Originally Posted by trey's wife

What the hell is this stuff with you shifting slow? I have now heard 2 people say this. I would be damn hard pressed to find someone who shifted faster. I would like these people to show what "fast" shifting is if yours is slow. There is a reason I hate riding with you.

Originally Posted by cc1012

Slow shifting on your part and honda/acuras are actually geared pretty good. Way better then are cars. Our cars are geared like dirt

Originally Posted by IP05G35

Right now stock 5AT G35's finish the 1/4 mile at the end of 3rd gear right before the limiter... this is pretty good but I think if the gearing was lower, like 3.90-4.10, and you can finish at the end of 4th gear that would be ideal.

Originally Posted by DaveB

I completely disagree. The Honda 5AT is geared like absolute crap (way too long of 1st and 2nd) and the G35 5AT is geared perfectly for the 1/4 mile (do the calculations and you'll the truth). The 6MTs are geared just about right too. The 07 cars have deeper gearing, but it's needed to match the slightly different powerband, the much heftier curb weight, and the taller tires. Overall, the gearing is about the same between the 1st and 2nd gen car. Keep in mind if takes quite a bit of gearing change to make a difference in the 1/4 mile. A great example is the 1996-1998 Cobras. They come stock with a 3.27. Adding a 3.55 or even a 3.73 won't really make any difference in the 1/4 mile, but adding a 4.11 or even 4.33 gear will help things dramatically. From the seat of the pants, the 3.73 geared Cobra "feels" quicker, but it's not.

Originally Posted by DaveB

If you're crossing the line at just north of 6K, then you're gearing is pretty ideal. The general rule of thumb is that you want to be crossing the finish line through the heart of your powerband and in a gear near a 1:1 ratio. You wouldn't want to gear any lower (ie a 3.7+ gear) nor would you want to go taller (3.3). Your MPHs are in the upper 103mph range and honestly, I think that's about the limit your car will ever see unless you start digging into the motor itself. The MPH is there, but the ET is not. As you know, your ET problem is due to your 60' and I also think it's due to the light weight flywheel which is killing the moment of inertia on the initial launch and bogging the motor down when the tires eventually hook about 15' out. My recommendation, and I believe your only viable option, to fix this ET problem is:

1) Slicks
2) OEM flywheel assembly

There are plenty on people on the 350Z site that use full blown slicks or cheater slicks mounted on 16" wheels that clear the same size brakes you have on your 05 G35. I'd research the wheel and tire types these Zs are using. I believe most of these guys are running 26" tall slicks which would work out perfectly because they would fractionally increase your gearing to bring you closer to crossing the line at an even more ideal 6500rpm and the extra gearing would overcome some of the drag associated with slicks on the far end of the track. I don't know about the Z crowd, but I know the Maxima crowd that uses 26" slicks typically see an ADDITIONAL 1mph gain with slicks because the car dead hooks (mid 1.7-low 1.8 60 foot) and all the power is placed to the ground in every gear even on the shift.