Edmunds had this rant about the 6MT G37's gearbox
#16
To me, the clutch and shifter are silky smooth. My last car was a 2005 Mustang GT with a 5 speed manual, talk about the clutch engaging abrubtly. Not only that but if you were accelerating the engine would be torqued one way and the transmission the other, you could not easily shift into the higher gear easily, unless you installed torque limiters. Then again, that was a Ford.
#17
Sometimes it feels silky smooth, sometimes it doesn't. There are instances where I have to put more then the usual amount of force just to put it in gear. It feels like somethings holding it back. IDK. This is also the 1st manual tanny car I owned.
#18
especially the guy from Detroit. The colder the weather the thicker the tranny fluid will be and this will hinder the action of the shifter. As the transmission does not heat up nearly as quickly as the engine it will takes miles and miles of driving for the tranny fluid to warm up and become less viscous.
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On my Maxima... the gears really benefited drastically from synthetic tranny fluid... i think it was Redline MT-90, i think...
I dont have a problem with the gears at all... but is this a "do-able" mod for the G37?
I love the Gears AND the shifter, if you asked me... The clutch just has a funny abrubt feeling to it... Im not complaining really... I just have to master the engage point I guess...thats all id say... said all that to say this, "I LOVE MY CAR"
I dont have a problem with the gears at all... but is this a "do-able" mod for the G37?
I love the Gears AND the shifter, if you asked me... The clutch just has a funny abrubt feeling to it... Im not complaining really... I just have to master the engage point I guess...thats all id say... said all that to say this, "I LOVE MY CAR"
#20
yeah i want to master it....the synthetic trany fluid sounds good i think i may try that to see if i feel a lil more silkiness for my taste...otherwise i am vaguely considering a new clutch/flywheel combo but im not too familiar with those parts - this being my first M/T car...would i be looking for a racing clutch + lightweight flywheel to quench my desire for smoother shifts and more predicatable/smooth clutch engagement???? either way im gonna give it ALL summer at least until August to master my baby so that changing physical parts is a last and most likely uneccesary resort....
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yeah i want to master it....the synthetic trany fluid sounds good i think i may try that to see if i feel a lil more silkiness for my taste...otherwise i am vaguely considering a new clutch/flywheel combo but im not too familiar with those parts - this being my first M/T car...would i be looking for a racing clutch + lightweight flywheel to quench my desire for smoother shifts and more predicatable/smooth clutch engagement???? either way im gonna give it ALL summer at least until August to master my baby so that changing physical parts is a last and most likely uneccesary resort....
#22
honestly all it takes is practice. No car is custom made for each of us so they go with an all around setup. I do think the clutch engages a bit abruptly, I personally love the shifter so don't understand those complaints, but I'm sure I could be a little more nit picky. However I just compensate my driving style to match up with my vehicle. I think the trans in this car is great. Just let it warm up before ripping through the gears in the cold.
On a side not is it ok to run synthetic in this trans? I know sometimes the manufacturer is very specific with the fluids to go in the trans. If so I will be doing this right away.
On a side not is it ok to run synthetic in this trans? I know sometimes the manufacturer is very specific with the fluids to go in the trans. If so I will be doing this right away.
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honestly all it takes is practice. No car is custom made for each of us so they go with an all around setup. I do think the clutch engages a bit abruptly, I personally love the shifter so don't understand those complaints, but I'm sure I could be a little more nit picky. However I just compensate my driving style to match up with my vehicle. I think the trans in this car is great. Just let it warm up before ripping through the gears in the cold.
On a side not is it ok to run synthetic in this trans? I know sometimes the manufacturer is very specific with the fluids to go in the trans. If so I will be doing this right away.
On a side not is it ok to run synthetic in this trans? I know sometimes the manufacturer is very specific with the fluids to go in the trans. If so I will be doing this right away.
#26
no click sound here but I need to get the chirp in the rear axel fixed.
Lighter flywheel will have the revs drop much faster.
I want Synthetic!! On a side not I hit 1500 and am done with break in. Good idea for oil change?
Lighter flywheel will have the revs drop much faster.
I want Synthetic!! On a side not I hit 1500 and am done with break in. Good idea for oil change?
#28
Yeah get the rear axle lubed and re torqued - fixed my axle click/ping right quick....Yeah I dont think the lighter flywheel is for me forget about it...
About the synthetic oil change many dealerships are saying that since synth is so slippery you may want to run at least 8-10k on motor oil...so at least 1 or 2 motor oil changes with full 3.75k runs on it should get you to about 8-9k on ur car and a good summer of harder driving through the mean street of Bah-sten and then go for synth after. That's what I am doing. Keep in miind going synthetic under 25k miles on ur car and stickin with it has the same overall benefits in the long run so might as well run her on motor for a lil bit or else it will be like going from crunchy to creamy PB overnight....gotta ease her in...
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I think the G is quite smooth. Not as easy as a Honda/Acura tranny...but I don't feel at all that it is as bad as some of you have communicated.
I agree that it's difficult to row through the gears perfectly smooth consistently. But I did find that for regular driving...shifting at about 2100 rpms accelerates the car smoothly.
I agree that it's difficult to row through the gears perfectly smooth consistently. But I did find that for regular driving...shifting at about 2100 rpms accelerates the car smoothly.