As promised, B&M Short Throw Install Walkthrough

[PorscheDoc]

As promised, here is a walkthrough for you guys on the B&M shifter install in the boxster.

http://www.turbo911.com/showthread.php?p=1426#post1426

[Mark986]

Doc,

Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge! It's guys like you that make this such a great, fun and informative forum. I know it must have taken a lot of your valuable time to stop and take all those great pics that really help inspire us novices to attempt a project we might otherwise pay to have mechanics like you do for us. Thanks for your generosity!

[boxtex]

Thanks for the detailed information, time consuming, we understand.

[PorscheDoc]

It is my pleasure

[Brucelee]

Thanks as always Doc.

We appreciate your input here.

[Perfectlap]

the gear box is the one thing I don't like on my 2000 S. I don't hate it but it feels kind of old school after having driven the S2000 a few times. My last car was a Miata and I really really really hated the notchy shifting and tried to mix all sorts of redline grades to get the notchiness to go away. At temperature it was great, better than the 6speed Boxster for sure, short throws and little resistance.
But on cold days that thing was like a rock in your shoe. Very distracting.

never having driven the B&M is it safe to say that you are shortening the throw by increasing the notchiness with the short shift kit?

[Tool Pants]

Our local group does not do it the exact same way. And we have never removed the front center console for a short shift install.

We just let Madam No Fear go to town. The star of our DVD.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

never having driven the B&M is it safe to say that you are shortening the throw by increasing the notchiness with the short shift kit?

You could say that. I ditched the B&M and went back to oem, too notchy for my tastes.