lol stalled once the first day i got it .... your shifts should not be that rough.... try releasing the clutch more slower.

 

^^just finished reading your comments and have to say that everything u wrote makes perfect sense to me. in fact i will further add that it is the first peace of useful information on stick shift driving that i have seen on this site in months. it's obvious u have years of experience behind u.

not to offend anyone on these forums... but announcing your a great stick shift driver and then stating u stall the vehicle regularly or on occasion or whatever is retarded. i'm a lazy shifter and i'm no mario andretti... but i've been driving stick for years now and have never stalled this vehicle to date.

stating that u stall the vehicle basically admits to me that a) u have no real control over the clutch and b) u have no clue what your doing. i'm sorry to say that jamming gears while heel/toeing really doesn't impress any seasoned stick shift driver to the very least.

like i said... my comments aren't to offend anyone ... just my 2 cents on explaining fact/truth on driving a stick.

 

Just wondering if you have any track experience because heel-toeing on the track is NOT as simple as jamming gears. You will bite it REALLY quickly and/or destroy your clutch doing that.

 

yeah the demo car at the dealer seemed to have a lower 'friction point' than mine does..... wtf?

 

I can't remember the last time I stalled my G. It was prob when I first got it b/c I was not used to the clutch release point. I have to admit it is different, and it is really noticeable when I drive other manual cars like BMW's etc. Eventually you get used to it. As far as heel and toe downshifitng is concerned I never do it. I just drive normally. Upshift down shift etc. Thankfully my clutch has been good to me. Close to 60K miles on the original clutch and no slipping whatsoever.

 

When i said, i was a good stick driver i ment, that when im driving and paying attention i will have very smooth shifts, but unconsciously when im just doing normal driving ill stall here and there mainly because of the high clutch release point. I tend to sit very high on my seat so i can view the edges of my car just incase its a close call and i need to swerve out of a potential accident.

The only way i found myself driving stick without rough shifts and no problems with how high the release point is, is only when im low in my seat and quite a bit far from the steering wheel. When i drive my friends g35, with a very low clutch engagement i feels so much sportier and easier. I think i pretty know what to do next, go to infiniti and have them lower my clutch engagement, that seems to do wonders, thanks for the help guys.