Happy with the short shifter - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

blue2000s · 03-06-2007, 04:37 PM

Over the winter, I installed an ebay B&M clone short shifter on my 2000 S.

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=70539#post70539

For $55, you get a very nicely made part with some second rate plastic parts. I replaced the nylon plastic parts with teflon and installed the shifter.

I've finally had the opportunity to actually drive the car around now that the snow is melted and I have to say, I really like the way it works. The gates are very well defined and the throws are nice and short. There is an increase in notchiness, but it's not objectionable. The feeling is much more precise than stock.

I know some members on the board have been disappointed with these kits but I am really happy with it.

blinkwatt · 03-06-2007, 05:33 PM

Did you flip the shaft 180 or leave it angled?

blue2000s · 03-06-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by blinkwatt

Did you flip the shaft 180 or leave it angled?

I flipped it.

It's really nice to be able to shift with the flip of the wrist. Maybe it will keep me from accidentally opening/closing the window with my elbow.

djomlas · 03-06-2007, 06:53 PM

i have the same shifter as well and love it, its very well made and with the flipped shaft its even better

for that little money you cant go wrong, and its much shorter of a shift too

Cloudsurfer · 03-06-2007, 09:51 PM

I have the Schnell and am very pleased. The only thing I'd like to do would be to re-bush the shift shaft into the body to eliminate the tiny bit of play that is there.

Patrick

Peer · 03-06-2007, 11:54 PM

I don't understand why anyone would lash out dough on something that is so easy to make yourself -- i.e., a home-made short shifter. This is just what I did, and then put on a knockoff MOMO knob:

porsche986spyder · 03-07-2007, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Peer

I don't understand why anyone would lash out dough on something that is so easy to make yourself -- i.e., a home-made short shifter. This is just what I did, and then put on a knockoff MOMO knob:

That's not the correct way to make a short shifter. Cutting the stock one shorter, if that's what you did. The "short shifter" works more with the "angle and shape" of the connecting shaft than it does with the overall hight. That's the wrong way to get a short shifter.