Man, its about 15 degrees out this morning, and I am heading up the freeway on ramp from a stop. 1-2 at about 6800 rpm, what a rush.

Just had to share.

that is some pull when you hit second at about 4500 rpm

Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Custom Catback, Custom Intake Tube, HyperGround Kit

 

Another nice rush is coming up behind a two cars pacing each other, one creeping past the other, you patiently tail the lead car.. the opening widens.. you're going about 78, so you drop it to 3rd.. now there's plenty of room so you nail the gas and slide over.. bam, doing 95 before you get all the way around them.

Then, of course, slow back down.. we only want to lead the pack, not get a ticket. [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter

 

Yeah theirs something about the manuel in this platform that really give people fits to shift smoothly. Most of the video's I've seen with MT Z's and stuff has them not shifting to great.
Check out my second video here
www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4288109365

Practice and be willing to change your technique to find what works. I have found that what shoe's I'm wearing is very important too.

"All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.”
Edmund Burke

G35 6mt

 

Actually, mine's a 5AT, but dropping it to 3rd at 80 is still fun. [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter

 

I'm just loving the cold mornings here in Houston. With the temps
in the 40s, I've gaind around 20 hp from summertime. Cold Air Rules!

2003 Twilight Blue 5AT Sedan, sunroof,
Graphite Leather, splashguards,
12 wire Hyper-grounding kit,
350Z intake duct, Stillen Hi-Flow Airbox
Underbody rear diffusers, Drilled aluminum pedals

 

It was -17 on my way to work today. Every time i hit the gas hard, a big puff of smoke formed behind me (it wasn't smoke, but water vapor from the exhaust). It was actually pretty cool to see this cloud form behind me as i took off ;-).

 

Last weekend... I was on some two lane roads. The G still impresses me...

I would be doing about 85 and hit 4th to pass... doing over 100 in nothing flat. Its pretty nice when a car you've had for 25k miles still puts a smile on your face..

 

i hope you drove around for atleast 15 minutes to warm up the engine.

 

at least 5 minutes, but it sits garaged so it only has to warm up from 60 degrees, only the air is cold.

Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Custom Catback, Custom Intake Tube, HyperGround Kit

 

"I've gaind around 20 hp from summertime. Cold Air Rules!"

LOL.... you don't gain 20hp from just colder temperatures like that. I believe the general rule is for every 10 deg drop you will gain 1 hp. That means it would take a 200 deg drop for you to gain 20 hp from the colder, denser air alone. Alomst impossible.

04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium

 

dose the G35 have a oil temp gauge?



http://www.rimpro.com/media/versus.mpg

 

no, but you can watch an oil pressure gage and tell when the oil warms up by a drop from an extremely high pressure to a normal oil pressure.

oil pressure, water temperature, ammeter go into my car this month sometime I hope.

Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Custom Catback, Custom Intake Tube, HyperGround Kit

 

Speaking of oil temperature, here is a question for those of you who have an oil pressure gauge: How much time passes from the time the coolant reaches steady operating temperature until the oil reaches steady operating pressure? Does this difference in warm-up time between oil and coolant vary with outside temperature? I am assuming that the oil stabilization occurs last.

<font color=red>2004 G35 Sedan 6MT Desert Platinum/Willow</font color=red>

 

"oil pressure, water temperature, ammeter go into my car this month sometime I hope"

Why can't all cars come with all these gauges instead of relying on idiot lights to tell the driver something is wrong?

By the way, doesn't your car already have a water/coolant temperature gauge? Last time I looked, mine did.

<font color=red>2003.5 Garnet Fire/Graphite G35 6MT Sedan</font color=red>
Premium Package • Navigation • Winter Package • Aero Package • 350Z intake duct • Stillen high-flow airbox

 

Because they cost several dollars to put into the car, most people don't care, and over the production of 100,000 cars, they can save a million or so in costs.