Choosing Best Gear for Dyno Pull, Nissan 370Z Options

[JoKeRkId613]

I'm going to dyno my car this weekend and I was wondering what gear is best to use for the 3 pulls. I read somewhere that the best one to use is the one closest to 1:1 ratio. In my case, this appears to be 5th gear (see below). This was the only information I was able to find so I wanted to get confirmation from one of you guys here. I just want to make sure I get my money's worth and don't waste a pull on a gear that won't put out as much power. I could be skeptical because 5th gear seems kinda high when other cars I've seen are usually 3th or 4th gear pulls. Then again, those only had 4 or 5-speeds. This one has 7. Yes, my car is automatic... lol.

1st: 4.924
2nd: 3.194
3rd: 2.043
4th: 1.412
5th: 1.000
6th: 0.862
7th: 0.771
Reverse: 3.972
Final drive ratio: 3.357

[spolski07]

I think you've got a really REALLY nice car and personally, I'd LOVE to see the dynos when you get 'em.

As for automatic/manual, w/e, you're totally right. Nowadays technology has advanced so much that there are LOTS of cars where an auto tranny is more efficient and lends to more power than a manual. We're not talking about the old automatic transmissions of the 70s or even 80s here. They've come a LOOOONG way.

Take the Supra for example. There's a reason the MKIV turbos only came with automatic.

mkiv supra's came 6 speed speed as well....