Thoughts on the Z's high engagement point?
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I know there's a little DIY mod to lower the pedal. I've done it on both my DE and HR, and it was amazing. I didn't feel like a newbie driving manual for the first time.
The other day, I drove my friend's G37S, thinking the higher engagement point would make the drive less enjoyable. I was wrong. I actually liked that it was higher. I felt the same when I test drove a 370z. The second I got back in my Z, it felt difficult to drive. I decided to raise my pedal back to its original position and it felt perfect.
What do you guys think about the engagement point? Did you all adjust it or keep it the same?
The other day, I drove my friend's G37S, thinking the higher engagement point would make the drive less enjoyable. I was wrong. I actually liked that it was higher. I felt the same when I test drove a 370z. The second I got back in my Z, it felt difficult to drive. I decided to raise my pedal back to its original position and it felt perfect.
What do you guys think about the engagement point? Did you all adjust it or keep it the same?
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There's a fixed ratio between the travel of the clutch pedal and the movement of the throwout bearing. It's determined by the relative diameters of the master and slave cylinder pistons.
If the engagement point is too high, the throwout bearing cannot get away from the pressure plate, so it's like you're 'riding the clutch' even when your foot is off the pedal.
If the engagement point is too low, you might not be disengaging the clutch all the way even though the pedal is all the way down.
You've got to get it somewhere between those two places, and there should be at least a little free movement of the pedal at the top of the stroke.
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If the engagement point is too high, the throwout bearing cannot get away from the pressure plate, so it's like you're 'riding the clutch' even when your foot is off the pedal.
If the engagement point is too low, you might not be disengaging the clutch all the way even though the pedal is all the way down.
You've got to get it somewhere between those two places, and there should be at least a little free movement of the pedal at the top of the stroke.
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I second the RJM adjustable pedal. There is a new version out that Im going to look into that improves the clutch action even further.
I actually adjusted mine closer to the floor because I always push the pedal all the way to the floor.
I actually adjusted mine closer to the floor because I always push the pedal all the way to the floor.
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some of you people bother me. you complain about a ****ed up transmision but will put a stack of pennys under your clutch pedal because it somehow makes you shift faster? like wtf might as well just never push the clutch all the way in its the same thing.
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I don't think anyone suggested putting a stack of penny's under their clutch pedal...
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