Hi all. I have a 2006 enthusiast MT with 46k miles. Occasionally when I am in first gear and I press the clutch to shift into second or when I am coming to a stop and I hear this dropping/thumping noise from underneath the car. This usually happens when I just start the car and begin driving. I tried reving higher, pressing the clutch slower/faster, but its more of a random act. There is really no other explanation I can give, but hopefully someone else has had the same problem. Thanks !

 

Completely normal. The Z's transmission is noisy, but normal. I have that same clung when shifting on my 08. No worries. Wait till you ride or drive a GTR, it's much more pronounced.

 

I only feel it/hear it in first and rarely in second, but idk. I saw a white GTR at my local nissan dealer when I was buying some touchup paint. You have to be closing out a deal before you're allowed to test drive that monster!

 

Same with mine! I have an 07, I just tell myself that the noise is my transmission slamming down the power.

 

It's normal man. I can probably get one of my past drives video up and I"ll pm you so you can hear the noises. As for the GTR, people who really know the car don't want the test drive. They already know what to expect and obviously no miles when they buy it! It's a fantastic machine man.

 

The 350z transmission is noisy and clunky...mine does the exact same thing. It's a little annoying, but I've learned to live with it.

 

I have clunk noise from the transmission too. I just got used to it.

 

Over here we refer to it as "RCC"



Race Car Clunk

 

And if you are still worried, the best thing to do in situations like these would be going to a local car show, which they will have every week I think and get an experienced Z driver to drive it and tell you what is normal and not normal.