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Danimal · 06-13-2024, 08:42 AM

Like many of us I am trying to eliminate slop in my shifting. So far I have done the following

- new motor mount - helped clutch engagement not shifting
- new oem style transmission mounts with poly filled voids - helped clutch feel and responsiveness not shifting
- New oem transmission fluid - no change
- new 997 shifter - just replaced with a Ben auto design short shifter and side lever and now better, but still some cable slop.

My black shift cable deflects a bit when shifting and you can see it move in front of and behind the clip holding it on the shift console. At the transmission side both cups/connectors are a little floppy side to side but not in the direction of pull. I tried installing rennline security clips, but they don’t fit (checking with customer service).

Has anyone installed a new set of oem cables and seen improvement? Should I skip the oem ones and just do numeric racing cables? Or should I just learn to live with it??

06-13-2024, 08:42 AM	#1
Danimal Registered User Join Date: May 2023 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 195	Who has installed new shift cables? Did they help? Like many of us I am trying to eliminate slop in my shifting. So far I have done the following - new motor mount - helped clutch engagement not shifting - new oem style transmission mounts with poly filled voids - helped clutch feel and responsiveness not shifting - New oem transmission fluid - no change - new 997 shifter - just replaced with a Ben auto design short shifter and side lever and now better, but still some cable slop. My black shift cable deflects a bit when shifting and you can see it move in front of and behind the clip holding it on the shift console. At the transmission side both cups/connectors are a little floppy side to side but not in the direction of pull. I tried installing rennline security clips, but they don’t fit (checking with customer service). Has anyone installed a new set of oem cables and seen improvement? Should I skip the oem ones and just do numeric racing cables? Or should I just learn to live with it?? __________________ 2001 Boxster S \| Triple Black \| Stock 17s \| Bilstein PSS9s \| BAD Shifter \| 6x40w Cabrio Amp \| 986.2 muffler "Sixty percent of the time, it works every time!"