-2009 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenJalapeno (Post 107757)

maybe you should try perfect shifting? :P Its actually pretty easy.. you shift without pushing the clutch in. No grinding, no problems (if you do it right that is)

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What's up with the face painting? Is it part of the "Perfect Shifting"?

GreenJalapeno

07-06-2009 05:10 AM

hahahaha no idea. its the only legit video anyone has done..

this topic came up a while back in a different forum... everyone was trying it after that hahaha

NXTAZEE

07-06-2009 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FricFrac (Post 107678)

Ah there's a built in rev limiter anyhow ;)

NXTAZEE I've noticed you are spending an awful lot of time on the forums - isn't that against what your therapist recommended?

Yes, and I will give you a free polish if you keep it on the QT ;).

Shunya

07-06-2009 06:23 AM

hahaha i remember learning perfect shifting on my ITR

mcphelps

07-06-2009 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist (Post 107746)

Sounds like bad shifting in general, like flatfoot shifting (same thing?)... but it is possible, although without a strong clutch or tranny (or both), something might break. If not those two, possibly a torque sensing diff or a bad driveshaft, even the connections, could break. But that also means in a car with high torque curves (linear like our Zs), you can basically chirp the tires constantly up to 2nd or 3rd gear. Pretty insane.

It's actually an advertised feature of the turbocharged Cobalts and HHRs. It keeps the turbo spooled up between shifts. I think it basically amounts to a secondary rev limiter.

FricFrac

07-06-2009 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TacoZ (Post 107708)

I drive with S-Mode off because I am always putting my car into neutral while cruising. The auto revs get annoying. It's only useful when you have to downshift a lot. I once went past a cop giving a ticket. I put it in neutral because i wanted to be inconspicuous and the car reved like crazy and the cop looked up at me. I never want that to happen again.

Just granny shift it...

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