Auto 370Z...Is it Good?

TARDCORE

GT motorsports has pretty much shown theres very small difference in power output when boosting the auto and manual. on myg37.com there are many dynos of the members with mods similar to that of the 370z and they are pretty much the same with +/-5hp which you really are not going to miss if you chose the tranny that suits you. Of course the Z will take less power loss from the drivetrain than the G will so expect to see more power.

kannibul

How hard would it be to change the tranny from a 7AT to a 6MT, should the 7AT blow?

Granted the paddle shifters would be out of place, and there'd have to be some wiring done for the synchro-rev...but, I imagine it might be possible/easier done than replacing the 7AT w/ new?

Also, I've noticed with the paddle shifters / bumping it over to manul-mode, it drops it to 5th automatically from 7th, or drops a single gear if it's lower. Enough to where you can manually bump it once without fear of redlining quickly even at WOT. If you bump it twice, it'll redline pretty quickly and need shifting- and potentially break traction

wstar

Yeah, the system will usually downshift when you go from M -> D, and it's not always predictable by exactly how much. Leaving it in M always solves this problem. Another option is to use the paddles first before switching modes. For instance, if you're cruising on the highway in 7 and you just flip to M, it will downshift to 5 for you. Alternatively, if you click the upshift paddle while still D first, you'll get the temporary M-mode with it still in 7, and then you can flip to M without it downshifting for you.

In general, flipping between D and M while driving can be unpredictable. I wouldn't do it when you need a certain gear "right now". Do it when you're cruising, before you decide to drive seriously. Or don't do it at all, and just stay in M all the time.

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