Clutch and gearbox

[Eric G]

This is a common fact on the Box that a cold tranny will shift very stiff till it is warmed up. Honestly, on a cold motor and tranny you don't really want to be "on it" till it has warmed up anyway. Summer time I find that with ambient temps being higher it is not an issue.

[woodsman]

When I bought my 2001S with 109 km on it, the clutch was very stiff. By the time I was at 122 000 km I was used to the stiffness but I went for a new IMSB install. It was discovered that I needed a new clutch and that it was the original. The replacement is SO much easier and it's a heavy-duty Sachs!
As for the shifter, I replaced mine with a 997 Short Shift and it's probably the best improvement possible for that car; Now it shifts the way it should- short and crisp!