I dont have a problem with shifting..? when i first got the car I would put my passangers a little forward due to how I hit the clutch to shift but not anymore..its been 2 months with 4k miles on the car.. people comment on how smooth the car is

 

I had a RX-7 with a lightweight flywheel and it was a nightmare to drive. The technique I came up with is to leave your accelerator open just a little bit when shifting up.

 

^Holding your clutch is not so double cluthing dude. And plus double cluthing is only used when down shifting.

 

what exactly is double clutching pressing it in then releasing to do it again. What is the reason for doing this

 

^Here's how you do double clutching.
For example, you're in 3rd and want to downshift in 2nd. First you depress the clutch, put the shifter in neutral at the same time you rev your engine, then release clutch, then you clutch again and shift it to 2nd.
Double clutching is used to "rev-match" your engine so you'll take full use of engine breaking with less stress on tranny and the gear transition will be much smoother (If you do it properly of course). But you can get away with it by just holding the clutch then rev-match your rpm. easy right?

 

from what iw as told...

while driving on the hwy, with your foot still on the gas, you kick the clutch in and let it kick back out... causes ur car to leap forward..... don't do this if ur rev is already at 5k+...

 

it is very possible to shift smoothly it takes time and patience. It took me about year and half to shift smoothly in consistant bases. I also can take the first gear to about 5500 rpm and shift smoooothly to 2nd gear.

 

i dont get it

if u hold down the gas a little when shifting up ..wont that easyly burn out ur clutch

 

I forgot what this technique is called but pros do this with "low torque cars".

 

^yes it will, and that is not recomended. I haven't read the whole thread but whoever suggested that is not right. The best way to shift smoothly is knowing when the rpms are gonna come down to the apropriate number for the next gear. That takes time and practice and after that u do it without ever looking at the tachometer.

 

Yes it will burn out your clutch if you do it too much. Just a little (I mean very little) won't hurt. It's like imitating a car with high idle rpm. I drove my RX-7 for 6 years with that technique and the clutch was still good until I sold it.

 

I FIGURED IT OUT! i too have had the same clutch problems, ive gotten it under control for the most part but,i still have un-explained problems engaging/disengaging the clutch. and i thought to myself, theres no damn accelerator pedal!!!! on other cars there is an actual cable from the gas pedal to the throttle linkage where as the g's have fly by wire its all electronic no direct link between the driver and the throttle. so i think sometimes its just that simple as not being directly in control of the throttle and clutch. luckily the clutch is hydraulic and we are in 100% control of that all the time.so dont be so quick to blame the clutch/tranny it may be in the gas pedal.

 

^I don't get it. Why would the drive by wire accelerator be a problem if it responds as you depress it?

 

I dont knwo honest opinion I have maxima and shifting is fine

 

I drove a G35----------------------