I hit both paddles at once and it took a screenshot

#7. You can attempt to downshift even with high rpm. If the Rpm is too high the car will not downshift until the engine is at a safe engine speed. It's it's not you will get a tone alert and the gear number will flash but stay in that gear

Thanks for keeping our transmission safe! 🤙🏻

Appreciate the quick follow up video - No one in my family is into cars, never had anyone to talk through stuff like this. I feel like I understand what the car likes and doesn't, but the explanations are interesting to listen to. Congrats on 9k.

In Just got my 2015 infinity q50s in May this video is very helpful I love your content.

as someone that recently picked up a 37x and has been honestly hating how it downshifts to early, this is the much needed advice ive been looking for. Thank you for these vids!

Good video that covers good points. I wanted to mention that with downshifting automatics, with most vehicles the shift ranges are computer controlled- so it won’t allow you to enter a gear that exceeds maximum engine rpm. in most cases not all

There are safety features from downshifting too high!! It’ll just simply beep and not let u

Awesome video man!👍🏽 useful information for anyone with a sports car with paddle shifts!

Great video. A lot of stays true for a true manual car shifting except the first one. I have not personally tested either on my Q50, but I don't think the car will let you downshift past redline (money shifting as in manual), so less worry about that part.

Nice J. Personally, I like to drive in “manual” because I grew up driving a 5 speed. Cornering is much more controllable and you can brake faster with engine braking. Plus it just sounds way better when you keep it a little higher in the RPMs. 😁

New subscriber here! Been watching your videos for a week now. I just got myself a 2018 Q50 RS and i can't wait to try your custom exhaust system!

Great video man this helped me a lot and taught me a lot as well.

Dude this video is sooo helpful! 👌 thank you!

Yes there is a safety feature for downshifts if your to high in the rpm , but if you are slowing down you can most definitely squeeze that shift in but it will run out quickly and if your not paying attention you will hit redline

Learned alot with this video- Thank you!

Great info!

I think the downshift portion of this video truthfully belonged in “how to use paddle shifters” video. Honestly, not even a question since I would assume more people here are leaning to the spirited driving. So they’ll be itching to not feel like they are missing any info regarding that. And if it weren’t for this video, I would have felt very uncomfortable about the sound of the high RPM’s kinda just going and going when I was done with my pulls as they slowly dropped. With this video it’s a more clear picture….so downshift portion belongs with rest for that picture.

Great information thank for sharing.

Again thanks for this very informative video! I was thinking if somebody will make a video about something like this! Man, you nailed it! Learn a lot!! Will definitely do manual mode with my daily drive Q! Inspired my Q with your Q!! Oh, by the way give a holla to boostinmotion, he just totaled his Q, with some some stupid driver not paying attention. More power and God bless! 💪🏾

Got an m56S, pretty sure has the same transmission. There was a transmission reflash/retune from the dealership available for some of these cars. I got mine done, only an hour of labor, and holy shit it was night and day better. Mine used to be a bit clunky and what not, but after the tune it seems damn near flawless relative to what it is. It was just night and day for standard driving and performance.

Lol i just got my g37xS, decided to watch this to see if I have been doing anything wrong, and Im good

This video really helped me thank you

Really good video! And to add to the overrev or “money shift” topic no the car won’t let you do it until you can match the revs for the next gear! It’ll beep at you just like if you try to upshift under 2k rpms.

Perfect video❗️

Bike analogy was perfect

I like to upshift over 3k rpms and downshift at 2500 rpms. Been doing this for 2 years during day to day city / highway driving. The tranny still runs like new BUT I make sure to change the transfluid every year

Great info

When I had my g35 and 37 I would always shift down at red lights but I just liked to hear the downshift personally also I've never used paddles but these videos are great and your car is goals 👌

Thank you 🙏

I had been looking for a video like this, I've just started using the manual mode on my G37 but sometimes I'm worried about if the way I drive will harm my transmission.

All of this is the exact same in my g37x just shows how similar and true they kept the 2014-15 model year

Has anyone had the issue with the paddle shifters not working at random times? I started experiencing this when racing on the oval and had to quickly resort to the console to continue.

great video bro

Good video 🔥

Don't switch to manual mode and then forget about it. Engine screams away, hey why doesn't my car shift? Duh, that's me. Lol

Great show man.. Definitely learned a few things in both these vids as my q70s has the same 7 spd... Ive learned that even ecu controlled gear select is still too high of gear... 30 mph is 1600 rpm in 4th gear.. I put in manual for 3rf.. Seem 10mph per gear is abt perfect for everyday cruising... The ecu downshift is a bit slow also.. GM had a thing if you tap WOT Twice it would trigger a downshift even if you don't end up flooring it. Gonna see if that works in these... Did you ever check out that "Go Fast" energy drink??? They're local here in Co and they're usually 2/$4... If you have a Matco Rep; they can get it too... Gotta get the case tho.. Only $24.. Anyways.. Thanks again for the tons of info... Sorry for the rant.. Hope you had a great Turkey Funeral??....??? Happy holidays...

