I was traveling along the PA turnpike today and decided to have a little fun with my Type S. I was going about 75 and down sifted into 4th and mashed the accelerator...I was blown away how quickly the car accelerated to over 100mph!! I was also impressed by the smoothness and control at those speeds! I fell in love with my car all over again!

 

is it an auto...? next time drop it to 3rd... shift at 90mph then you will feel the torque converter lockup...

 

I'm fairly new to all of this. Can you elaborate on the torque converter lock up? I'm assuming that's a good thing from your post, so what does that exactly do? Thanks!

P.S. - sorry to hijack your thread

 

Uhh.....I don't think having your torque converter locking up at 90 MPH is a good thing. Hence, the "tomato smiley".

 

Got it. I'm not fluent in smileys. Thanks for your help.

 

Yes it is an auto....I'm not sure I follow this torque converter thing either....

 

6mt is faster! lol

 

yeah you put it in 3rd gear at that speed, the first time i started a race at 70mph on the freeway i put it in 4th gear thinking that was good enough to drop it to the rpm range wrong idea i got smoked. Defenitly will never let that happen again.

 

+1

Sometimes I get scared on how hard the power hits when I down shift to 3rd at 70.

 

Adrian Im beginning to get that feeling lately too
My shit is torque steering like crazy trying to keep that bitch on the road thru 2nd & 3rd gear is a damn Olympic event

 

+2 6spd FTW!!!

 

Yep...one example of more power more problems.

 

To reinterate, it's alot better after some more exhaust modifications(more power transferred top end).

 

Yeah that will be my next thing. I have my eyes set on a CT Exhaust problem is that its on someones car

I pretty much have to wait till the owner gets tired of it or sells his car

Ill see ya next week at Derrick's house so I can see first hand what you did.

 

+3

1 3 5
2 4 6 r

 

No problem...I very satisfied with the shop that did the work. It looks so stock, but my tips are pushed out to mesh with the aspecs kit. I love the sounds as well!

 

hmm, you MT guys, when you downshift, do you go thruogh the gears? or do you directly shift to the gear you want? like from 5th directly to 3rd, or do you go through 4th then to 3rd?

 

+3

 

i downshift directly to the gear i want and i try to rev-match

 

Personally I run down through the gears...it helps me not to shift into the wrong gear. I do it so quickly that it doesn't make a difference any how.

 

what defines rev-match?

 

blipping the throttle so that the rpm's match to whatever the rpm is for that gear at that speed

 

lol seems like an aquired skill xP wait till SynchRev catches on (370z 6mt) everyone will be "pro" shifters haha

 

Wanna learn how to rev match? Try down shifting in a non-synchro, double clutch manual truck...I'm currently learning how to do that...not easy.

 

Thinking the same thing so, +4 to above.

I also just realized I've never owned a vehicle with a torque converter...

 

damn you and your 6MT transmissions. got me jealous

 

On a 5AT
from 1-30 drop it to first 30-55 2nd, 60-85 3rd.
Dropping it to third gear at 60 mph will feel really slow thou

 

hahaha, gutta give credit where its due .. good 1

 

Dropping it in 3rd is a rush!!!! Its like Warp Speed on Star Trek...You see the lights and booom your gone!!!!