Whats with the clutch pedals???

[welles]

"Stiff" is relative, of course, but clutch pedal effort is significantly higher in the 3.2/3.4 engined cars, as well as the 997, relative to the 2.7/2.9. This is true for all model years. If the car is to be a DD in stop-and-go traffic, you will likely be happier with a Tiptronic. Then again, if you've owned an Elise, you likely are used to your car beating you up...

[jb92563]

My 2001 S is stock and has little effort to move the clutch.

Its the lightest effort I've owned in any manual car.

Really the weight of my leg alone is almost enough to depress the clutch without much extra effort, but I do have muscular legs so others may find otherwise.

I suppose a real measurement to be able to compare would be to measure the force required with a weight scale.

It wouldn't surprise me if the Porsche techies know what that force should be.

Perhaps a dealer knows the answer or could find out.

[Trax]

Thanks a ton guys for the advice! Love this forum.

I'll go look at another boxster and try my luck again. Sounds like a dumb problem to complain about, but I was just surprised. Sounds like it could be a common problem with some of the boxsters out there. I'm pretty sure the 996 I tested would share the same components as the boxster. Maybe I'm wrong. The feeling of the clutch pedal though was night and day.

[BYprodriver]

Trax don't deny yourself the joys of Boxster ownership!

super long travel of the pedal and the hardness of actually pushing it to the floor

You are describing the self adjusting pressure plate near the end of it's lifespan.

Many owners decide this is a good time to sell their Box to avoid the $1,400 clutch job.

Great time to buy a Box so you don't "have" to wait to install the LN IMSB retrofit.