i was driving today and i went to shift to 3rd and noticed there was some resistance. I know it wasnt grinding at all, but i had to push a little harder for some reason

 

Clutch depressed?

 

i have the same problem but only when i push my car, higher rpm it's harder to get the gear in

 

well it's not grinding

 

Mine does the same thing, it's been discussed in a few other posts earlier this year.

And for the "Clutch depressed" comment... I can shift gears without a clutch, it's not that hard. I used to drive gravel trucks, after shifting 1000's of times in a day your leg gets really tired. You learn real quick how to shift without a clutch.

 

that's not good for your tranny at all

 

If you do it right it isnt THAT bad... I'd like to know how though. Got some tips?!

 

Yup when you try to shift fast it happens every once in a while. Don't worry your car is nothing out of the ordinary.

 

Sorry I've been gone for awhile. Before I give out any tips on how to do this I want to say that I learned on old beater trucks and cars. So don't go trying this on your G35.

First off this is not power shifting, it's shifting without using a clutch. To get it out of gear hold your RPM's steady around 3-4K with no load, then gently slip it out of gear, give your gas pedal a little blip to rev match to your speed, then slip it into the next higher gear. If you get your RPM's right, it slips into gear without any problems.

I used this to get my se-r home once when the clutch cable broke, I got lucky and hit all the lights green, sliped it out of gear and coasted into the garage.