just a small thing that maybe someone learning to drive a manual might get confused, DO NOT rest your foot on the clutch, you don't need to always have you foot on the clutch unless you're racing. you can rest it on the foot rest to the side of the clutch. by resting on the clutch you can accidentally be slightly engaging it giving wear to the clutch and possibly hurting your engine and transmission.

learning to drive manual in a 280 HP car is the most intimidating thing ive ever done

I learned to drive a manual with the help of a friend. We went to a vacant parking lot and let me practice using his car with pre-ground gears. I highly recommend learning the neutral to first technique somewhere with no obstacles and nobody to laugh at you when you stall. This takes a lot of pressure off and makes it easier to concentrate on the technique. Great video, gotta love that distinctive 350Z sound!

Man I’ve been driving stick for a year already or so and I still enjoy watching this haha

I've driven manuals all my life, even trucks, but the 350z was the first car I had trouble with. Great car

I can’t wait to get my 350z. Been saving up for months now. This is gonna be so much GYAT AM FUN

Perfect timing also. Been practicing my manual and its great to see you driving it and learning it passively!! Loving your vids!

I gonna get a manual 350z but i cant drive manual 😂, wish me luck

that red makes your car stand out and its so /cool/~ God i miss driving my Z so bad

Literally just bought my 2nd Z and its an manual this is perfect timing

I learned how to drive stick and i still watched the video

Wow wow! Usually I never comment on any video but this was just perfect. I love your video keep doing the good job 👍

I enjoyed this vid alot. I've watched tons of film for downshifting. Just need a bit more time in the wheel to get it. But this def helped. Much love 🤙🙏

Turning in Neutral and putting in first gear at speed puts a lot of extra stress. If I am turning and going to slow down a lot I change the gear before I approach the turn clitch out foot on brake and race my way out. If you are putting in first gear when the speed is over a few miles yeah thats a lot of trouble. First gear should be used only when the car is stopped or super slow.

Yo man thank you so much I was waiting for this video as soon as you replied to my comment. Didn’t think it would be this soon. Thanks so much man helped a lot can’t wait to get my first z

just got a 350 and i drove a reg 15 min drive home and stalled 5 times at green lights. my hard thing is def going from neutral to 1st and finding the right amount of gas to give it as im letting go of the clutch

I’m amazed at the amount of younger people why can’t drive a stick shift. I learned on a column shift when I was 8! It was an old Ford pick up.., no sir, no power steering and am radio. 😁. I can honestly say I love my 350z 💕

I just bought a 350z and it's so different from a MX-5 and GTI. The clutch feels light but has a higher bite point and the pedal travels almost completely horizontally so I had trouble actually finding the bite at first and stalled. But with this engine I also found that I had to basically give it 1.5k revs immediately as the clutch hits the bite point or it stalls because the idle 800 revs is not enough to have the car crawl, which was so different from the other two manuals cars I've owned. I usually let the car crawl and then give it gas once I feel the clutch let off, but the Z needs gas even before and so I'm having to relearn how to drive to get that timing right. But I feel way more smoother in shifting after the car is going than in the GTI.

I want to learn to drive manual and this seems so hard hopefully I can get it tho😅

I apologize in advance! This is the car, but is not the car for a 1st timer! It can be fatal learning to drive a RWD with so much torque going to the ground especially at stop lights making 45° turns on wet surfaces. You also can't wait until the you reach the tread depth gauge on the tires. You'll be playing roulette with your Z and your life! Change your tires early!

Thanks for the video man!

I actually belly laughed at 8:30 lol sick vid g! 🔥

thank you for this video! so grateful

Nice

Have you ever considered buying any bronze/ gold looking wheels ? Or even black? I think that would give an amazing look to the z. Red and gold/bronze wheels goes amazing together

good video, im good at shiftingnow but my N to 1st is still always so iffy at times but Im improving. not stalling atleast lol

Super good video🔥 and you are one of my fav car tubers✌️ but if im being real i still have no clue how to drive manual but eeh i dont even need to know yet. I still have many years to wait for my first car. I hope i could find a 350z for my first car 😂✌️

Sick!

great video man helpful!

good science on mantrans👍

NEVER go into neutral when you are in a turn. Leave it in the gear you go into the turn with and gas your way though.

your car is so pretty :)

just bought my first Z and i’m having so much trouble learning manual since it’s not a stock clutch but i’m hoping with enough practice i’ll get it 😭😭

