Driving the Z!!!!!
04-02-2005, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Greg
I have 45 years (honest!) of driving MT vehicles, both two-wheel and four. While the Z clutch is very light, the Fairlady is a difficult vehicle to drive smoothly
Originally Posted by 350Zenophile
Coming from a heavy spring type Cobra clutch on a Mustang, the hydraulic clutch in the Z is like butta. That's one of the reasons I went with the Z...I felt immediately comfortable driving it.
04-02-2005, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by jmr0311
engiNERD350Z,
That's exactly whats happening to me. Pretty frustating and embarasing because the Z has so much presence and when people sees all the jerking and near stalling all they do is laugh. Makes me so mad
, but I will get there, is just going to take some more embarasments I guess.
That's exactly whats happening to me. Pretty frustating and embarasing because the Z has so much presence and when people sees all the jerking and near stalling all they do is laugh. Makes me so mad
, but I will get there, is just going to take some more embarasments I guess.
04-02-2005, 02:49 PM
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That's because 1st gear is TOO LOW!!
Originally Posted by jmr0311
Hey guys,
I have another quick question in regards of "Driving the Z". I notice that the Z doesn't pull very hard from 1st gear to 2nd gear, what I mean is that the engine accelarate/rpm very fast when you are launching but the car doesn't seem to be moving very fast. I was just wondering if this is just a caracteristic of the " low end torque " on the Z. What we need to do to unleash this beast(No FI Yet).
I have another quick question in regards of "Driving the Z". I notice that the Z doesn't pull very hard from 1st gear to 2nd gear, what I mean is that the engine accelarate/rpm very fast when you are launching but the car doesn't seem to be moving very fast. I was just wondering if this is just a caracteristic of the " low end torque " on the Z. What we need to do to unleash this beast(No FI Yet).
It's interesting that 2nd - 5th on the Fairlady are just about the same as the ratios in the Borg-Warner T-10 aluminum-case 4-speed on my 1965 Shelby GT-350 Mustang (now there was a car...): 2.32, 1.69, 1.20, 1:00.
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