Scared the shit out of me with number 2 😂😂 I tried it once thinking maybe it will be like the lambos that go to neutral but it didn’t work and I was like wait… mine didn’t blow up but maybe that’s why it’s shifting weird now😂

I usually shift at around 2.5 rpm or 3, when downshifting I usually down shift at around 2.5 or 2 rpm, if I’m cruising, I keep my rpm at around 3 or 2.5 when just cruising

G35 bro over here. I have to remember not to keep it in drive and just keep it in manual because at this point if I'm in drive ill knock it into neutral trying to upshift from a light.

Not sure if this applies to the paddle shifters but the car manual mentions that depending on how fast or slow you move the shifter on the 7 speed AT, the car will respond accordingly. Faster/more aggressive shifts will result in a faster/more aggressive gear change, while slower shifts will lean towards a more smoother gear change.

Learned some these lessons the hard way

When I downshift from 3 to 2 those lower ones my car rocks back and forth how do I downshift more smoothly

off topic question, is the orange light on the dash because of your tires?

Great video man! Hey (side note) since I've had my catback installed modeled after your set up, I've noticed the front of the catback (just past the cats and before the muffler in the mid) gets a vibration from 1400-1900 rpm. I notice it especially when cruising or decelerating in that range. Does your set up have a similar characteristic? I didn't go for test pipes... being in VA i need to get emissions inspections -_- thanks for another great video!

I used to go full throttle let off and go up in gear bcs i didnt know if i was gonna fuck up something keeping my foot on the gas and going up in gear so like 😞

i would go back and fourth in my altima because it kinda popped but like id have to get a tune for the g37 and id drive it normally like you say and it would pop right. I wouldnt use it all the time just some times cause i know tunes like that can fuck the engine up

There is a safety feature that prevents a premature down-shift. You get a beep and a flash of the current gear on the dash, like when trying to execute a premature up-shift.

Note Do not let your foot off the pedal when accelerating and up shifting.

I drive a tuned VW Golf FWD. When doing a launch is it better to use paddle shifters or sport mode auto? Using paddle I admit I have had a few bad shifts that lugged out due to me shifting too soon as I feel like the rpms are getting too high with wheel spin.. I also have the option of pushing the shifter to the right and use 100% manual shifting. Or I just suck at paddle shifters.

Great content. I have a question tho, have you done anything to make your exhaust sound like that or is that stock?

hey thank you so much for the video. Do you cause damage to the transmission if the car is already driving in automatic and switch to manual or vise versa? I worry because when i shift back from manual to automatic the revs have to catch itself but feel like its damaging itself

i found that when i let go off accelerator at certain rpm and shift up my car pops and i love doing it but i wanna if that’s bad for my trans ?

How did you do the window trim black and door handles?

Just subbed man 👍 great tips. just wondering which exhaust do you have

Hey, I do at times use paddle shifters if I want to slow down(in the city or highway). I downshift lets say from 5th/4th to 3rd, then if needed to 2nd gear. Basically in doing this I am trying to put less wear on the brakes. Something tells me that this may not be good for the transmission. Any ideas?

Crap I’m guilty of #1, I let my foot off the throttle when I tried accelerating hard a few times

I have an 06 g35x how do I use manual mode effectively. Everytime I do it from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd it clunks. I'm not an expert at manual driving. This is an automatic with manual mode and a stick shifter. Do you have a video on that?

Does holding up shift put you back into auto mode? I did it earlier and when it went back into drive it revved up way higher before upshifting back

ok about the transmission "shifting while foot is off the gas" would that cause the transmission to make a clunky noise while shifting?

have you had any issues with the transmission getting warm? i know they make a trans cooler kit, would you recommend it? i'm getting a Q50 3.7L next month and trying to get an idea of everything i'll be doing. i drive pretty "spirited" haha

Is it okay when roll racing to put the car in manual mode to get it to the gear hanging where you want it and when u punch it you slap the shifter back to automatic to have the computer shift for you? I have no idea if it’s bad or not

So when downshifting to ensure youre not trying to pass in a high gear do you keep your foot on the gas as you downshift from 7th to 6th? or do you let off 100%

Hey do you know any good axle back brands for the q50?

that mountain bike analogy hit different

Hey man just a question who makes the front splitter you have on your car?

