How hard do you drive your Z

6spd

Yes, the wise words of kenchan! If you want to want a sports car to drive it like a grandma, buy a corvette lol.

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mike12002us

Im glad to see that I am not the only one to drive it like its meant to be. Im going to keep driving it hard and keeping the maintenance up on it. This is by far the best car ive ever owned.

Zoren 370

You wont fully appreciate the car until you push it hard. I would say i haven't pushed my Z to the point of its limits cuz my driving skills are not good enough up to that category.

Im sure this engine can run up to 250k miles, just look at the 240z....20 years still kicking a*s on the road.

ajm216

I'm still in the break-in period of my Z but I still squeeze in some fun while staying under 4-4.5k. I can not wait until she's past 1200 miles.

When I had my G35 6MT coupe, once she was warmed up (engine and tires), it was fun time.

I don't see the sense in buying a sports car and not having spirited drives and tapping into its performance while still being safe on public roads. I love taking nice curves and feeling the rush of the engine and shifting gears

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jpkirk

I had the same feeling. Pulled over, snapped this pic and then did a 1st/2nd pull to 7K. Eye watering fun the first time. Had to tone it down after that. Havn't had a car with this much power since my dad's 66 El Camino (375hp 396 w/4sp).

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Fuzzzy

I sure hope so. I had put over 300k on my '85 300ZX when I let it go. And the engine was still fine. If the electronic "scoreboard" hadn't crapped out, I would have put quite a few more miles on it.

BOLIO 671

The most important key to keeping our engine in top running condition is to make sure that you are on top of your maintenance, most especially your fluids....By the looks of it, you're on top of it so you shouldn't have anything to worry about.....

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kenchan

... or that 2015 nismo AT...

6spd

Nismo and AT, what a blasphemous combination!

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jpkirk

I don't know, dual clutch with flappy paddles would be nice.

That calls to mind somthing another said ...

Because.... race car!

(here I would normally use the driving emoticon. We need one with flappy paddles)

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intake | exhaust | TE37 SL | RE-11 | suspension ... um ... do speed stickers count? Signature under construction

6spd

Sure, a proper DCT would be nice, but the current iteration of the auto in the Z is pathetic. My old '13 Z auto damn near blew itself at Homestead Miami. Pulled into the pits and a Nismo engineer told me they werent designed for hard use in the slightest, such a shame.

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kenchan

such irony indeed...

JWillis72

So what happened to the trans? I spent last weekend at Sebring with mine and it did great. We tuned the pressures for the Stillen Supercharger and it hasn't given me any trouble. Before the tune the shifts were slow and hard but thats all gone now that it's tuned.

6spd

I was 2 laps in at Homestead Miami when it starting slipping shifting from 3rd to 4th, then it started from 2nd to 3rd and also 4th to 5th, I was slipping on downshifts back to the garage and was told to take it to the tech, where I left it for a while. They called me in and he said his team looked at it and it was slipping bad outta the gate when they test drove it, checked the temps and they were high, then let it cool and tested it again, still slipped but not as bad. Thats when they explained everything about it not being meant for track use. Later on I slipped all the way home, a 2 hour drive. Traded it in with 3rd and 4th slipping quite often, even cool.

So my first hand experience was crappy, but it could have easily gone the other way I'm sure. Just like how some of these engine have to be replaced due to oil consumption, but most don't, but it still exists and people should know about it.

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b15

I usually drive mine pretty aggressive. Not redline every shift but she gets worked pretty well.