Bro was at Temecula Middle School in the start of the video

First time learning manual was my 350z HR

Is ez, is like motorcycles :P

I just want to learn how to stop the car correctly without staling

Just bought a 350z with a stage 3 clutch and its so hard to learn

I'v gotta get a new car around $10k or under and keep seeing 350z's. I've always wanted one and never realized how cheap they where, but never driven manual. I'v seen some for sale with 80k miles for $8k and i'm so tempted but idk if it's a good idea for a daily driver/first manual car.

nice

Where’d you get that front lip?? It used to be black, I really want one for my Z

You didn't go over approaching a stop and what to do whether to ride the clutch or if the car stalls or what gear to switch? I hear different things from different people when it comes to slowing down

Not first but i tried

I need to learn how to heel toe rev match.. my Z is my first manual car, and it just feels so awkward, like my feet are too skinny lol

When you down shift do you put it in neautral, rev than downshift to a lower gear. Or leave it in let’s say 6th gear and push clutch in keeping it in 6th and while clutch is in revvning it and than drop to 4th. Because I usually drop it to neautral, rev it and than down shift it.

This video is really useful! Thanks❤

Hey bro can you do a build list

I have to learn… my dad is giving me his 350z and it’s gonna be my first car💔

Dumb question. But when I am in traffic can’t I just have the brake in instead of neutral and ebrake? Or will I still roll?

To stop the car do u have to be in a gear to stop it or no

i need to get better at downshifting, everytime i do my z jerks

I already know how to drive manual but I watched you video because I wanted to see a pov of someone driving a 350z. This is an excellent tutorial for beginners. Im looking for a new car because my 2010 kia soul have a leaking rear main seal and my clutch is slipping because of it. I wasn’t in the market for a sports car but I noticed how cheap 350z’s are now. Now that I’ve seen you drive it now I know I really want to have one.

Do you guys have a different licence and driving test for Manuals and autos like the UK? If you pass on a manual you can drive an auto but not the other way around.

How to slow down to go around corners

Your Z is perfect is that factory red? What are the wheels and lip?

Is there much different driving a 2006 350z than a 2007 350z

Hey I have a question can you show us your go pro setup for POV videos? I want to try my hand at it but most things I've tried are infuriating lol

Nice video, but It's 350z, so where is drift and 0-60 tips? I think it should be good idea for next video "tips for drift and 0-60"

My manual Z start perfectly every time without the clucth being pressed in??

It isn't going to be "2nd nature" after a few days. Your probably going to struggle a bit and be uncomfortable, particularly in traffic, for the first month or two. You're going to stall a lot, your going to struggle with fast starts and be jerky on your takeoffs, your going to struggle with rev matching, your probably going to miss shifts and grind some gears, your going to be super uncomfortable on hills, your shifts are going to be clunky, you're going to have to learn how to smoothly find the right gear when traffic slows and speeds up unexpectedly, etc. I think it was probably 3-4k miles before I really felt comfortable with a manual to the point I'd consider it 2nd nature. Lets set realistic expectations for new drivers.

What car would you reccomend for a beginner to get used to and then switch to the Z?

First manual is a 350z with a stage 3 Racing clutch off of Facebook market place 💀 I’m 16

what is the function of the orange little screen?, the one over the radio

I don’t know how to drive stick, but I have learned how to drive a manual In semi truck when I passed my CDL test Ha ha I don’t think it’s that hard right with this lol

Don’t know if you’ll see this but when u shift gears do you let go of the accelerator or can you still have your foot on it

😅 how much it's the clutch replacement? Because with slow slow slow I think it will burn quickly 🙆😁

Why does my z red light around 4-5 rpm???????? How do I go fast????

isn’t 6th gear the smallest and 1st the biggest?

Ok so unlocking the power of the car is just changes the gears at a high revolution RPM example 2nd usually will be 3.5 RPM but I could get it up to 7. RPM is I want more power? Do I get that right?

Hey! Whats the exact color of yr car called? Is it regular red or light red?

I have a question , you have to clutch every gear ? I’m not going lie at night I’m nervous lol kinda scared imma spin my shit

how do you break like do you put the car in neutral or a smaller gear

I really want a Z but they’re so expensive in my area, so I’m just looking if there are things I can improve when driving my manual Civic

what happens when you’re in 6 gear and u reach max rpm do u have to go back down to 1st gear ?

Why with the A/C on when accelerating?

Do yall think it would be a bad idea to get a Z as a first car and as a manual?

Do I have to gas it a little when I’m downshifting .? Or no .?

kids needa ask their dad

Hills