AltimaMKN

Hey Everyone, I know we all have a taste for speed in some point in our life, or perhaps during a slow morning commute on the highway to work. But alot of Altima Drivers who own the CVT model had never tried the M - Mode.

Honestly some people say that it doesnt help the MPG, Yea i know but its for the Quick Rpm Revs and shifting feeling :] and Also you don't hear your car Resonating like crap under 3k lol.

So i decided, lets drive for a Week using Manual Mode :]

To shift in CVT mode, u lift your foot off the gas, press the shifter head forward once, and reapply Gas. Easy as that :]

in Areas with 35mph as speed limits, i usually just shift at 2500-3000 rpm
in Areas with 45mph as speed limits, i usually just shift at 3500-4500 rpm
on Highways, Usually when i get off the Ramp and onto the main Highway, i tend to climb the Rpm all the way to -5900rpm and shift it sounds so great.

Honestly if you try to do a pull from 1st and shift at 5900rpm ull be at around 45-49mph already. :]

Downshifting is very easy, as you want to downshift at a low Rpm. 2k rpm.
But in CVT, Downshifting in 2500-3000rpm is normal.

M - mode is much faster then D - mode. Theres also the fun Street sound from your car :]

So tell me, have you used the M - Mode, and how do you use it? :]

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MrHiggles

sorry to break it to ya but D mode is faster...well in the 3.5 model it is. The M-mode to me is for cornering fun.

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AltimaMKN

Yea D Mode is faster but M Mode is Faster if you can shift appropriately :] for me when i corner i have torque steer o.o

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List of Things to do:

Performance:
a. Genki Tuning 4" Catback Exhaust
b. Stillen Header/Racing Pipe Combo or M2 Performance Header
c. Racingline Performance Grounding Kit
d. Stillen Lightweight Pulley/Belt.
e. Takeda Short Ram Intake (Checked)
f. Jet MAF Sensor
g. BullyDog GT Tuner

Suspension:
a. Eibach Pro-Kit Performance Springs (Set Of 4 Springs) - Front:1.4 in, Rear:0.8 in
b. RacingLine Performance Strut Bar
c. Racingline Performance Rear Sway Bar

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MrHiggles

I have alot of torque steer as well. Nissan said they improved on it but if they did. How was it before xD

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mikejamesbyma

It's actually been proven at the track that D is faster. The computer is smarter then the driver apparently. The most skilled M mode driver would shift at the same appropriate time, making as fast, not faster.

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03 Altima 3.5
4AT, Muff delete,
ebay CAI w/AEM filter
vias mod
Vogtland springs/KYB GR-2/Godspeed camber arms
Transgo RE4F04B-HD2
- (valve body removed)

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gameguru1360

I still haven't fiddled with mine...I assume it just makes you feel like YOU'RE in control and think that you can be faster than the computer!! I was told by the dealer that if you don't upshift or downshift, the computer ends up doing it anyways!

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DeleonJos

Yea it does when your about to red it

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gameguru1360

well I tried it out a few days ago. I think it just makes it fun to feel like you can upshift/downshift and not have your auto tranny look like a boring stick.

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billybob

I use my m mode all the time.It hits nice when you stay in the throttle.Almost like having a sequential gear box.So i can play Indy racer! Anybody gotten there car in a 4 wheel drift yet? Now thats where the m mode comes in handy

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2011 2.5s. Sedan super black. Nismo rear deck spoiler.Eibach pro kit.Motegi mr 125 black wheels.32% tint

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billybob

I've also played around with the camber in the front and rear and got this thing handling real nice.Factory spec's are for the granny's we see driving these things.Think outside the box and you'll be amazed of what these cars can do.

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2011 2.5s. Sedan super black. Nismo rear deck spoiler.Eibach pro kit.Motegi mr 125 black wheels.32% tint

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