Can I downshift, then slam it, shift up, slap it back to D, then slap it back to DS?

Got a 2020 Q50 3.0T as a loner today. (My wife's 2020 qx60 had a window issue.) I have a 2014 q50 3.7. I was very surprised how fast and responsive the 3.0 twin turbo was (non red sport). Have you driven a 3.0t q50? This was my first time. Just wondering about what your thoughts were. I was surprisingly impressed. Definitely not as nice sounding as a VQ though.

Been watching a ton of these videos I’m selling my 08 g35s sedan and I’m looking for a newer car so I decided to stay with Infiniti and get a 3.7 Q50

Hey bro what do you think is the best time to shift from 1st to 2nds I have a 370z auto your video helped a lot. I can’t find the sweet spot I try to shift at 3rpms but sometimes I make the car jump I’m making sure to not take my foot maybe I’m not pressing hard enough not sure.

Great video as always! I was noticing you weren’t in sport mode but was on personal mode. Are you able to show us what you used for personal mode?

Why is your mpg around 15.7? Do you drive in the city a lot? I have the same engine in a 14 q60 (G37 chassis) and I get 23 and kinda drive it hard

Does step 3 count for manuals too?for example driving 60mph in 6th

At what RPM should you up shift at? Is there an RPM that is too low too high? I noticed if you have an exhaust/BOV that you want to show off, Some q50 owners let the RPM go high RPMs before shifting but naturally the car shifts around 3-3.5 RPM

I bought a vw golf 2018 auto..and while driving on the highway today at 65 mph hit the left sided minus tab three times .. first by accident and then to try to stop it - the rpms went up to 5.5 and then down by itself after a few seconds. Did I do damage?? Thank you

WOW, Ur Avg MPG is 15.5. Damn, that's low. I'm at AVG 25.8 and i drive in Sport & Be BALLIN'...lol. Sweet, Stay Safe, Be Safe!!!!

think i accidentally downshifted to either first to early or second to early and it jolted , think i did any damage?

did you get the sport or another trim? and do you have a AWD or RWD im looking to buy a Q50 and wanted to know .also witch is best for the 3.7

This is random, but which aftermarket brake pads and rotors are you using? I bought mine from BrakePerformance (slotted/drilled) and they are making horrible squeaky/grinding noise. Thanks 🙏

What your saying auto 370 wouldnt be good for dragon runs? Mostly 2 3 shift 4th maybe.

Higher I've got an infinity skyline and have you ever heard of them

A lot of these things are not issues on my 2019 Q50 RS. For example, if I up-shift off gas it blimps the throttle just like on downshift when needed.

When you downshift do you still have to press the gas in or let your foot off?

OMG number 1. I would do all the time and a Code Came up because of air mixture in the comustion chamber was messed up... Fudge on a stick.

Can you do a video about the triptronic mode?

I tried to downshift to first gear when stopping at a stop sign but i got some knocks. If i’m at second gear and i approach a stop sign can i just stop the car? will it automatically downshift?

Do you tap on the break a bit then downshift?

Dam I Def did the back and forth thing when test driving woops

my friends say that slowing down to a stop and shifting into first gear is a bad idea. is that true?

Does the q50 redline or shift for u in manual mode ?

Interesting video I never knew you could mess up a automatic. I’m coming from an accord 6-6

Wow! I'm brand new to using the paddle shifters in my 2023 Camaro LT1, and this video pretty much answered my question as to why I couldn't accelerate fast at ALL on 7th gear! I was worried that my car was broken 😅 Thanks dude. However, I did try to step on it and accelerate on that 7th gear about 4-5 different times... Do you think I harmed the car in any way? 😮

What did you use for your race seat

Wait pull both paddles back can be launch control? How

Is it dangerous to downshift to first gear while moving using paddle shifters?

Does this go for the g35 to ?

What if i downshift and release the gas pedal?

#10 don't downshift when braking on snowy roads. Will cause the to slide. Almost rear ended someone like that. And I was going pretty slow and braking cautiously. I decided to downshift from 3 to 2 and car started sliding lol I have a g37x

I had to stop watching because I realized I beat my Q50 entirely too much... : (

Want to hear something funny?? The mustang in the video you used, is me... mustang week 2014 in myrtle beach SC. Not a great day lol...