Short Shift Kit Advice?

[sb01box]

blue2000s,
thanks much for the clarification.
looking down this thread, i see reference to 997 (010) but nowhere can i find the full part number for the standard 997 shifter assembly.
Elsewhere in the www, i found reference to a part number 997-424-983-00.
is this the part number for the standard 9x7 shifter that will reduce the throw by about 20+% over '01 986 boxster?

lastly, any thought about using EVO roller bearing end caps for the shifter piviot?

again, thanks much
tad

[23109VC]

all I want is a shorter throw shifter that is still smooth and feels good - instead of making it all stiff and notchy...

sounds like hte 987 shifter is the way to go. my car is a 2000. so i'm assuming it will make the throw shorter, but it will feel better?

on another note - the "slop" that develops in a shifter as a car ages..that wiggle that it gets... will changing to a short shift kit goign to remedy that...or is that somethign else that is worn which I can change or is it someting deep down inside the transmission that you can't fix?

making the throw shorter is one goal. it would nice to make the shifter feel less wiggly....

[23109VC]

if i were to go this 987 shifter route - can I just take it to the dealer - and tell them to do it?

what would i get charged for the part and labor?

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by 23109VC

if i were to go this 987 shifter route - can I just take it to the dealer - and tell them to do it?

what would i get charged for the part and labor?

This is a very easy diy. There are instructions that take you through it. Don't waste the money on labor.

[sb01box]

thanks much for answering repetitive Q's. found the PN for 9x7 standard and the short shift kit, 997-424-010-00 and 997-424-983-00 respectively.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by 23109VC

all I want is a shorter throw shifter that is still smooth and feels good - instead of making it all stiff and notchy...

sounds like hte 987 shifter is the way to go. my car is a 2000. so i'm assuming it will make the throw shorter, but it will feel better?

on another note - the "slop" that develops in a shifter as a car ages..that wiggle that it gets... will changing to a short shift kit goign to remedy that...or is that somethign else that is worn which I can change or is it someting deep down inside the transmission that you can't fix?

making the throw shorter is one goal. it would nice to make the shifter feel less wiggly....

Sloppiness can come from a number of different places. It's impossible to tell without looking at the car.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by sb01box

blue2000s,
thanks much for the clarification.
looking down this thread, i see reference to 997 (010) but nowhere can i find the full part number for the standard 997 shifter assembly.
Elsewhere in the www, i found reference to a part number 997-424-983-00.
is this the part number for the standard 9x7 shifter that will reduce the throw by about 20+% over '01 986 boxster?

lastly, any thought about using EVO roller bearing end caps for the shifter piviot?

again, thanks much
tad

I'm on an iPod right now so searching is a pain for me but if you look up 997 shifter on renntech, John V gives out the part number. The throw reduction is more like about 10-15%

I don't have experience with the aluminum nuckle but those parts look like they'd work fine. Search on ebay, there are less expensive manufacturers.