wuts up guys..i have owned my db 350z for about a month already... it has 1800 miles on it already.. lol luv driving it...but anyways i wanted some help.. im still kinda slow gettin movin to first... i dont stall nomore i jus go a little slow sumtimes... i wanted some advice and wuts a good launch say if you want to gun it off the line for fun...yesterday this s2000 wanted to race and i couldnt cus we were at a red light and i never did a big launch before ...he was revvin like hell at the light lol..and im like sh*t only if i knew ...never even tried it...and also i barely downshift because im still kind of nervous i wont do it rite.. when i do downshift i still kind of jerk the car..especailly if im like doin 60 and im in 6th gear cruisin and say i want to pik up speed .. i really dont know how its done...also an m3 came next to me and was playing around with me while i was crusin on rt 17 and down shifts and was out lol...and im like **** man i need to learn how to do it like that ..but anyways can you guys help me out with this one

 

The best thing I can say is go out and try a couple burnouts to get an idea of what point the tires loose grip with the road. This obviously has to be done with the TCS off. After you have that down try accelerateing from a dead stop getting as close to the point of spinning your tires without actually leting them loose grip. Practice Practice Practice.

 

I'm a bit of a 6MT nubie myself, but I think I can help you with downshifting. It's a little easier if you don't have to brake at the same time. But the trick is still the same. The reason you're feeling that jerking motion when you downshift from 6th at 60 RPM is because the engine RPMs are too slow to match what 5th gear needs, so it jerks trying to get it quickly to the right RPM range. What you need to do is raise the RPMs a bit between shifting from 6th to 5th to compensate. Then it should change smoothly. If you have to brake at the same time the trick is to "heel/toe" it. All this means is that while you have your right foot on the brake, you use your right heel to slide over and nudge up the RPMs.

 

I agree with SlamMan. It is going to take a lot of practice. Took me about a year to get a perfect launch in my prelude. I just got my Z and I am good with a stick shift, but I too have not tried a quick launch. good question.